by Shawn Anderson | Jul 28, 2018 | LCA News and Information
Time for a Cottage Update! Members of the Lake Country Cottage are holding their second annual Garage Sale on August 9th and 10th and need your donation of household goods. All proceeds of the sale go to funding activities for members of the Cottage. Last year, the...
by Shawn Anderson | Jul 24, 2018 | LCA News and Information
by Diane Cerven, MA, LPCC In the last couple posts, we have been talking about distraction skills to help us with our emotions when they become too big or overwhelm us. In the first post, I talked about using deep breathing (which is also a relaxation skill. View...
by Shawn Anderson | Jul 18, 2018 | LCA News and Information
By Diane Cerven, MA, LPCC Last week, I talked about our emotions escalating and needing a simple skill to use to reduce our emotions, deep breathing. Look for the deep breathing guide here. Let’s continue on the topic of distractions and learn new skills. Week 1...
by Shawn Anderson | Jul 3, 2018 | LCA News and Information
By Diane Cerven There are times when we become overwhelmed, flooded with emotions. At those times our anger, anxiety, depression, disappointment, guilt, shame, fear… the list goes on, they take over our brain and we respond, well, emotionally. Some people are more...
by Shawn Anderson | Jun 27, 2018 | LCA News and Information
Lake Country Associates will again be offering Systems Training for Emotional Predictability and Problem Solving (STEPPS) therapy group on Wednesday afternoons beginning July 18, 2018. What Is STEPPS? STEPPS is a cognitive behavioral, skills training approach...
by Shawn Anderson | Jun 26, 2018 | LCA News and Information
Have you ever been distracted in a public place and lost track of your young child for even 15 seconds? Do you recall how it felt? How about when you were a child; do you remember getting briefly separated from a parent while in a store? Imagine having that feeling...
