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SCG Staff Articles
What is EMDR Therapy?
“EMDR Therapy” might seem like a random assortment of letters, but to others it is an amazing treatment that can be used to heal trauma, depression, and anxiety (along with many other mental health issues). The “EMDR”, in EMDR Therapy, stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, which probably still does not mean a lot. To boil it down, any type of trauma can be defined as "a hurt or a wound" and often gets stuck in the amygdala and/or brainstem. The amygdala and/or brainstem are the parts of the brain that hold our “flight, flight, freeze, or fawn” responses.
Finding Peace, Episode 8: Finding Peace for Children & Youth, Part 1
Rev. Jim Humphries talks with Shannon White, M.A., LCMHC, RPT, from the Sanctuary Counseling Group about the mental well being of children and youth during pandemic.
Is Peace Possible During a Pandemic?
And when those lonely, hopeless times come, and you feel weighed down by the darkness of this world on your shoulders, I encourage you to remember the promise of our faithful God who said "Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
Finding Peace Episode 1
Davidson United Methodist Church’s Reverend Jim Humphries speaks with SCG’s own Shannon White in the inaugural video in their Finding Peace series.
How to Understand and Manage Your Child’s Thoughts and Feelings about the Pandemic
SCG Staff Therapist, Shannon White, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Registered Play Therapist, shares advice on understanding and dealing with the big feelings and thoughts about the pandemic with parents of children and adolescents.
Managing Fear During a Pandemic
SCG Staff Therapist Shannon White (NC Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Registered Play Therapist) shares helpful information about how the brain is wired to handle fear and what we can do to manage that fear without letting it control us in the midst of this global pandemic. This is especially helpful for parents of children or teenagers.
Let’s Play!
Play is a child's language for expressing joy, anxiety, frustration, fear, and above all, the true experiences of their lives. Play therapy, a tool used by therapists to encourage healing through the symbolic meaning and patterns of the child's play, has been proven to help children overcome a wide variety of behavioral symptoms and emotional difficulties.
Discipline and Finding Your Balance as a Parent
The most effective form of discipline and behavior shaping comes from positive reinforcement. Children should be given rewards, verbal praise and consistent privileges that match their compliance to reinforce the behavior that is desired.
A Closer Look at Bullies and Their Victims
Despite popular belief, the recent research finds that bullies are no longer traditionally the insecure, self-loathing group of people. Bullies tend to be confident, have high self esteem and have an elevated social status among their peers. Bullies often use their position of power to single out their peers for a variety of reasons.