Underdiagnosed and Overwhelmed: Women with ADHD

Many girls and women unknowingly contend with ADHD because of lingering assumptions about what the disorder "looks like."

Stacy Notaras MurphyDecember 31, 2010ADHD, marriage counseling

(Psycho)social networking

Private practice counselors need to give careful consideration to providing appropriate referrals, not just taking them

Stacy Notaras MurphyJuly 31, 2010professional counseling, social networking

Inviting Families into the Support Circle

Much attention is justifiably focused on providing treatment to those diagnosed with a mental illness, but clients' families are often left to cope on their own as best they can

Stacy Notaras MurphyJuly 17, 2010mental illness, self-care, support groups

Remembering Play

Sometimes, cohesion is an open therapy group's biggest challenge. Although the open-door approach provides ongoing support as people find themselves in need, building connection may feel nearly impossible as members trickle in and out each week.

Stacy Notaras MurphyJuly 17, 2010play therapy, professional counseling, support groups

A Trauma Education

The shootings at Virginia Tech push counselors to consider whether the techniques used to deal with trauma in secondary schools will prove equally effective on college campuses

Stacy Notaras MurphyJuly 17, 2010PTSD, professional counseling

Experience before job: A chicken-and-egg dilemma

Graduates often face compromise in the quest to land their first counseling job

Stacy Notaras MurphyJuly 17, 2010professional counseling

Divine Interventions

Spiritual Assessment Techniques Meet Mainstream Counseling

Stacy Notaras MurphyJuly 17, 2010pastoral counseling, professional counseling, spirituality

Comrades in Compassion

Counselor Travels to Russia to Make Cultural Connections