The Problem With Race & Mental Health By Dr. Marcia Boatman, PhD, LPC, CAADC When it comes to therapy, African Americans and many other people of color are more apt to discuss Read more

Marcia Boatman, PhD, LPC, CAADC Validating Grief during Mother’s Day  The miscarriage of my first child and the loss of my mother and my grandmother’s poor decisions were the main sources of Read more

She has everything going for her.  Why would she cut herself?  You are not alone is wondering why.  It is a question many parents and friends ask.  The answer is Read more

Body Image and Self Esteem   [caption id="attachment_990" align="alignright" width="176"] Take the Self Esteem Quiz[/caption] It is probably not a big newsflash to read that girls who are teased about their Read more

October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Some months ago I was at the hairdresser when a childhood classmate came in for an appointment; let’s just call her Chana. I had Read more

My dream, Adolescent & Family Behavioral Health Services I am so thankful I am not the only one.  Art Prize is going on in Grand Rapids, MI and clearly there are Read more

From the other chair it was so easy to see the ebb and flow of her emotions; easy to see, but never easy to watch.  She described some days like Read more