FIT Counseling Blog
Are the Kids Really Okay? How to Support Your Children Through Your Divorce
Divorce, regardless of the circumstances, pulls apart a family unit. It takes time to absorb and impacts everyone involved, especially your children. You want your kids to be okay, to bounce back and enjoy their childhood. Eventually, all of that can still happen....
Dating Violence Awareness Month: What You Need to Know
February is the month most of us focus on roses and romance. Yet, studies show that the path to love and respect may not be clear for many young people. As we make our way through winter to spring, it’s vitally important to be aware that this month is also National...
Dating In 2021: Making the Most of Dating This Year
Are you new to dating? Have you been trying to find Mr. or Ms. Right for some time? Chances are, you’re looking for helpful pointers in 2021. After all, despite your hopes for a love connection, navigating the dating world after a pandemic can be a confusing and...
Key Ways that Children Don’t Grieve Like Adults
Children do grieve their losses. You may wonder how or what they feel as you watch them play or sleep soundly after a tragedy. But don’t move on too quickly. For young hearts and minds, the process often happens very differently from the grown-ups in charge...
How EMDR Helps Your Child Cope with Scary, Mixed up Feelings
If we could, we’d make life Disney-perfect and feed our children only the sweetest parts of life to keep them happy and strong. Yet, we adults know that it’s not possible to anticipate or control every life circumstance or consequence. Living can get hard and, often,...
No Shame in Stopping the Pain: Healing Racial and Cumulative Trauma
Racial trauma is a real thing. The world is catching up to the idea now. Yet, when you endure it, again and again, you might think “traumatized” is just how things are. When you and your grandmother tell frighteningly similar stories of your childhood fears and...
Strategies to Help You Cope With COVID Anxiety
Though enthusiasm about the upcoming availability of COVID-19 vaccines is growing, the pandemic continues to sweep throughout our country and around the globe. And, with the rising infections, many of us are experiencing anxiety and fear in some form. But, the good...