Hinging on our conversation with Christian counselor Robin Webster, LPC, NCC, TPN.Health is considering how religious and/or spiritual frameworks inform clinical practice, from both the client and the clinician’s perspectives. It has been important in much of literature exploring religion and spirituality in psychotherapeutic practice to distinguish between the terms “religion,” and “spirituality.” In a …
Considering how clinicians approach self-care solutions In honor of Self-Care Awareness Month, TPN.Health is tuning into how helping professionals help themselves. Drawing from recent conversations with clinicians and the running theme of clinician self-care at community events, we will explore how care for self informs clinicians’ life and work. At the St. Bernard Recovery Rally, …
“This is about community.” Four years in the making, St. Bernard Recovery Awareness’ first step as a nonprofit organization was to get the St. Bernard Parish Council to proclaim National Recovery Month, and the nonprofit was successful in this endeavor. In line with the proclamation of National Recovery Month, on Saturday, September 7th, local behavioral …
Manifesting the Vision of TPN.Health Christopher O’Shea has been a life-long advocate for mental health. In 2008, upon his return from the Middle East where he worked with Doctors Without Borders, he was inspired to help returning veterans with mental health issues. Chris began working with his mentor Ann McCarthy, Doctor of Social Work. This …
On how human encounters with my therapist facilitated transformative work “I found myself sitting differently in the chair across from Mal.” In my first semester of college, I had an assignment to interview someone who was in a career path that I could see myself following. I chose my therapist — we’ll call her Mal. She was …
Sharing his TPN.Health experience and lasting takeaways Hello, I’m Arthur Fort. I’m an intern at TPN, and I’ve been working for TPN all summer. Trevor and my mother’s longtime friendship created this connection for me. Trevor offered me an internship over lunch at my boarding school Millbrook, where he is on the Board of Trustees, …