Disagreements at work are to be expected and quite common. After all, you are two people coming into the work environment with different backgrounds and life experiences. The question isn't how to avoid disagreements but rather how to disagree respectfully; handling conflict abrasively or unhealthy [...]
Inclusive workspaces may bring to mind several potential images, some more common than others. People may imagine an inclusive workspace is one that has several bathrooms designations, additional titles for people with different pronouns, or perhaps even a space for a new mother to safely [...]
Workplace stress may sound a bit like an oxymoron; work is meant to be stressful, or else it would not be work, right? While work can be stressful depending on the field you are employed in and the given day, work should not be stressful [...]
Are you interested in EAP therapeutic counseling services but aren’t sure what to expect? EAP counseling is based on the Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) counseling theory developed by Steve de Shazer and Kim Berg in the late 1970s. SFBT entails using future focused, goal- oriented [...]
Sometimes the idea of speaking to a counselor can be met with skepticism. A common question that we hear in the counseling world is, "Can just talking really help me?" But the thought that counseling is "just" talking is actually a misconception. In today's world, [...]
The workplace bullying institute defines workplace bullying as the repeated, health-harming mistreatment of one or more persons (the targets) by one or more perpetrators. While some of the specific actions a person may take against another person that would constitute bullying is similar, or even [...]
The terms ‘mental health’ and ‘mental illness’ are often though of and used interchangeably. Unless you are a psychotherapist or some other practitioner in the field, you probably don’t think much about the difference between the two or aren’t even aware that there is a [...]
Salvi LoPiccolo, LMHC Stressed, fatigued, tired, overwhelmed, exhausted…. All common words many of us use to describe a long day after work. More than any other nation, Americans are quickly running from one activity to the next and leaving little room for ourselves. Everything and [...]
When most people think of the skills they will need to get and keep a job, to advance, and to have a successful career, they tend to think in terms of knowledge that will allow them to do the job properly. The accountant thinks of [...]
So what’s on your mind? I mean, right now? If you’re reading this article, maybe you’re thinking about this article. But how focused are you on these words? How many times will you be distracted from reading, or trail off onto some other thought? Distraction [...]
