What Can a Parent Do To Understand Your Child Why Trauma Can Feel “Stuck” Trauma can make you feel frozen in place. As a result, life may stop moving forward in the way you want. In many cases, the...

At Pathways Counseling Services in Scottsdale, AZ, we understand how trauma can affect people of all ages—and how EMDR therapy can help them heal. The Impact of Trauma on Daily Life Recently, I sat at a cafe waiting for...

Here’s the audio version of this post if you prefer to listen on the go: EMDR and Trauma Treatment What Can EMDR Do For Me? EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing -what can it do for me? EMDR...

During this trying time, social distancing is being encouraged by society. But, what is not is social isolation. What isn't discussed are the effects of it. Social Isolation is a great concern and it's important you stay aware of...

Suck it up, get over it, move on - sounds like something I hear almost daily as I walk through the local market or even as I watch my son play at the park.  It's a common misconception when...

Located in Scottsdale, Pathways Counseling Services is a top Arizona family counseling center. If you are local to the Phoenix metro area and would like to book a session, please schedule an appointment here or call us at (480) 235-1682. Even...

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental disorder that affects millions of adults and children in the U.S. each year. Despite our society’s increasing awareness regarding PTSD, its causes, and its impact on a person’s health and well-being, only...

Emotions can be scary. Especially for children, not being able to fully understand what you are feeling or how to communicate yourself can lead to difficult behavior patterns, anger, violence, or other negative forms of expression. That’s where child therapy...

If you have experienced a significant loss at any time in your life and feel the need to process, heal, and grow from those events, please call us at (480) 235-1682 or request an appointment with a counselor here. Grief...

As a counselor, I know how much teens struggle today. Even though I see them laughing and smiling out in public as if they didn’t have an ounce of stress in their day that day, I know so many...