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Anne Miracle LPC, Elizabeth Evans LISWCP, & Melinda Rosado LPC

Anne Miracle LPC, Elizabeth Evans LISWCP, & Melinda Rosado LPC

At a first visit, you will likely feel comfortable in our modern and wellness based Daniel Island clinic. Most, and nearly all my clients, look forward to counseling visits, there is not a stigma in therapy in the child friendly and validating approach you will find working with me. During the course of a first visit, you, your child, and/or your family will leave with a clear plan of how identified behaviors will be strengthened with the counseling strategies that WE agree upon as a team. I pride myself on “goodness of fit” with my clients, and I offer outcomes based therapy. By the end of a third visit, it is my professional goal that the counseling is visibly helpful, and by the end of a sixth visit it is expected that clients see worthwhile gains. I work with the whole child (behavior/family/education/learning style/medical/community, etc), holistically speaking, rather than trying to over-label or pathologize. Welcome to Elizabeth Evans, Therapeutic Counseling.

Daniel Island Clinic - streetside

Daniel Island Clinic - StreetSide

Please expect that I will return your call/email/text within 24 business hours, and new clients are worked in within a few business days of initial contact.

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You are Your Child’s Emotional Coach: Tips for Next Practice

by Maria Chesley Fisk, Ph.D.

Emotional intelligence involves understanding your feelings, managing your feelings, motivating yourself, and productively persisting in the face of setbacks. Emotional intelligence, as Daniel Goleman stated in his book of that title, may be more important than IQ. As parents, we have a responsibility to help our children become aware emotional beings who believe they can develop their emotional intelligence by working at it. Again and again, our children need to hear these basic messages: wisely see and accept challenges, be proactive, and learn from the mistakes you make.

We are our children's emotional coaches; we can teach thinking skills involved in emotional intelligence. Gone are the days when we thought, for example, a very angry person was just born that way and might as well accept it. Yes, we are born predisposed to a certain temperament, but our brains are constantly rewiring and changing as we learn and grow. A person's genetic makeup may lean toward shy or outgoing, optimistic or pessimistic, moody or even-tempered. But we change and we can intentionally stretch and grow; we are not defined solely by our genetic makeup.

Emotional coaching relies on a warm and nurtured relationship between you and your child. A close, open parent -child relationship makes it easier and more natural to teach emotional skills, and it's the foundation upon which your child learns. Everyday interactions can build and strengthen your relationship with your child:

* Hugging and touching frequently
* Enjoying fun, relaxed time together
* Sharing about your daily experiences
* Listening carefully and empathetically
* Respecting and validating your child's feelings
* Explaining your own feelings in an age- and situation-appropriate way
* Providing positive examples of managing emotions and motivation

Teaching specific skills is important, too. You can, for example, name your child's feelings while she is learning to understand them. As she matures, you can ask her to talk about her feelings while you listen empathetically. Also, kids deserve to know that at first onset, our strong emotions flood powerfully over us. If we can wait about 90 seconds for the flood to subside, we have the ability to choose whether to let the emotion remain very strong, to do something productive to change the situation, or to just let the emotion pass by. That's how our brains work.