Helping People with Disabilities Express Emotions Using Candyland
Many of my counseling clients who have Autism and other developmental disabilities have low emotional intelligence when they enter therapy. Emotional intelligence, in a very broad sense, refers to how well a person is able to identify and assess the emotions of other...
5 Mistakes to Avoid when Counseling Clients with Disabilities
Does counseling even work for people with Intellectual and Developmental disabilities?Most of my counseling clients with I/DD have worked with other counselors in the past. They will tell me that they liked their former counselors, and that they liked having someone...
How to: Teach Deep Breathing to People with Intellectual Disabilities
What my counseling clients with Intellectual Disabilities tell me about learning to ‘breathe deep’ Usually my counseling clients with intellectual disabilities have been coached in deep breathing in the past. When I ask them about it, the answer is usually “yeah…that...About the Mental Wellness + Disability Blog
Hi, I’m Rose Reif!
I offer counseling to disabled and neurodivergent people and their family members in my Cary, NC office.
Here on the Mental Wellness + Disability blog, I write posts intended to offer resources, useful strategies, and support to disabled and neurodivergent people and the people who love them.
