Life can be hard. Work can be hard. Relationships can be hard. You don't have to handle all of it on your own. Getting help means you are strong; it means you are courageous; it means you are smart. I would like to help you.
I write to you as a social worker with a private clinical practice outside of Boston, and a mom to three kids. I work with 20+ patients every week to help guide them with their mental health. This week, I had to diligently remind myself — sometimes out loud, and many times per day — to “take my own advice!”
Like many of us, my parents and extended relatives are in the high risk group for contracting and suffering the worst of the COVID-19 virus. In particular, my mom has a chronic lung disease that makes this super scary for me. By now, most of us live in an area that is encouraging social distancing and working from home, and that can be hard on us as we are social creatures. So I’d like to offer you some ideas based on what I’m doing. I hope these might make this time less stressful for you, and for all of us…
I’m Rebecca Thompson and I partner with people so they can feel healthy and whole. I have more than 15 years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker.
