by shaycarnahan | Oct 24, 2025 | Anxiety, boundaries, Child mental health, Depression, Grounding, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Therapist
INTROVERTS UNITE! Or, maybe we do that next week? Groups can be a lot, and I usually need a good two to three business days to prepare. A recent event has got me thinking about that aspect of my personality, and how I learned to confidently use that part of myself as...
by shaycarnahan | Sep 17, 2025 | Anxiety, boundaries, Child mental health, Depression, Grounding, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Therapist
Showing Up as Myself: The Power of Self-Disclosure in Counseling If you are reading this, then you are here to learn about something near and dear to all our hearts. Self-disclosure. So, what is it and how have I used it so far in my career? To put it simply,...
by Sidney Claire Lampon | Feb 21, 2025 | Anxiety, boundaries, Child mental health, Depression, Grounding, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Therapist
What to Expect in OCD Therapy Hi y’all! I’m the therapist behind this blog post, and my name is Sidney Claire Lampon, LPC. I joined Andover Family Counseling after moving to the Wichita area 3 months ago. I lived in Birmingham, AL for 25 years, but Wichita and Andover...
by Lindsay Sanner | Nov 16, 2021 | Mental Health, Therapist
17 Books to Teach Your Child About Mental Health Mental health is a complicated topic for adults sometimes–so how do we start educating our kids about it in a way that will really connect with them? Luckily for us, kids are excellent learners–and they want to learn....
by Lindsay Sanner | Sep 28, 2021 | Mental Health, Therapist
It’s the day before your scheduled therapy session, and you’ve had a great week! So when you start to think about what you want to talk about in session and you can’t come up with anything, does that mean you should cancel? Nope! In fact, there are a lot of benefits...
by Lindsay Sanner | Jul 27, 2021 | Addiction, Mental Health, Therapist
5 Ways to Support a Loved One with Substance Use Disorder According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2019) 20.4 million Americans have struggled with substance use disorder. Yet, addiction is something that is still so stigmatized. This stigma...
