December 2022

🐰🐰  How did it get so late so soon?      

“How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June.
My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?” ― Dr. Seuss

The only constant is change...

Wow, what a year.

In our January 2022 blog, I wrote, “While we can't predict what the year will bring, we can make certain that we are healthy and prepared with skills and resources to thrive in any situation.”

How did we do? Did you attend to your health (physical, mental, social, financial)? What other personal or professional growth can you identify? Did you acquire a new skill, or perhaps let go of something that no longer served you? Have you found your new normal as the world moves away from pandemic-era restrictions? Was there a plot twist, and if so, how did you handle it?

What indulgences are you looking forward to during the winter months? And as you think ahead to your goals and intentions for 2023, let me know how I can support you.

Unique & special MONTH holidays:  

Some of my favorites:

National month for: Write a Friend

December 10 Human Rights Day

December 18 National Bake Cookies Day

December 21 Humbug Day & Look on the Bright Side Day

December 18 Card Playing Day

I'm grateful to know you and I thank you for letting me be a part of your journey.  Please let me know if there is anything more I can be doing to support you.

“Welcome, December.
New month, new chapter, new page & new wishes.
May the month give you courage, strength, confidence, patience, and peace.
May every day in December be filled with hope, love, sunshine, and energy.
Let there be joy, fun, and laughter.” — unknown

Some housekeeping items:

• Terms & Conditions: 

  • I have a legal and ethical responsibility to maintain current consents for treatment and accurate emergency contact information. I also am required to provide you with clear and comprehensive terms and conditions including a Good Faith Estimate outlining potential costs, attendance policies, confidentiality guidelines, and other relevant information.

  • I will be sending out updated Consents and Terms & Conditions in late December or early January. Please be sure to review these documents and return them with your signature. Let me know if you have any questions.

  • For a sneak peak: https://www.sunriselcsw.com/forms-letters-and-other-documentation
    

• Scheduling: 

  • I will be taking a few days off toward the end of the month (December 24-26 and December 31-January 1).  If our regular session time will be impacted, let's talk about choosing a different day.

  • This season gets busy with holiday preparations, more activities on your social calendar, and end-of-year projects and exams.    I believe that family, friends, and fun are priorities in our lives, and am happy to reschedule our session times when you have something enjoyable to do (or otherwise important, like studying or a project).  Please remember to cancel or reschedule your appointments with as much advance notice as possible so that we can reschedule and I can offer the session time to someone else. No shows and late cancelations (fewer than 24 hours notice) are subject to a no show charge.

• Crisis Numbers:   

I recommend adding these to your contacts in your phone. If you don't need them, you might be able to share them with someone who does.

• Suicide Prevention Lifeline: the new 988 line is live!  988 is the new Suicide Prevention Lifeline number.  It's exciting to have an easy-to-remember number available to access crisis support quickly.  For more information: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/current-events/the-lifeline-and-988/.  The old number remains active as well: 1-800-273-8255

• Text crisis line... you can send a text to 741741 and just write HOME and someone will get right back to you. https://www.crisistextline.org/text-us/

• Trans Lifeline:  1-877-565-8860

• National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233

Credits:

• (http://holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/December.htm)