Counseling Connect is gearing up for the month of June with their second annual drag show benefit in collaboration with Moon Hollow Brewing Company, Community Pride in Blacksburg, and the Downtown...
By Elle Ryan, Resident in Counseling The topic of resilience is not an uncommon theme in the counseling office. But what really is resilience and how can we cultivate it for ourselves? Resilience is...
By Sivonna Stringham The month of May is known for different things – Cinco de Mayo and Star Wars Day being two of the more well known holidays to celebrate. May is also known as Mental Health...
By Sivonna Stringham, Resident in Counseling Over the last decade autism has been studied. In 1912, the term autism was defined by Paul Bleuler, a Swiss psychiatrist. Although autism has been around...
By Elle Ryan The Oxford English Dictionary defines feminism as “the advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes, and the movement associated with it.” Since the first...
By Sivonna Stringham, Resident in Counseling Finally, the new year has started. People are resetting from the chaos of the holidays and are lookingforward to the beginning of the year. With the...
Navigating Holiday Stress By Eva Melendez, LPC It’s the Holiday season. A time for connection with our loved ones, celebration, tradition, and lots of delicious...
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery By Sivonna Stringham, Resident in Counseling This month, specifically December 2nd, is the time to recognize not only presents and holiday traditions and...
National Adoption Month By Sivonna Stringham, Resident in Counseling Did you know as of late 2022, over 109,000 children were in a foster home and waiting to be adopted? Did you also know that...
By Elle Ryan, Resident in Counseling As the days grow shorter, many of us already feel the changing effects of the seasons. These changes may prompt an opportunity to reflect on our current...