AK Skoog Counseling and Supervision

10/07/2025

I promise, it’s worth it 💯💯💯

10/06/2025

October is Domestic Violence Awareness month 👇👇👇

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic Violence (DV) includes physical and emotional abuse, and it revolves around power and control. During the month of October, we encourage everyone to take the time to educate yourself and others, so you may support others who are fighting to free themselves from abuse.

Nationally, there are over 10 million abuse victims documented annually yet, millions of Americans live in daily, silent fear within their homes.

The APD Domestic Violence Unit is here to help. They have an open-door policy where citizens can walk in to ask questions, get assistance with their case, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders (DVRO), court proceedings, or make a police report. The unit is in the Boney Court House 303 K St on the first floor in the Domestic Violence Office.

If you are in an abusive relationship, and you are seeking help, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at any time of the day or night at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). All calls are confidential.

Here are additional local resources:

• AWAIC: 907-279-9581

• 24-hour Crisis Line: 907-272-0100

• Alaska Network on Domestic Violence (https://andvsa.org/)

• Mat Su Valley-Alaska Family Services: 907-746-4080

• Anchorage Police Department: 311 (non-emergency) or 911 (emergency)

10/02/2025

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09/22/2025

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"Teaching people how to regulate their emotions is crime prevention. It’s addiction prevention.
It’s su***de prevention. It’s generational healing. It’s how we stop raising adults who explode, implode, or shut down at the first sign of discomfort. Emotional regulation is not just a soft skill. It’s survival. It’s the foundation of a society where people can disagree without dehumanizing each other, where accountability isn’t seen as an attack, and where conflict doesn’t always have to mean violence. You want a better world? Start with emotional education."
—wearespiritualbeings

artwork by instagram.com/jmcarbomarti

09/18/2025

Grace 🙌🙌🙌

09/14/2025

“Grief is love with nowhere to go.” ❤️‍🩹

09/11/2025

This though . . . I will never jump on the bandwagon of AI — People need REAL, HUMAN connection in order to heal . . . And to be called out on their own self-defeating thoughts and behaviors when needed 🙌

Unlike mental health professionals, chatbots are designed to keep you engaged—not necessarily to support your well-being.

Learn more about why ChatGPT shouldn't be your therapist: https://at.apa.org/a51dd1

09/01/2025

I always remind my clients when they want those instant gratification results — Growth and healing is a marathon, not a sprint 💞

08/27/2025

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People in therapy are often in therapy to deal with the people in their lives who won't go to therapy. They enter the room carrying the weight of relationships that are complicated, draining, or unresolved, where others refuse to take responsibility for their actions or emotions. These individuals often find themselves repeatedly hurt, manipulated, or misunderstood by people who lack the self-awareness or courage to work on themselves. Therapy becomes more than just a personal growth tool—it becomes a sanctuary, a place where they can process the confusion, pain, and frustration caused by others’ unwillingness to face their own issues.

In therapy, they learn to set boundaries without guilt, to recognize toxic patterns, and to respond with clarity instead of anger. They learn strategies to protect their mental and emotional well-being while still engaging in relationships that may be necessary, like family, coworkers, or long-term partners. Therapy helps them see that they are not responsible for fixing others, that empathy doesn’t require enabling, and that they can still cultivate compassion without sacrificing their own peace.

Ultimately, people in therapy are doing the work they wish others would do for themselves. They are learning patience, resilience, and self-respect, building a foundation of strength that allows them to navigate the world with more clarity and less unnecessary suffering. The process is challenging, but it equips them to live fully and authentically, even when surrounded by people who refuse to confront their own shadows.

08/27/2025

“They have a very, very high maltreatment rate,” Lowry said. “They do not have the kids visited every month. That’s a federal requirement children have to be visited, because how else can you know whether a child is safe when you put a child in a foster home?”

***EXACTLY — How DO you know a child is safe in someone’s care without adequate oversight by the very agency whose ONE JOB is to keep them safe?! 😡

Something has got to change . . . Because the rates at which already traumatized children experience neglect and abuse in foster care is absolutely appalling — How are these children supposed to have a fighting chance at life if they cannot even get their most basic safety needs met within a system whose #1 priority is supposed to be child welfare?! 😩😩😩

The class action lawsuit alleges the state has placed foster kids at risk and seeks system-wide reforms.

08/14/2025

Until one day 💓

08/04/2025

The times of making yourself small for the comfort of others are over — You deserve to take up space ❤️‍🩹