Therapeutic Educational Consulting

If you are considering a therapeutic boarding school, please reach out to me, an Educational Consultant. I have been helping families for fifteen years, and the most heartbreaking times are when families have placed their own children without assistance and need to make a change because it wasn’t a good fit. What is right for one teen, may not be right for another. There are multiple variables to consider. Mistakes can be costly emotionally and financially. Educational Consultants may seem expensive, but I travel to visit programs (at my own cost), attend conferences, stay up to date with recent educational and therapeutic modalities. Considering the very expensive cost of residential therapeutic treatment, the consultant is a small portion of the expense to have peace of mind.

Trauma in the Body

Memory is stored in two ways- explicit (facts and figures) and implicit (emotions). They form one complete memory. But, under stress your memories are not coded properly. And that is why certain situations can be a trigger to someone with trauma. The physical response needs to be addressed in trauma treatment. Sometimes trauma victims don’t even recall a certain episode, but their body remembers. Please read more here- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/workings-well-being/201708/heal-trauma-work-the-body

Drug Use by Teens Declines

Most 8^th, 10^thand 12^thgraders are using less drugs than in the past. 6.1% of 8^thgraders, 9.6% of 10^thgraders, and 12.4% of 12^thgraders have used illicit drugs in 2018. So, not everyone is using drugs. But vaping has increased significantly which does have health implications for teen populations. https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/monitoring-future-survey-high-school-youth-trends

Sleep and How it Impacts Everything!

Sleep impacts memory, learning, physical health, and just about anything you can think of.

Watch Dr. Matt Walker explain how important it is to sleep and if you are not sleeping well, where and how to get help. I am going to turn off that computer one hour before bedtime for sure after watching this TED talk!  https://www.ted.com/speakers/matthew_walker

How Much is too Much Media Use?

With Teens on average now spending nine hours/day on media, should it be time to ring the alarm bells! Parents are always struggling to know when the computer/phone needs to be turned off.  Common Sense Media is a great website for answers.  https://www.commonsensemedia.org/screen-time