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Thoughts from a Therapist: A Self-Care & Self-Compassion List

Discover practical self-compassion and self-care tips to navigate hard times with kindness and resilience. Create your personalized list!

Kathryn Marcantel

May 92 min read

5 Tips to Survive the Cold Winter Months and Improve Your Mood

Struggling with winter blues? Learn how to improve your mood in winter by boosting energy, embracing coziness, and staying connected.

Kathryn Marcantel

Feb 18, 20253 min read

Thoughts from a Therapist: A Self-Care & Self-Compassion List

Discover practical self-compassion and self-care tips to navigate hard times with kindness and resilience. Create your personalized list!

Kathryn Marcantel

Nov 26, 20242 min read

Top 10 Reasons to Join a High School Process Group: Benefits of Teen Therapy

To talk and share with a group of peers in ways that DOES NOT happen in the halls of high school or even with close friends and family....

Kathryn Marcantel

Aug 20, 20242 min read

Building Strong Relationships with the Teens and Kids in Your Life

At KS Services we see the healing impact of strong relationships between our teen clients and adults in their lives, and we are here to...

Kathryn Marcantel

Feb 6, 20243 min read

Resources for Intentional Living

When I read this quote by Alice Walker, the author of the Pulitzer prize winning novel “The Color Purple,” I feel both called out and...

Kathryn Marcantel

Jul 19, 20233 min read

Making the Case for a Deep Breath

Trying your best to be a calm parent to a toddler or a teenager in tantrum mode? Making an important phone call and your heart is...

Kathryn Marcantel

Feb 9, 20233 min read

Thoughts from a Therapist: A Self-Care & Self-Compassion List

Discover practical self-compassion and self-care tips to navigate hard times with kindness and resilience. Create your personalized list!

Kathryn Marcantel

May 92 min read

Celebrating Diversity on World Autism Awareness Day

Thursday, April 2, is World Autism Awareness Day, designated by the United Nations to promote awareness, acceptance and inclusion of autistic individuals in every part of the world. Originally designated in 2007, this year’s Awareness Day theme is “ Autism and Humanity – Every Life Has Value ,” chosen to highlight and affirm the dignity and worth of all autistic people. Autism Spectrum Disorder is defined in the mental health field as a neurological condition characterized b