Category: College

  • College Blog Bundle

    Applying, Choosing, and What to Expect as a Parent of a College Applicant I’m repopulating some of my archived blog entries into bundle categories, for easy access.  Today’s theme = college. Parents: Learn about what to expect when your teen is applying to college (hint: it’s way different from when you were applying!): https://hopeintherapy.com/2019/11/19/what-to-expect-when-your-teen-is-applying-to-college/ Students: …

  • Therapeutic Book Recommendations for Parents of Teenagers

    I love reading and read a lot (as well as equally consume audiobook versions), including, of course, books in the field of psychology to keep me up to date and with new tools all the time for working with clients in my psychotherapy practice.  In this post, I’ll be sharing a few insightful book recommendations for…

  • 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…

  • Attention, Focus, and Organizational Strategies for Getting Things Done

    Whether you have ADHD, think you might have ADHD, or simply have occasional difficulties with focus and follow through [like most humans], this is the blog entry for you.  I don’t have to tell you that in this era of smartphones and social media, we are more easily distracted than ever before.    Here are some…

  • “Adulting”: How To Parent Your Teen In This [Sometimes Very] Long Process

    Turning eighteen is certainly a milestone, and yet most of us can agree that truly becoming an adult is a more gradual process.  It may be a longer process these days than ever before, as our teens and college aged kids have certainly been impacted by the changes in school and socialization due to the…

  • 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…