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According to the CDC, suicide is a growing epidemic in our country and has increased by 30% since 1999. In 2016 alone, nearly 45,000 lives were lost to suicide. Given the importance of awareness of this topic, we reached out to a loving member of our community who has been affected by suicide. Our community member, Amanda Swanson, lost her brother to suicide in 2013. She was brave and gracious enough to share her story with us so that we could share it with you. Please read on, respectfully, and share with others who may need to hear this story.

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What to Expect in Therapy: Part Two

by Alissa Klugh, MS, LPC

In my previous blog, "What to Expect in Therapy: Part One," and it's continuation, I reviewed some basics about preparation for therapy and the actual experience of therapy. This was meant to help people understand what may happen when they go to counseling for the first time and continue to attend. In this post, I wanted to share with you, one step further, in the depths of what to expect when you see a therapist regarding the hot topics of ethics, confidentiality, and privacy in a social and technological world.

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What to Expect in Therapy: Part One (Continued)

By Alissa Klugh, MS, LPC

First, I want to thank you for your return to my blogs on what to expect in therapy. It may seen overwhelming to obtain all of this information, but so many people aren't sure what is going to happen throughout the process of therapy, and we want to arm you with an idea of what might occur. As I mentioned in my previous blog, everyone's experience is different and every therapist varies in their practices, but overall, you'll find a lot of this holds true in treatment.

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