The Sonder Blog
Let’s Talk About Self-Advocacy
By: Kelsey Wooten, LPC What is self-advocacy and why is it important? As a therapist I often discuss issues that clients are having with the people around them, whether that’s their family, friends, co-workers, neighbors, kids, doctors, ect. While we process the...
The Impact of Financial Stress
By: Kelsey Wooten, LPC During the holiday season there is often an increase in stress and anxiety. Often it is around buying gifts, making the holidays feel “magical", the outcome of overspending, going into debt, and/or the emotions that come up if gifts cannot be...
What are Adverse Childhood Experiences and How Do They Affect Us?
By: Kelsey Wooten, LPC Over the last 20 years Felitti and colleagues have been studying the effect of trauma on children and how it impacts their lifespan, and created the ACE questionnaire. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events that...