Child Guidance Resource Centers Staff

Written by Jennifer Toof, Outpatient Therapist Sometimes people with suicidal thoughts show warning signs. Sometimes they don’t. Suicide without any warning is not uncommon, so if someone in your

Written by Tiiu Lutter, Director of Development at Child Guidance and Family Therapist at Thriving Families Center. How do we talk to our teenage children? And how do we talk

Its autism awareness month, which is a wonderful opportunity for anyone interacting with children on the autism spectrum to take a moment and appreciate our neurodiverse individuals.

Child Guidance Resource Centers supports the request for a full investigation of the allegations against the Delaware County Juvenile Detention Center in Lima (DCJDC). We stand by our clinicians for

Today, we're sharing an interview with one of our clinicians, Christine Yu! She tells us about her experience with Down Syndrome both personally and professionally

The North Star is a concept we use in therapy often - it's a grounding, centering concept that can help you know where to go!

Love is a powerful thing. Love and attachment is more than just feel-good, it influences how we develop and how we express and receive love. We talk about love languages and the ways this can apply to caregiver-child relationships.

Guest post by Joe Alvayero, Founder of Brave New Things Counseling As we proceed into this unknown of 2021 and some of our old outlets (Social, Travel, Gyms etc) have

Written by Brianna Matey, VP of Clinical Services: Talking about sexuality is important. When you are talking with individuals with autism, disabilities or developmental delays, it’s just as important. We share resources to get the convo started!

Written by Mike Graziano, Director of the Family First Program “Love without action is meaningless and action without love is irrelevant.” - Deepak ChopraOne of the secrets of being a

Written by Melissa Bowen, BCBA, LBS, Director of ABA Services Love and affection are such uniquely beautiful things. Every type of person seeks out love and wants to receive affection

We are excited to share our 2021 Elevator Stories! As part of our Delaware County Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Prevention Program, we create a variety of one-page awareness pieces

Written by Tiiu Lutter, Director of Development and Family Therapist You may have noticed, in the last few weeks, that you have hit a wall. And not just you, but

Written by Lisa Schneller, Director of ATOD Prevention, Delaware County Have you heard people talking about Dry January?  It’s a movement that has increased in popularity over the past

There's been a LOT of emotional stress these last years, huh? Whether it’s the pandemic, extended isolation, political unrest, social unrest, racism, schooling from home, grief…there's a lot

By Sarah Messina, Director of Montgomery County ATOD Prevention I love family meetings, but as a child, I didn’t have the best experiences with them. When I talk to

By Jennifer Toof, Outpatient Therapist Today’s we’re going to talk about something that we’ve all probably thought about: how do I navigate the holidays during a pandemic?

By Lisa Schneller and Danielle Hummel With the 2020 holiday season solidly upon us, there’s a lot of emotions. This year has offered so many unexpected twists and turns

By Lauren Pescatore, Family First Therapist Feelings and emotions are such a complicated concept. We grow up believing that some feelings are “good” and others are “bad.” We are told

1 in 54 children in the United States are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.  Typically, children are diagnosed when they are young. Usually, they are diagnosed after four years old,

We are so grateful to American Legal Records for their generous matching gift for Giving Tuesday. They chose Child Guidance to support and are doubling every gift up to $3,000 to support the children and families we serve. Below, we share an interview with Kelly McCann, Director of Operations!

Pretend and imaginary play is a central part of development. It plays important roles from birth through adolescence! It allows children to communicate, explore their emotions and learn through action,

By Clifford Richmond, LMFT, Outpatient Supervisor The children in our lives are always learning. They pick up many different messages, whether we want them to or not! Depending on the

By Jennifer Toof, Outpatient Therapist Your election emotions are normal, whatever they are. Anxiety. Fear. Anger. Hope. Excitement. Numbness. All of these feelings, and more, are valid. You may experience

By Sarah Messina, LMFT, Director of Montgomery County ATOD Program Because of the uncertainty of Covid-19 and continued efforts to slow the spread of the virus, many families will not