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Who are you? 1000 250 Avani Counseling

Who are you?

Author: Melda Baysal Walsh Who are you? Many of us will probably jump to the most readily available identifiers to answer this question, such as our name, age, and occupation. I would like to reflect on this question more to extend and deepen our perspective…

What do the 2020s have in store for you? 1000 250 Avani Counseling

What do the 2020s have in store for you?

Author: Mona Klausing What do the 2020s have in store for you? As we move closer to the two-year anniversary of the California lockdown (March 16, 2022), my family has been in some reflection about what we have learned from the past two years cut…

The Immigrant Dilemma: Who to Be, Where to Go? 1000 250 Avani Counseling

The Immigrant Dilemma: Who to Be, Where to Go?

Author: Melda Baysal Walsh The Immigrant Dilemma: Who to Be, Where to Go? My intention with this blog post is to acknowledge and validate the questions of “who to be?” and “where to go?” and explore the idea that these questions might be never ending,…

The Importance of Natural and Seasonal Nurturing 1000 250 Avani Counseling

The Importance of Natural and Seasonal Nurturing

Author: Melda Baysal Walsh The Importance of Natural and Seasonal Nurturing  With a deep appreciation for the inevitable ties between humans and nature as a system, I would like to raise an awareness for our need to connect to nature as it poses a valuable…

Desis and Therapy 1000 250 Avani Counseling

Desis and Therapy

Author: Mona Klausing Desis and Therapy One of my formative experiences as a grad student studying to be a therapist more than a decade ago happened at my very first therapy conference in San Francisco. I was so excited to travel to a professional event…

(Re-)Adjusting to New Routines 1000 250 Avani Counseling

(Re-)Adjusting to New Routines

Author: Melda Baysal Walsh  Fall is here and brings with it not only the seasonal changes we can witness in nature but also seems to carry a significance in the natural cycles we go through as humans. As summer is coming to an end, many…

ADHD in Women 1000 250 Avani Counseling

ADHD in Women

Author: Mona Klausing Over the past several years I have worked with a number of women of color experiencing symptoms related to Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). A common misconception is that ADHD is primarily diagnosed in children (usually boys) who are disruptive, “dysregulated” or hyperactive…

The Value of Support Groups 1003 250 Avani Counseling

The Value of Support Groups

Author: Melda Baysal Walsh Social support might be one of the benefits we think of when we hear about support groups. But what exactly might we be looking for in terms of social support? The value of social support has been grouped into three categories…

On Guilt and Intention 1000 250 Avani Counseling

On Guilt and Intention

~ The Benefit of Unveiling the Untold Stories of Our Intentions ~ Author: Melda Baysal Walsh The portrayal of guilt, although an unpleasant experience, has been argued to have beneficial outcomes for others due to its presumed underlying motivation to put the concerns of others…

‘I see my role as facilitating a context in which clients can learn more about their own values, hopes, expectations, and lived experiences.’

– Mona Klausing

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