by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Mar 29, 2025 | Mental Health in Alabama, Mental Health Resources in Alabama
College represents a critical developmental period marked by significant transitions, academic pressures, and identity formation. Creating effective support systems requires understanding both neurobiological factors and social dimensions that affect student...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Feb 6, 2025 | Mental Health in Alabama
Can You Use EMDR on Children? Childhood and adolescence are crucial periods of development, laying the foundation for mental health and well-being throughout the lifespan. However, for many young people in Alabama, these formative years are marked by traumatic...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Feb 6, 2025 | Therapy Resources for Alabama
Can you use Lifespan Integration on Teens or Kids? The teenage years are a time of intense growth, change, and self-discovery. While this developmental period can be exciting and expansive, it can also surface unresolved traumas, attachment wounds, and painful...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Feb 6, 2025 | Parenting Psychology
Can you do Brainspotting for Children and Teenagers? Brainspotting is a powerful therapeutic technique that is gaining popularity for its ability to help people process unresolved trauma, negative emotions, and behavioral challenges. But many people wonder: Can...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Feb 5, 2025 | Motherhood and Perinatal Therapy, Women's Issues
How do you know if you have postpartum depression? Postpartum depression (PPD) is a serious mental health condition that affects many new mothers in the weeks and months following childbirth. It is characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, anxiety,...