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Kids in schools who are having mental health crises are often subject to being involuntarily committed to psychiatric hospitals without...
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Autumn Quiles, LCSW
- Jul 6
- 2 min
Trauma
Trauma happens when a human has an experience that doesn't make sense to them... an experience that, because it doesn't make sense,...
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Autumn Quiles, LCSW
- Jun 28
- 2 min
Summer Therapy
Therapist Insider Tip: Summertime is one of the best times to start therapy. Really, anytime is a good time to start therapy. But most...
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Autumn Quiles, LCSW
- Feb 3
- 2 min
Protecting Our Kids
Parents need to keep their kids safe from harm. This starts from the moment the child is born and continues until the child is an adult....
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Autumn Quiles, LCSW
- Jan 9
- 2 min
Fees and Gratitude
Money and Therapy don't match in my head. These things don't match in the heads of most therapists. I have a strong ethical belief...
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Autumn Quiles, LCSW
- Nov 1, 2022
- 2 min
Teachers & School
A kid's primary Job is to go to school and perform well. When a kid begins to get sideways, teachers and school personnel are often the...
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Autumn Quiles, LCSW
- Oct 18, 2022
- 2 min
Trust Me
People do embarrassing things in my office. They ugly-cry with snot coming down their faces or they say "stupid" things or they sit-...
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Autumn Quiles, LCSW
- Sep 16, 2022
- 2 min
Cyberbullying Research Center
The pace of a tween's life is fast. Reputations can be destroyed within an hour. Scandals can spread within a half hour. The flammability...
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Autumn Quiles, LCSW
- Sep 7, 2022
- 2 min
Good Counsel Podcast
This guy is Erik Bricker. He's a therapist for grownups in Boca Raton, Fl. He has a fabulous family and he loves dogs. And, he hosts the...
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Autumn Quiles, LCSW
- Aug 30, 2022
- 2 min
Boundaries and Consequences
Grownups are allowed to say No. "Would you like broccoli with that?" No. "Do you want to do that job?" No. "Can I give you a hug?" No....
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Autumn Quiles, LCSW
- Aug 11, 2022
- 2 min
Ready for Change?
The purpose of therapy is to facilitate change. To make things different. To, ideally, make things better. Successful therapy- successful...
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Autumn Quiles, LCSW
- Apr 7, 2022
- 2 min
Saying Goodbye
Lately, I have been saying a lot of Goodbyes. I tell myself that this is the hallmark of a good therapist. I tell myself that if I do my...
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Autumn Quiles, LCSW
- Nov 29, 2021
- 1 min
My Office!
I did it! I did it! I finally committed to creating a space for me to therapeutically play with kids. I have worked for many years in the...
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Autumn Quiles, LCSW
- Aug 12, 2021
- 3 min
Back To School
It's back to school time. Parents and teachers and students know what this means- all of it's implications. This year looks a bit more...
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Autumn Quiles, LCSW
- Apr 16, 2021
- 2 min
Aha! Moments
So many people with whom I work do not know the Why of how they feel or how they behave. They do not know the Why of how other people...
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Autumn Quiles, LCSW
- Apr 7, 2021
- 2 min
Therapy Apps!
Cell phones are often a hot topic in my weekly conversations- teens use them to stay connected and grown-ups use them to stay afloat. It...
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Autumn Quiles, LCSW
- Jan 5, 2021
- 1 min
A New Year
It's a new year and I am hopeful about what it will bring us. I am a big fan of resolutions and the powerful intentions of People Who Are...
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Autumn Quiles, LCSW
- Dec 7, 2020
- 2 min
Girls Becoming Women
There is a face that we Mothers paint on our girl children (we don't paint our boys the same way). We start the painting early and, if we...
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Autumn Quiles, LCSW
- Oct 19, 2020
- 2 min
Emotional Incest
Okay... so this seems like a yucky title. The idea of incest is appalling to most people and so the idea of emotional incest is equally...
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Autumn Quiles, LCSW
- Oct 13, 2020
- 3 min
I'm a Working Mother
I am mom to two amazing elementary-aged boys who are distance-learning and, recently, participating in a few extra curricular activities....
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