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17 11, 2012

COUNSELOR’s CORNER: ‘Tis the Season for Holiday Anxiety! Top 7 Tips for Helpful and Healthy Holiday Strategies

COUNSELOR’s CORNER: ‘Tis the Season for Holiday Anxiety! Top 7 Tips for Helpful and Healthy Holiday Strategies

By Hollywood Mom|2012-11-17T15:25:20-08:00November 17th, 2012|Categories: RESOURCES (For Your Actor), THE BUZZ, The Counselors Corner|Tags: anxiety and depression, Avoid Alcohol, Be selective with your RSVPs, Delegate Responsibilities, Holiday Anxiety!, Jody Frank LCSW DCSW CAS, Maintain balance in your diet, Recognize when you need outside support, Roll with the punches, Slow down, Top 7 Tips, Top 7 Tips to Reduce Holiday Anxiety and Depression, West Coast Counseling Center|Comments Off on COUNSELOR’s CORNER: ‘Tis the Season for Holiday Anxiety! Top 7 Tips for Helpful and Healthy Holiday Strategies

The holiday season can be a wonderful time of year in which we come together with loved ones, expressing gratitude, exchanging gifts and sharing hopes for the future. Regrettably, many of us miss out on the happiness that the holidays have to offer, as the season is known for triggering anxiety and depression. Shopping for

1 11, 2010

Child Star Demi Lovato Enters Rehab For Cutting and Eating Disorder, Quits Jonas Brothers Tour

Child Star Demi Lovato Enters Rehab For Cutting and Eating Disorder, Quits Jonas Brothers Tour

By Editor Tracy Bobbitt|2010-11-01T23:12:11-07:00November 1st, 2010|Categories: Cautionary Tales, CHILD ACTORS, Child Stars, In the News, LEGAL, THE BUZZ|Tags: Acting, acting agencies, acting agencies in los angeles, acting agency, acting agent, acting agents, acting agents for kids, acting agents in new york, acting and modeling, acting and modeling agencies, acting audition, acting auditions, acting auditions casting calls, acting auditions for disney channel, Acting Auditions for kids, acting auditions in chicago, acting auditions in miami, acting auditions movies, acting auditions nyc, acting calls, acting class, acting classes, acting classes chicago, acting classes for kids, acting classes in atlanta, acting classes in la, acting classes la, acting classes los angeles, acting for children, acting for kids, acting in movies auditions, acting jobs, acting jobs for disney channel, acting jobs for kids, acting los angeles, acting managers and agents, acting movie, acting movies, acting roles for kids, acting tips, acting websites, actors needed, agencies for acting, agent for acting, agents for acting, audition for movie, audition movie, auditions for commercials, auditions for disney channel, auditions for disney channel 2011, auditions for kid movies, auditions for kids, auditions for movies, auditions for nickelodeon, baby commercial auditions, baby modeling agencies, be on reality tv show, become a disney channel star, becoming an actor, best acting classes, best acting in a movie, best kid actors, best kids actors, Cactus McCallum, Cafe Mom, casting agents, casting call for boys, Casting Call for toddlers, casting call for triplets, Casting call for twins, Casting Calls, casting calls for kids, child acting, child acting agencies, child acting agents, CHILD ACTORS, Child actress cuts herself, child auditions, child modeling, child star agents, child star auditions, child star emotional issues, Child Star rehab, child stars, child talent agencies, children acting auditions, children actors, children modeling agencies, Cindy Busto, commercial auditions, commercial auditions for kids, commercial casting calls, cougar, Dakota Fanning, DCSW, demi lovato, disney channel acting auditions, disney channel auditions, disney channel auditions for kids, disney child actors then and now, disney movie auditions, do child actors go to school, eating disorders in child stars, Hollywood Mom Blog, https://hollywoodmomblog.com/hollywood-health-eating-disorders/, Jody Frank, joe jonas, jonas brothers, LCSW, top paid child star goes to rehab, West Coast Counseling Center|Comments Off on Child Star Demi Lovato Enters Rehab For Cutting and Eating Disorder, Quits Jonas Brothers Tour

According to TMZ and E online, top paid television child/teen star andDisney star Demi Lovato has dropped out of an international concert tour with the Jonas Brothers while in Peru in order to check into a treatment center to seek help for "emotional and physical issues." Per the Associated Press, a person familiar with the situation

24 05, 2010

Counselors Corner: Do Child & Teen Actors Abuse Drugs & Alcohol More Often Than Other Kids?

Counselors Corner: Do Child & Teen Actors Abuse Drugs & Alcohol More Often Than Other Kids?

By Editor Tracy Bobbitt|2017-02-22T22:02:28-08:00May 24th, 2010|Categories: THE BUZZ, The Counselors Corner|Tags: alcohol abuse in child actors, CHILD ACTORS, Cindy Busto, drug abuse in child actors, Jody Frank, teen actors, West Coast Counseling Center|Comments Off on Counselors Corner: Do Child & Teen Actors Abuse Drugs & Alcohol More Often Than Other Kids?

Dear Jody and Cindy, Are child actors more likely to abuse drugs and alcohol than the general public or do we just hear about them more because they are famous? Dad of 2, Sherman Oaks, CA Child actors tend to be exposed earlier to drugs and alcohol due to the abundance and accessibility of substances

28 04, 2010

West Coast Counseling Center Addresses HMB’s Concerns About Child Actors

West Coast Counseling Center Addresses HMB’s Concerns About Child Actors

By Editor Tracy Bobbitt|2010-04-28T20:28:54-07:00April 28th, 2010|Categories: Parents of Child Actors, THE HOLLYWOOD LIFE|Tags: Acting, acting agencies, acting agencies in los angeles, acting agency, acting agent, acting agents, acting agents for kids, acting agents in new york, acting and modeling, acting and modeling agencies, acting audition, acting auditions, acting auditions casting calls, acting auditions for disney channel, Acting Auditions for kids, acting auditions in chicago, acting auditions in miami, acting auditions movies, acting auditions nyc, acting calls, acting class, acting classes, acting classes chicago, acting classes for kids, acting classes in atlanta, acting classes in la, acting classes la, acting classes los angeles, acting for children, acting for kids, acting in movies auditions, acting jobs, acting jobs for disney channel, acting jobs for kids, acting los angeles, acting managers and agents, acting movie, acting movies, acting roles for kids, acting tips, acting websites, actors needed, Aftercare Rehab Specialists, agencies for acting, agent for acting, agents for acting, audition for movie, audition movie, audition to be an actress, Auditions, auditions for commercials, auditions for disney channel, auditions for disney channel 2011, auditions for kid movies, auditions for kids, auditions for movies, auditions for nickelodeon, baby commercial auditions, baby modeling agencies, become a disney channel star, becoming an actor, best acting classes, best acting in a movie, best kid actors, best kids actors, casting agents, Casting Calls, casting calls for kids, child acting, child acting agencies, child acting agents, child auditions, child modeling, Child Performers, child star agents, child star auditions, child talent agencies, children acting auditions, children actors, children modeling agencies, Cindy Busto, commercial auditions, commercial auditions for kids, commercial casting calls, disney channel acting auditions, disney channel auditions, disney channel auditions for kids, disney child actors then and now, disney movie auditions, do child actors go to school, E! Entertainment, film auditions, good agents for acting, hollywood casting calls, hollywood movie auditions, how to get children into acting, i wanna be an actor, i want to be famous, Jody Frank, kid acting auditions, kid auditions, kid auditions 2012, kid auditions for movies, kid modeling, kid modeling agencies, kids acting agents, kids acting auditions, kids auditions for movies, kids modeling agencies, la auditions, local auditions, los angeles acting, modeling agencies, modeling agencies for kids, modeling and acting, modeling and acting agencies, modeling and acting agencies in los angeles, modeling auditions, modeling for kids, modeling jobs, modeling jobs for kids, movie acting, movie acting auditions, movie auditions, movie auditions 2011, movie auditions for kids, movie auditions for teenagers, movie casting calls, movie extras, movies acting, movies auditions for kids, old child actors, online acting auditions, online acting classes, Open Casting Calls, play auditions, talent agencies, talent agencies for kids, talent agency, talent agent, top acting agencies, top acting classes, upcoming movie auditions, WCCCLA, West Coast Counseling Center, young actors then and now, young children actors|1 Comment

The Hollywood Mom Blog is proud to welcome our newest contributors Jody Frank, LCSW and Cindy Busto, LCSW of the West Coast Counseling Center. In the wake of so many recent child actor tragedies, as HMB's editor I felt it was time to seek the input of professionals to answer some of the unique questions