Wall art in the Joy House playroom. Brenda Johnson, MA, LPC, RPT-S, NCC Joy House Counseling Co-Director “Daddy’s mean!” These two words powerfully sum up the reality of a 3-year old girl who [...]
Brenda Johnson, MA, LPC, RPT-S, NCC Joy House Counseling Co-Director Kintsugi (or Kintsukuroi) comes from the words “kin,” meaning golden, and “tsugi,” which means “to join or repair.” The legend of the Kintsugi comes from 15th [...]
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, but what is domestic violence and why should we care? In a recent interview with our staff, Joy House Counseling Co-Director Susan Gembarowski, MA, LPC, NCC, offered this definition: [...]
