Ask The Experts: Family Troubles and How to Handle Difficulties!

Aug 20, 2021 | News

This article originally appeared in Macaroni Kid on August 15, 2021, by Marylena Chaisson, LCPC, Case Management Supervisor, Health Affiliates Maine.  Question: My sister is six years older than me. Growing up, she was responsible for a lot of my care and was abusive...

Ask the Experts: Transition for College Kiddo with High Anxiety

Jun 25, 2021 | Q+A

This article originally appeared in Macaroni Kid on June 10, 2021, by Marylena Chaisson, LCPC, Case Management Clinical Supervisor, Health Affiliates Maine.  Question: My son is a senior and will be going out of state for college next year. He has fairly high anxiety...

What is PTSD?

Jun 17, 2020 | News

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is caused by experiencing or witnessing an event such as an injury, death, war or combat, natural disaster, abuse or assault. Trauma is not rare—it’s estimated that 70% of Americans of all ages, genders, and ethnicities go through...

A warm HAM welcome to our new clinical supervisors!

Feb 5, 2020 | News

Jay Burrows, LCPC, LADC, CCS Jay Burrows is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Licensed Alcohol Drug Counselor and Certified Clinical Supervisor. In addition to providing counseling services to clients, Jay assists his colleagues and helps to develop their...

How to Market a Private Practice

Jan 14, 2020 | Advice for Affiliates

5 easy steps to start doing now The new year is a great time to ramp up marketing efforts to grow your private practice. You and your clients know that you’re a wonderfully skilled and compassionate counselor, but how do you tell that to the world? To grow, you must...