Mental Health Safety at School
Mental health care in schools is often weaponized against the vulnerable student who experiences distress in the school setting. In my...
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Autumn Quiles, LCSW
Jul 13 min read
Parents in Two Houses
Many kids have parents who live in two houses. These are Separated Parents. Divorced Parents. Single Parents. Children have Big Feelings...
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Autumn Quiles, LCSW
Apr 182 min read
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
I just finished six months of training to learn a new-to-me therapeutic approach called Internal Family Systems. I plan to continue...
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Autumn Quiles, LCSW
Mar 61 min read
Teen Fashion
I saw this hoodie on a teen boy at a middle-school basketball game. The teen looked really cool... he had on stylish jeans, he had a...
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Autumn Quiles, LCSW
Jul 19, 20232 min read
Baker Acts in Schools
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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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