by Ms. Christy | Sep 22, 2015
Teens It’s not easy being a teenager today. Maybe it never was, as our teen years tend to be a challenging mix of our growing need for autonomy and independence while our brains haven’t yet caught up in the areas of decision-making and reasoning. Teenagers are...
by Ms. Christy | Sep 4, 2015
Acorn-Education-Newsletter-September-2015 Click on our link to the new newsletter! We are so excited because we are moved IN! Brad Andrus has done an amazing job and we are so blessed to have such a beautiful space to meet with our families. God is good! If it has...
by Ms. Christy | Sep 2, 2015
Acorn is so excited to introduce our newest therapist-Ashley Barkley, LPC. I entered the field of counseling and mental health in 2004 based on my love and interest in interacting with people. I felt drawn to a helping profession as I recognized how the course of my...
by Ms. Christy | Jul 8, 2015
Welcome to Counseling! We want to invite you to find out more about becoming a new family at Acorn Counseling Education Services. In this video, Christy, our clinical director and President, talks about the choices in care we offer. But more importantly, she offers...
by Ms. Christy | Jul 3, 2015
I Don’t Belong Here . . . This morning, not unlike other mornings, I woke up to the sound of some song playing on my cell phone, which doubles as my alarm clock/news “paper”/link to the outside world/calculator/calendar/camera/etc… This morning, not unlike other...
by Ms. Christy | Jun 18, 2015
Do you remember times growing up being frustrated or disappointed with your parents for one reason or another? Do you remember telling yourself, “I’m never going to be like him/her when I grow up and have a family.” Everything goes well until you finally actually have...
by Ms. Christy | Jun 13, 2015
Sandtray therapy is a therapy that uses a tray filled with sand and miniature figures to allow clients to express themselves. Let’s look at an example session with Lilly, a 14 year old girl who recently moved to Texas. Lilly isn’t sure what to think about counseling,...
by Ms. Christy | Apr 21, 2015
Some of the most effective treatments for children who are having emotional and behavioral problems are play therapy and filial therapy. The Center for Play Therapy has created a wonderful class that teaches the principles of play therapy to parents in Child Parent...
by Ms. Christy | Apr 17, 2015
We have a new website! Our new website is acorncounseling.services. You can access all our old content at our new site: acorncounseling.services. Our emails are: Christy Graham, LPC S RPT S christy@acorncounseling.services Heather McGilvray, LPC Intern under...
