Play Therapy isn’t just for children: we all deserve the freedom to play
By: Crystal Roskam, M. Ed., ALC, a therapist with STRIVE Counseling Services, LLC What is play therapy? Play Therapy is defined by...
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Crystal Mullen-Johnson
- Jun 10, 2020
- 2 min
Black Lives Matter: How Can We Help
I hate that racial fighting is still going on. I hate the discomfort of knowing that African Americans are being targeted by police,...
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Crystal Mullen-Johnson
- May 20, 2020
- 2 min
Mental Health in Music
According to National Alliance on Mental Illness, research shows the benefits of music therapy for various mental health conditions.
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Crystal Mullen-Johnson
- Nov 8, 2019
- 1 min
Family Function or Dysfunction Impacts Our Adulthood
Our family (of origin) and its function or dysfunction directly impacts our adulthood. Functional families have certain values that...
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Crystal Mullen-Johnson
- Jul 10, 2019
- 3 min
Stress Among College Students
College students are living within their best years between the ages of their teenage years and young adult years. This is the time for...
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Crystal Mullen-Johnson
- May 9, 2019
- 1 min
The Power of Love: What Does it Take to Maintain a Healthy Marriage?
In the beginning, after you met your partner and vowed to be with them for life, you may not have considered all the challenges ahead of...
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Crystal Mullen-Johnson
- Mar 11, 2019
- 2 min
When a Shero Loses her Superpowers
What comes to mind when you hear the term ‘Shero’? A woman who is the essence of strength, resilience, and determination—right? Her...
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Crystal Mullen-Johnson
- Mar 10, 2019
- 4 min
African American Men and Mental Health
Compared to women, men are less likely to receive mental health counseling. Instead of seeking any kind of treatment, men are more likely...
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Crystal Mullen-Johnson
- Feb 4, 2019
- 3 min
New Year and a Healthier You: Mental Health Resolutions
New Year’s Eve is meant to be a time of reflection on the ending of an era; however, for most people, it often tends to create...
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Crystal Mullen-Johnson
- Dec 22, 2018
- 2 min
Loneliness: How to Combat the Need to Satisfy Voids in All the Wrong Places
When people think of public health, they automatically associate it with obesity, stroke, smoking, heart-attacks, etc. But the thought of...
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