Meet Your Counselors
Be sure to review our Counseling and Community Resources as well as activate your LionCare account (for current students) in order to have access to FREE 24/7 medical and mental health services (virtual and phone appointments). Contact counseling@nctc.edu with any questions!
A Message from Courtney Jaimes
A Message from Jennifer Burrows
Texas Desert Rose Podcast
with Tammy Terrell and Jennifer Burrows
"So you want to be a mental health therapist?"
Tools2Thrive Handouts
Creating Healthy Routines
Routines help organize our days into patterns and make it easier to get things done without having to think hard about them. Explore how you can create a healthy routine this #mentalhealthmonth using #tools2thrive: mhanational.org/may. #mhm20
Download the Creating Health Routines Handout
Eliminating Toxic Influences
Identifying toxic influences in our lives and taking steps to create a new life without them can improve mental and physical health over time. Learn more at mhanational.org/may. #mentalhealthmonth #mhm20 #tools2thrive
Download the Eliminating Toxic Influences Handout
Finding the Positive After Loss
Finding the positives in life doesn’t mean ignoring the negative. Practicing gratitude can train your brain to look for good things that are happening, which helps to recover mentally and emotionally. Learn more #tools2thrive at mhanational.org/may. #mhm20 #MentalHealthMonth
Download the Finding the Positive After Loss
Owning Your Feelings
Most people don’t think about taking the time to identify their feelings, but it can help to better cope with challenging situations. Learn more about #tools2thrive with mental health challenges for #MentalHealthMonth at mhanational.org/may. #mhm20
Download the Owning Your Feelings Handout
Supporting Others
There are simple things that every person can say or do to help those who are struggling through tough times. The #Tools2Thrive toolkit explores small changes we can make that have a big impact. To learn more and download the free toolkit, visit mhanational.org/may. #mhm20
Download the Supporting Others Handout
Connecting With Others
Being lonely causes the same amount of damage to your lifespan as smoking 15 cigarettes a day and is more dangerous to health than obesity. It’s hard to know how to make connections, but you can learn how using #tools2thrive: mhanational.org/may. #mentalhealthmonth #mhm20
Download the Connecting With Others Handout
Additional Resources
Self-Care!
What is Self-Care?
According to psychcentral.com, “Self-care is any activity that we do deliberately in order to take care of our mental, emotional, and physical health.”
NCTC Staff and Faculty Share Self-Care Ideas!
Be a Zen Lion!
Zen Lion was created in the Spring 2020 semester as a joint effort between The Completion Center and Counseling & Advising. The hope is that through the more regular practice of things such as meditation mindfulness, and yoga, we may all gain tools to help us better manage our stress and relax more easily.
Click the link below for access to some Zen Lion tools you can use!
Apps to Consider
Some apps may require a subscription cost.
- Headspace
- Calm
- Shine
- Action for Happiness
- Breathe2Relax
- Happify
- Mindshift
- Sanvello
- Simple Habit
** NCTC does not specifically promote or endorse any apps
