Mental Health & Wellness – Mental Health & Faith

69. Child-Teen Therapy Part 2 (8-19 yrs) with Linda McDougal

By Mental-Health--And- | November 6, 2025

Linda McDougal, LPC

Linda is a Licensed Professional Counselor who has worked with children from 3-19 for more than 10 years. Her varied experience includes songwriting, creating a local Christian newspaper, and working as a substitute teacher.

Child-Teen Therapy for 8-19 year olds

In Part 2 of a 2-part series, Linda shares important therapies she uses with 8-19 year old youth, listed below.

For general information about various diagnoses and treatments, check out the information available from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), or Mental Health America (MHA). Click on the links below to learn more.

SAMHSA – Mental Health for Children and Families

NAMI – Kids, Teens, and Young Adults – Kids and Parents

MHA – Kids & Teens – Youth Mental Health

The graphics below provide a visual description of the modalities presented by Linda.

CBT – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Image from Beaming Health in California – https://beaminghealth.com/article/cognitive-behavior-therapy-what-parents-should-know

DBT – Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

Image from McCaskill Family Services in Michigan – https://www.mccaskillfamilyservices.com/group-therapy/dialectical-behavior-therapy.html

IFS – Internal Family Systems

Image from the Utah Center for Evidence-Based Treatment – https://ucebt.com/what-is-ifs/

Connect with Linda

lindamcdougalwriter@gmail.com

NEED HELP?

Contact the Nationwide (USA) Suicide Prevention and Crisis Lifeline: CALL or TEXT 988 if you are in a crisis or need information to assist someone else in a crisis. Or, CHAT at 988.lifeline.org

Join the conversation!

Join the conversation by leaving your comments or emailing Caroline at caroline@carolinescooper.com. Caroline S. Cooper is a writer, speaker, podcast/YouTube host, and mental health support group leader whose mission is to offer encouragement for life in a complicated world. Her ministry name is Mental Health Connect. Please email Caroline if you have questions or suggestions, or if you are interested in being interviewed on the program.

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64. A Bible Lesson on Encouragement

By Mental-Health--And- | August 17, 2025

Many years ago, when I begin considering serving the Lord as a Christian writer and speaker, he gave me a mission to focus my efforts. My full mission statement reads as follows: I will offer encouragement for life in a complicated world by inspiring people to choose hope, experience transformation, and recognize victory in our Lord, Jesus Christ. Today’s episode is in preparation for a new weekly blog and monthly newsletter titled Encouragement for Life. What else would I name it? My first attempt to offer encouragement and kickoff a mental health ministry, at God’s design, was in writing and publishing a workbook. In This Corner: Battling Depression from Inside the Ring was published in 2005. 20 YEARS AGO!! A couple of years ago I republished it as In This Corner: Battling Trauma and Mental Illness from Inside the Ring because trauma did play a big part in my mental health challenges. To celebrate my 20 years, I’m hosting a book club and creating a launch team to draw attention to this important workbook. Please join me! Just follow the link below.

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Please contact me with questions, comments, or situations, and follow me on social media! I would love for you to join the conversation on mental health and faith.

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63. Laurie Hammer: Brain, Body, and Gut Health

By Mental-Health--And- | August 5, 2025

Laurie Hammer is a functional nutritional therapist. She is also a survivor of an eating disorder with accompanying anxiety and depression. God brought Laurie through this adversity to place of healing. She now has a passion for helping others through her Calm Mom program, Take Back My Brain podcast, coaching, and amino acid therapy. Laurie is hosting a virtual faith-based mental health back-to-school summit on August 15-16, 2025. Information at this link. https://www.lauriehammer.com/mental-health-summit-moms-kids-back-to-school-edition

Connect with Laurie and find out more about her work!

https://www.lauriehammer.com/

https://www.lauriehammer.com/podcast

https://www.facebook.com/laurie.hammer.7

https://www.facebook.com/takebackmybrain

https://www.instagram.com/thecalmmomcommunity/

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!