Raising Girls
In our last post, we discussed the differences that male identified children have as compared to female identified children. We reviewed some of the structural brain changes, as well as …
Raising Boys
On the surface, raising a child with an identified gender of male should be much the same as raising a female identified child We are thankfully moving past strict gender …
Parenting In The Era of Screen Time
You may have heard some of the alarming news related to research that links screen time and media usage with anxiety and depression in children and adolescents. This analysis was …
Talking To Teenagers
Parents often feel that they’ve entered a new planet, or at least a foreign country, when their sweet innocent children become teenagers. Adolescence is a developmental period where identity, responsibility, …
Welcome Jessy Coleman, LPC-Intern!
It is with great pleasure that Upside Therapy and Evaluation Center welcomes our new therapist, Jessica “Jessy” Coleman, LPC-Intern. Jessy is supervised by Nichole Lecznar, MS, LPC-S. Jessy received her …
Parenting A Child With A Disability
Parenting is hard, bringing risks and rewards, struggles and highlights. This is no different for a parent who has a child with a disability. Yet parents of special needs children …
Coping With The Holidays
In this time of year, much is made of the excitement for the holidays. However, there are many reasons why the holiday season may be difficult, and we are here …
Upside Therapy Spring Groups
Upside Therapy is pleased to announce our next round of group therapy opportunities! With all of our groups, Upside Therapy offers complimentary intake sessions to determine if the fit is …
Strengths Along the Spectrum
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has disorder in the very name. Otherwise known as a developmental disability, or a social/emotional handicap, many times the communication about ASD includes conversations about deficits, …
Group Dynamics
Group dynamics refers to the interactions and behaviors or people within a social collective. As our world continues to change, grow, and evolve, we find ourselves very naturally forming groups. …