By Dr. Courtney Walraven, Ed.D., LCSW-S As a mom, I know it is hard to witness your child feeling anxious and overwhelmed. Evidence-based...

By: Adriana Corrales, LPC-Intern Clinically Supervised by Courtney Walraven, LCSW-S While progress has been made to end the stigma...

By Dr. Courtney Walraven, Ed.D., LCSW-S Self-destructive and self-harming behaviors are highly correlated with a history of trauma...

By: Courtney Walraven, MSW, LCSW-S Trauma has several similarities with complex trauma. The diagnostic criteria according to the DSM-5 is...

Acting within my clinical competence as a licensed clinical social worker, and State of Texas Board-approved supervisor (LCSW-S), I am...

According to Yaribeygi et al. (2017), stress is, “Any intrinsic or extrinsic stimulus that evokes a biological response”. Stress is a...

Therapists want people to feel comfortable asking for help. Helping people is--or at least should be--the reason we’re in the business....

I completed my training in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) in September of this year. I learned about EMDR through...

You know your child better than anyone. Yet, sometimes it can be challenging to understand what they’re thinking and why they’re behaving...