We need to eliminate stigma around mental health. It ought to be as normal to go to a therapist as it is to go to a dentist.
Amy Marschall, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist certified in trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy and telemental health. She primarily treats children and adolescents, providing individual, family, and group psychotherapy. She works with a myriad of presenting issues, but has additional training in neurodivergence (including autism and ADHD—two neurotypes of which she also identifies), trauma, and giftedness. She teaches telemental health through PESI and is the author of "I Don't Want to Be Bad." She also blogs about mental health on her website.
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