Wilson Counseling: The Armchair Chronicles

Guest post from therapist Sarah Bradshaw. I had a parent call me monthly about her student.     She would call anytime he was close to failing and  would ask how can we prevent him from failing.     She also told me that she emails his teacher almost weekly, and couldn’t understand why she hadn’t heard anything back.     I listened empathetically to her talk then asked, "What is the harm in failing?"     I think that was the first time she didn’t have anything to say because she never thought about failing as an option.   It's painful to see your kids struggle. Rescuing your kids is a completely normal impulse, but there are times when it might be unhelpful to your kids.  Failure can teach your kid resilence Grades are an important part of school.  How else do teachers measure a student’s progress? But,  grades are not the only point of going of going to school. School is a good time for your child to learn about resilience, hard work, how to change hab

Research shows that your success in therapy is dependent on the quality of the relationships between the therapist and client. In other words, it is more important that you have a good relationship with your therapist than it is to find a therapist who practices a certain kind of therapy, has a particular training or certain credentials.  You have already made a big step in choosing to go to therapy. It can be tough to schedule that appointment and share your life story with a stranger, but it will be worth it if you find a therapist who is a good fit for you. I have shared some tips in this video that will help you know how to pick a therapist, research them and interview them to determine if you want to work together. Hope this is helpful. If you are ready to get help, and you think Wilson Counseling can help, please contact on of our Houston, Texas Counselors via email at Nancy @ wilsoncounseling. org or via phone at 713- 591- 3612 to ask any questions you have or t