April is Autism Acceptance Month, formally known as Autism Awareness Month.  The term “awareness” changed to “acceptance” in hopes of not only providing more education, but to promote understanding, respect and acceptance of individuals with autism.  While awareness...

Getting inside the brain of a young child can be a tough task.  However, creating spaces for children to explore their emotional intelligence and thoughts about feelings can make a big difference in how that child emotes and copes in their lives.  These conversations...

In therapy, there are times where people come in and they are ready to make a change.  Other times, people come into therapy with ambivalence in changing, or they are forced by family or the legal system.  This is typically resulting from a problem behavior that the...

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) effectives many people every winter.  The colder weather and darkness at 4pm can leave people feeling isolated being indoors often and experiencing mood changes.  With the recent start of daylight savings time and spring coming around...

Our team at Shoreline Therapy Center recently completed a 24-hour virtual training hosted by Supervised Visitation Network (SVN). SVN is an international, non-profit organization that consists of a network of agencies, including Shoreline Therapy Center, that they...

Happy Social Work Month to all of our fellow social workers!  Thank you for all that you do everyday, every month and all year.  The work that we do is not easy and takes a lot of strength, empathy, and caring.  As we support our societies each day, it’s important...

As the seasons change and spring approaches, many of us feel the urge to clean and declutter our spaces. But did you know that spring cleaning isn’t just good for your home—it’s also incredibly beneficial for your mental health? From reducing stress to boosting mood,...

In child welfare and high-conflict divorce cases, a child can become distant from one or both parents.  The child may not be in the parents' care due to being placed in foster care after a DCF investigation, or losing custody of the child to the other parent.  After...

Therapy can vary from being extremely successful, to very challenging when working with adolescents. Some adolescents agreed to therapy and felt they wanted support, however some teens are in therapy not by their own choice due to parents or other systems enforcing...

Friends make life fun and sometimes, more tolerable.  Having quality friendships is a key factor in having a more enjoyable life.  However, not-so-great friendships can actually bring us down and have a negative impact on our mental health.  Unless you know the signs...

Valentine’s day is widely known to be a holiday for the lovers.  For some people, this holiday can be very exciting for those who love to give to their partners and spend time together.  For others, it can feel overwhelming with the pressure to go all out for their...

Interpersonal effectiveness is one of the four core pieces of dialectical behavior therapy.  The primary goals of interpersonal effectiveness include communicating your wants and needs, getting people to do what you need, setting appropriate boundaries and being taken...

Trauma impacts people in different ways.  Whether it’s acute stress disorder (short term) or post-traumatic stress disorder (long term), people will have different feelings and reactions to stressors.  Your experiences will typically show up in your reactions, or...