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The Food Allergy Counselor

As a licensed clinical professional counselor who works with those managing food allergies, I'm often asked for anxiety management tips....

If you've ever experienced an allergic reaction or witnessed your child experiencing one, then you're likely familiar with how it can...

Parenting is hard enough on relationships, but add food allergies or other chronic illnesses to the picture, and even spouses with a...

The latest podcast episode of Exploring Food Allergy Families was inspired by stories I've read about within food allergy support groups,...

As a family therapy-trained licensed therapist, I often find myself wondering about the systems in which we live. The family system, the...

I'm very excited about this announcement. Not only does it relate to topics I am passionate about, but it's also a resource that I think...

For many of us, we're well into week three or four of social distancing and sheltering-in-place. So we've got this whole thing down...

By now, phrases like "social distancing" and "flatten the curve" are commonplace due to the current Coronavirus pandemic. Bombarded with...

CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT 2019 IS ALMOST OVER?! As this year comes to a close, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the past year and give...

Due to the positive feedback I've received for the Food Allergy Mindset worksheet I shared a few months ago, I've decided to publish...

Note: I'm not an allergist, so this piece should not be taken as medical advice. However, I'm a  licensed clinical professional...

Due to the positive feedback I've received for the Food Allergy Mindset worksheet I shared a few months ago, I've decided to publish...

You realize your anxiety levels are rising to a level that impacts your daily life, and nothing you're doing seems to be helping. An...

We're all familiar with the term self-esteem, but it can be hard to describe it in a concrete manner. In the simplest of terms,...

Day 7: PDF Worksheet To Use or Share! Today marks the end of Food Allergy Awareness Week 2019. I've covered a lot within the last seven...

Day 6: Fight Food Allergy Fears w/Facts Fear is a present-oriented basic emotion that typically occurs as a response to a real or...

Day 5: The I.D.E.A.L Method Imagine this scenario..... Your daughter comes home from the first day of school saying she made a new...

Day 4: Food Allergy Anxiety Resources Anxiety isn't necessarily a bad emotion. Neither is stress. They can be useful feelings, driving us...

[Check out Episode 11 of Exploring Food Allergy Families to learn more about food allergy-focused cognitive distortions or "thinking...

Day 1: Food Allergy Support Groups Being a member of a health-focused support group is now about as common as stopping at Starbucks daily...