Author Archives: outreach

  • Mental Illness Awareness Week
    Monday, October 6th, 2014

    Mental Illness Awareness Week

      Almost 25 years ago, U.S. Congress officially recognized the first full week of October as Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) in an attempt to raise mental illness awareness....
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  • Child Abuse in New Mexico
    Friday, April 18th, 2014

    Child Abuse in New Mexico

    When we examine the gaps between the definition of Child Abuse in the Children’s Code (NM State Law on the subject) and the investigation techniques of Social Workers at...
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  • A Beginner’s Guide To Therapy
    Thursday, March 13th, 2014

    A Beginner’s Guide To Therapy

    I can’t tell you how many times I have heard “Oh, you’re a therapist? Yea, I’ve been thinking about going to therapy.” After a few questions I sometimes...
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  • Guilt-Free Holiday Shopping
    Thursday, December 5th, 2013

    Guilt-Free Holiday Shopping

      When I think about holiday shopping, I always have flashes of fighting the crowds and compromising on gifts three days before the holiday season starts. I have started...
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  • Wednesday, December 12th, 2012

    Making Things Right In Our Minds

    by Shelly Young, MA, LPCC, LADC The Mind is often like a monkey. It jumps around all over the place and we find it difficult if not impossible to...
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  • Change
    Friday, November 9th, 2012

    Change

    It’s that time of year again. The time in New Mexico when leaves turn to a state of golden wonder- struggling to make their last few weeks a spectacular...
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  • A Happy Sage Halloween
    Monday, November 5th, 2012

    A Happy Sage Halloween

    This year for Halloween, we decided to spice things up for the day. Twenty of us dressed up for the day (Only Brian is missing from the photo above)....
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