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 Taylor Mann, Mental Health Counseling Intern Happy Pride Month! Every June we celebrate Pride Month as we celebrate our LGBTQ community! Have you ever wondered why we celebrate Pride Month in...
By Elle Ryan, Mental Health Counseling Intern Within the past few years, we have heard mention of the holiday Juneteenth, as it was formally recognized as a federal holiday back in 2021 under the...
By Elle Ryan, BS, Mental Health Counseling Intern May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Let’s discuss the stigma surrounding mental health in America. Mental health stigma refers to negative...
A 2022 study indicates that women tend to experience burnout more often than their male peers. The Exhaustion Gap was first coined from an online study based in the UK and US. Developed by the...
By Lindsay Caldwell, MS, Resident in Counseling As part of National Women’s Month, Counseling Connect has been highlighting women’s issues on our blog. This article is part one of a mini-series that...
March is dedicated celebrating women. International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 as a focal point in the women’s rights movement, bringing...
By Elle Ryan, BS, Mental Health Counseling Intern February is Black History Month, an event that started in 1925 as “Negro History Week” by Carter G. Woodson, a Black author, editor, publisher and...
By Elle Ryan, BS, Mental Health Counseling Intern We’ve all heard the phrase, what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, but what exactly does resilience look like? Resilience is the process of...