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Happy New Year! Counseling Today has a new look this year, and we can't wait for you to see it. Check your mailboxes for the January issue this week!

Stigma surrounding mental illness may linger as the elephant in the room and negatively affect client outcomes if counselors don’t recognize and address it in session. https://t.co/kYOwQy1Ffl

Two clinical supervisors share their advice on how to create successful consultation groups, which reduce isolation, provide clinical support, foster professional growth and improve client outcomes. https://t.co/L2Hcda26dA

Spotlight on 👉 Counseling Today: "People with chronic health conditions often face uncertainty & psychological distress, which is why validation & emotional regulation are crucial in helping clients learn to cope & live productive lives." Read here: https://t.co/1bW65QjFMA

Counselors can help clients living with a with chronic health condition gain the emotional regulation skills they need to live productive lives.

Loneliness is a growing public health concern, but counselors can help clients examine the underlying cause of this feeling and learn to rebuild their connections to others. https://t.co/B7rr8s2zLM

We still don’t know the long-term effects of living with long COVID, but counselors can help people learn to manage the emotional toll that comes with living with this chronic condition. https://t.co/T9NnbPPrt8

Friction between parents and teenage children is an inevitable part of adolescent development, but often the parents need as much — if not more — work in counseling as the teen to build the skills needed to navigate conflict. https://t.co/kmHgWlkBZa

"Professional counselors ... seek to empower individuals and communities to challenge and transform the systems and structures perpetuating violence and inequality," ACA President Edil Torres Rivera, PhD, LPC, LCPC https://t.co/lywVloux53

Gregory Moffatt shares how he has always welcomed and embraced new opportunities. https://t.co/ahCrs0JeHa

Two clinical supervisors share their advice on how to create successful consultation groups, which reduce isolation, provide clinical support, foster professional growth and improve client outcomes. https://t.co/L2Hcda26dA

October marks #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth. A cancer diagnosis can be a devastating blow, not just to the patients themselves, but also to their families. Here are some of the ways counselors can help families cope with cancer. https://t.co/SipfP1RVRa

One counselor shares some important lessons he learned when transitioning into the counseling field later in his career.

Fear and stigma can often cause people to incorrectly perceive individuals with a mental health disorder as a threat, which can have serious consequences. https://t.co/kVazVcdQJr

ACA recently released the third edition of A Contemporary Approach to Substance Use Disorders and Addiction Counseling. Learn more about the revised edition in this Q&A with the authors. https://t.co/6pHFhCoC4t

Viewing anger as a messenger rather than an adversary can help clients decouple it from shame, unpack its origins, explore related feelings and gain self-awareness. https://t.co/Pwuj3U03F7

Learn why and how to start a successful consultation group from two clinical supervisors who have done just that. https://t.co/AG8DKCixOf

By working on basic developmental social skills, clients with insecure attachment and trauma histories can learn to build healthy, meaningful relationships. https://t.co/qttkL8QBL6

Stigma surrounding mental illness may linger as the elephant in the room and negatively affect client outcomes if counselors don’t recognize and address it in session. https://t.co/kYOwQy1Ffl