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The Food Allergy Counselor

Food allergy anxiety, mental health, mindset, and parenting tips from

licensed therapist, Tamara Hubbard, MA, LCPC

5 min read

How to Find an Allergy-Knowledgeable Counseling Provider

You realize your anxiety levels are rising to a level that impacts your daily life, and nothing you're doing seems to be helping. An...

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Two Ways to Help Kids Build Food Allergy-Related Self-Esteem

We're all familiar with the term self-esteem, but it can be hard to describe it in a concrete manner. In the simplest of terms,...

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Food Allergy Awareness Week Day 7: Food Allergy Mental Health Worksheet

Day 7: PDF Worksheet To Use or Share! Today marks the end of Food Allergy Awareness Week 2019. I've covered a lot within the last seven...

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Food Allergy Awareness Week Day 6: Fight Food Allergy Fears

Day 6: Fight Food Allergy Fears w/Facts Fear is a present-oriented basic emotion that typically occurs as a response to a real or...

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Food Allergy Awareness Week Day 5: Problem-Solving with Food Allergy Fear

Day 5: The I.D.E.A.L Method Imagine this scenario..... Your daughter comes home from the first day of school saying she made a new...

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Food Allergy Awareness Week Day 4: Food Allergy Anxiety Resources

Day 4: Food Allergy Anxiety Resources Anxiety isn't necessarily a bad emotion. Neither is stress. They can be useful feelings, driving us...

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Food Allergy Awareness Week Days 1 & 2

Day 1: Food Allergy Support Groups Being a member of a health-focused support group is now about as common as stopping at Starbucks daily...

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5 Reminders for Parents of Kids with Food Allergy-Related Anxiety

Those of us who are food allergy-knowledgeable licensed behavioral healthcare providers will inevitably get calls from parents seeking...

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Coping with Food Allergy Tragedies

Another food allergy-related tragedy recently populated our social media feeds. This story involved a teenage boy, all set to graduate...

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Accessibility to Food Allergy-Knowledgeable Behavioral Health Professionals (Survey Results)

The food allergy community continues to express a need to focus more on the mental/behavioral health needs of individuals and families...

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Navigating Valentine’s Day from a Nut Allergy Mom (and Clinical Social Worker)

When I think of Valentine’s Day growing up I think of the fantastic heart boxes filled with gooey chocolates my dad would get for me, my...

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Alternative Ways to Teach Kids About Food Allergies

Have you ever thought about how your child learns best? Maybe your child has been lucky enough to have a teacher that identifies learning...

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Siblings Without Food Allergies - Their Perceptions

As a licensed professional counselor trained in family therapy, I am always curious about how various factors impact family systems. The...

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Food Allergy Parenting Errors - Mistakes are Part of the Journey!

Written By Guest Blogger: Lori Moussapour, MA, LMSW (Originally posted on www.ToEmpowerU.com; republished with author permission)...

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When Family Members Don't Follow Food Allergy Rules

It's hard when friends don't understand or follow your family's food allergy rules, but it's even harder (and more disappointing) when...

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Navigating the Emotional Seas of Food Allergies

As a parent, there are days that are etched in your mind forever. The days your children were born. Their first words. Their first steps....

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Articles by The Food Allergy Counselor

Articles by
The Food Allergy Counselor