By Brian Konik, Ph.D. and Kristen McFee, MA, LPCC I am always inspired and impressed when I watch a student complete his or her legacy garden project: they are beaming with pride, smiling, wiping sweat off their soil-covered faces. And I know how many steps it took them to get here. Managing their schedule to …
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You Can Be Anything You Want to Be
Researchers have been focusing on the tragedy of teenage suicide clusters specifically in Northern California. One of the confusing variables in these clusters is that the students are originating from families of affluence and high academic backgrounds. Many kids in these communities comment on the pressure they feel to be “successful”. Not long ago affluent …
Learning Differences at PQ
By Brian Konik, Ph.D. and Kristen McFee, MA, LPCC I am always inspired and impressed when I watch a student complete his or her legacy garden project: they are beaming with pride, smiling, wiping sweat off their soil-covered faces. And I know how many steps it took them to get here. Managing their schedule to …
Treating Anxiety: Overcoming the Fear of Fear Itself
By: Brian Konik, Ph.D. Primary Therapist As I look forward to working with a new group of students this summer at Pacific Quest, I am reminded of what a unique opportunity the gardens provide when designing individualized interventions. I feel very fortunate that, after spending over 20 or so years researching and designing interventions for individuals …