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  • Applying to College Without Completely Freaking Out

    Senior year of high school can bring a lot of feelings.  It’s exciting to the ‘top of the food chain’ age-wise at school, have fun events like Senior sunrise, prom/ Senior ball, finally get to hold leadership positions in your clubs and activities, etc.  However… simultaneously while you’re doing high school and probably needing to…

  • What To Do Once You Get Accepted To Colleges

    If you’re currently applying to colleges, or a parent of said future college student, I’ve pulled together some tips for how to choose a college when you have several choices.  Many students apply to multiple colleges and then it’s the waiting game of crossing fingers and getting acceptance [and rejection] notices back.  That can help…

  • Therapist Approved Smartphone Apps

    We spend so much time on our smartphones these days, that why not go with it in terms of sharing some apps that I have found, in my private practice, to be helpful for mental health and well-being.  Additionally, there are a couple apps that can help with focus, which can be a big struggle…

  • How Your Teen Can Motivate Themselves

    A lot of teenagers talk to me about struggling with motivation, especially in the arenas of schoolwork and/or managing their time.  In today’s blog entry, I’ll focus on some ways people motivate themselves – it can be a learned skill – so you may want to forward this entry to your teen, as I’ll focus…

  • Helping Your Teen Get More Sleep

    California governor, Gavin Newsom, recently signed a bill into law that will restrict California high schools from starting before 8:30am and California middle schools before 8:00am. While I am aware that there are mixed feelings about this new law -which will be rolled out by the year 2022 – I thought it good timing to…

  • What To Expect When Your Teen Is Applying To College

    If you’re the parent of a teenager who is or will be applying to four year colleges, then you are in the right place/ this is the blog for you!  Parents, if you went to college right out of high school, sooo much has changed in the application and acceptance processes since that time. I’ll…