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University Health and Counseling Welcomes You!
By University Health and Counseling Welcome new and returning USM students, staff, and faculty! We hope you had a healthy and safe summer and are…
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Getting Outside The Therapy Room
By: Working on Wellness USM Counseling Services provides individual and group counseling, crisis services, and supports students being referred to psychiatry and local mental health…
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Self-Care. What is it, really?
By: Anna Gardner LCPC, LADC Self-care has become a buzzword in recent years, particularly as the nation has faced a global pandemic and all the…
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More than Just the Sum
By: Keith Danner LCPC, LADC Most of us have heard of the mind-body connection before but there is so much more. Each person has many…
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Why is everything about COVID so messy?
By: Amy Hinshaw, FNP Interim Director Health Services What does a USM student do if they test positive for COVID-19? Boy, do I know this…
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Managing the Holiday Blues
By: Janis Mallon PhD In contrast to popular depictions of the holidays as fun-filled times of celebration with family and friends, an American Psychological Association…
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Common Thought Traps and Emotional Difficulties during COVID 19
We at Counseling Services wanted to bring some awareness to common themes we have noticed during the COVID-19 pandemic and some ideas of how to…
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Working on Wellness – USM Counseling Team
The USM Counseling team is concerned about the care we provide for all our students, our USM community and the larger community. We are a…
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The Lowdown on COVID-19 Vaccination
COVID-19. This word conjures up a lot: disruption, fear, anxiety, limitations, 6 feet apart, masks, no gatherings, social distancing, no hugs or hanging out with…
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Continuing to Cope a Year into COVID-19
While it has gone by quickly for some, slowly for others, and somehow both for many, it has been a year since lockdowns for COVID-19…
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American Heart Month
February 2021 marked the 57th year that the United States has celebrated American Heart Month. Trivia Point: President Lyndon Johnson, who had heart disease, proclaimed it as…
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What’s new at Counseling Services this year?
In addition to our zoom workshops, support groups and individual counseling we are now offering an online mental health tool for the USM student community…
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Love, in a Time of Covid: Improving Connection through Communication
By: Shea Shattuck-Faegre “Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time.” -Maya Angelou Another Valentine’s Day has come and gone—…
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FEEL THE LOVE at University Health Services
The month of February is brimming with health observances: World Cancer Day (Feb 4th) American Heart Month, National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (Feb 7th), National…
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What’s New at Counseling Services This Year?
In addition to our zoom workshops, support groups and individual counseling we are now offering an online mental health tool for the USM student community…
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Working on Wellness: Mastering Motivation
By: Sarah Kelly LCPC “I just don’t have any motivation.” “Why can’t I get motivated?” “What is wrong with me?” As mental health clinicians, these…
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Seasonal Affective Disorder and Light Therapy: Light Boxes in USM Libraries
USM Health and Counseling Services staff see many students who complain of “winter blues” or “winter depression”. This is also known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.).…
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Music on Your Mind; How Music can Heal
Music on Your Mind; How Music can Heal By Shea Shattuck-Faegre “In this life, in this life, in this life In this, oh sweet life…
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How and Why to take a more Balanced Approach to Your Phone
By Victoria Libby Psy.D. The tension we are experiencing right now with technology is profound. We have never needed it more to connect, to learn…
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Tips for Starting Mindfulness Practice
Be intentional! If you plan on developing a mindfulness practice do it with the intention that you will make it a daily commitment. Set aside…
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Suicide Prevention – You Are Not Alone
By: Victoria St Louis September is National Suicide Prevention Month and USM Counseling Services would like to take a moment to connect. Depression and suicidal…
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Counseling Services during COVID-19
Welcome to fall semester 2020- it’s going to be unique! Every new academic year is a time of adjustments, transitions, challenges, and new experiences. This…
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Health & Counseling Welcome Letter
Welcome new and returning USM students, staff and faculty! We hope you had a healthy and safe summer and are ready to launch into another…
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Working on Wellness: Cannabis: Am I using too much?
By: Anna Gardner, Recovery Oriented Campus Center Coordinator, Vicki Libby, Psy.D., Clinical Psychologist We aren’t here to tell you if cannabis is good or bad,…
