Cherry Hill Welcomes Upswing Counseling
We are excited to announce our recent merge with Upswing Counseling in Wheaton. The therapists at Upswing add new talent and experience to our team at Cherry Hill– working with…
Our Search for Meaning in a Pandemic World
As mental health counselors, my colleagues and I are seeing firsthand the psychological consequences of this COVID-19 pandemic health crisis. Clients who were previously coping with psychological disorders have felt…
Scrupulosity: Obsessive Compulsive Religion
An article addressing how Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) interacts with religion has a way of drawing out many initial concerns from a reader, such as, “Is this writer going to blame…
Peer Consultation Group for Professional Counselors
Peer Consultation Group Come Be Apart of the Professional Dialogue Join Clark Barshinger, PhD, Keith Bjorge, PsyD, and Brendan Bell, MA, LCPC for a monthly two-hour peer consultation group. Groups…
7 Ways To Encourage Your Teen To Attend Counseling
How To Encourage Your Teen To Attend Counseling As a therapist for teenagers, I’m often asked by frustrated parents how they can convince their teenager to go to counseling. Parents’…
Family Power Struggles: How to Avoid Them
“The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice.” - Peggy O’Mara In my November 5, 2014 article“Family Power Struggles: Unintended Consequences”, I discussed the many ways parents…
Family Power Struggles: Unintended Consequences
“I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.” —quote by playwright and author George Bernard Shaw As parents we…
Robin Williams’ Suicide: What can we do to prevent similar tragedies?
Shocking news arrived Monday August 11th, that Robin Williams, one of our most beloved actors and comedians, committed suicide from asphyxia by hanging. A few days out from the tragedy,…