THP Blog

Mental Health questions answered and other various musings about The Hope Place and Pine Trees Counseling Center.

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What is a Trauma Responsive Facility?

Learn how The Hope Place goes beyond trauma-informed care, actively integrating knowledge into action to prevent retraumatization and foster safe healing. Explore their key practices: therapeutic physical space, clear boundaries, client power of choice/partnership, Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), and flexible approaches designed to meet clients where they are. Understand the essential difference between trauma-informed and trauma-responsive care.

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Disillusioned?

No struggle should be done in isolation. Struggles need a witness.

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Why Is Play Therapy Important?

Play therapy can be a powerful tool in helping children work through their emotions, behaviors, and experiences and provides unique insight into a child's world.

In honor of International Play Therapy Week this week, I wanted to highlight some of the reasons I choose to be a Registered Play Therapist.

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What is Career Counseling?

Career counseling is a form of therapy that helps individuals understand and manage the psychological and emotional aspects of their careers or their career choices.

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New Child Therapist!!!! Welcome, Karin!

Child counselor available in Mansfield, Texas. Karin enjoys working with all ages, but has lots of experience with children and teens as a school counselor and a foster parent.

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