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Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents

by Counseling and Wellness Center of PittsburghDecember 7, 2023 abuse, adult children of emotionally immature parents, borderline personality disorder, boundaries, BPD, BPD Relationships, complex trauma, counseling for trauma, cptsd, dysfunctional family, emotionally immature parents, family counseling, family estrangement, generational trauma, invalidation, Narcissistic mother, Narcissistic parents, narcissistic personality disorder, Personality disorders, pittsburgh, resilience to trauma, therapy for trauma, toxic family, toxic parents, trauma, trauma counseling, trauma informed care, trauma therapy, traumatic childhood, victim blaming1 comment
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents Being a parent is a big responsibility. And sometimes, parents find it difficult to work through their emotions. A parent’s inability to be emotionally mature, often referred to as emotionally immature parents, can make things complicated for their kids and the entire family as a whole. The...
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What is Trauma? Types, Symptoms, and Treatments

by Counseling and Wellness Center of PittsburghDecember 7, 2022 counseling for trauma, help for trauma victims, resilience to trauma, therapy for trauma, trauma, trauma counseling, trauma informed care, trauma therapy, types of trauma, what is trauma0 comments
What is Trauma? When you hear the word trauma or trauma counseling what comes to mind? It is common for people to hear the word trauma and think of those one-time catastrophic events (car accidents, assault, robbery, natural disasters, etc.) that result in major injuries like broken bones, head injuries, or lacerations, and symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder...
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5 Ways to Help Newly Adopted Children During the Holidays

by Counseling and Wellness Center of PittsburghDecember 15, 2021 Adoption, Guardianship, Child Anxiety, children mental health, grief, healthy holiday, holidays, holidays stress reduction, trauma, trauma counseling, trauma informed care0 comments
When most people celebrate the holidays, they are surrounded by loved ones telling stories and laughing over mugs of hot cocoa as they exchange gifts. During this time of holiday cheer, many children who were adopted are faced with the realization that they will not see any of their biological family during the holidays. It is a stark reminder of the grief and loss they have...
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Trauma Informed Care; We Have Evolved to be at risk for Trauma; Here is Why

by Counseling and Wellness Center of PittsburghJune 21, 2018 counseling for PTSD, psychology, psychotherapy, ptsd, trauma, trauma informed care, trauma therapy1 comment
Trauma Informed Care We have fantastic and astonishing memory abilities, the human mind and its processes, particularly in the way we store and retrieve the effective memories which then effect the way that we store and respond to our other memories and sensory input. Evolutionary psychology examines the way some things that can be problematic are often helpful to us in the past and as we...
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