Anyone who knows me even the least bit well knows of my love of music. My tastes range from Dance/Electronica/Techno to 1980s Metallica, Bebop, 70’s Soul, Classical, Hip Hop, Acoustic, 90’s Indie and Motown. And don’t even ask me about what records I’d take to […]
We all have busy lives. That busyness can include “legitimate” demands on our time (classes, relationships, employment, practicing refining an art or sport, etc.), as well as additional demands on our attention – including a somewhat constant and compulsive attention to electronic devices. Anxiety symptoms […]
[Guest Post by Emily Palmieri, Staff Counselor and Coordinator of Eating Disorder Prevention Services] Have you seen the “Who are the Illusionists?” signs and wondered what that’s all about? Part of the Wake Forest University Counseling Center’s mission aligns with promoting a community […]
I’ve written earlier about the common lament I hear from students managing emotional concerns that they feel they must hide: “If only I could break out in purple spots and then people would think it (anxiety, depression, eating disorder, thoughts of suicide) is a real […]
The heartbreaking news of a mass shooting in Las Vegas drives me to reaffirm our role as being a supportive resource to the WFU community. You do not need to identify as a survivor or know a victim of violence to experience the emotional and physical effects […]
This week clinicians from the UCC will be setting up shop around campus, under tents (and with ice cream!) to offer brief mental health screenings and consultations to our community. We first began doing this in the fall of 2013 – though four years ago […]
One of the most important opportunities that the UCC has – and sometimes most challenging – is working to reduce the stigma associated with seeking support from a mental health professional. It’s hard for many of us to validate our emotional challenges as being real […]
I thought it might be useful to take a few moments to talk about our clinical availability at the UCC, and how we intentionally manage that. To start, we generally operate under a brief therapy model with an individual counseling “limit” of 12 sessions per […]
It’s Sunday, September 10, which means it’s also World Suicide Prevention Day. Suicide prevention and intervention are issues about which I feel particularly passionate, and I’ve spent the large majority of my 15 years as a mental health professional learning, teaching, and working with […]
