

Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT
Covid Grief, take 2
“I feel like tears are always close to the surface right now” As therapists, helping people through grief has always been what we’re about, so when a client said that … well, we knew what they were experiencing. In fact, at Sanctuary Christian Counseling, it’s a prime directive for who we are. We help grieving individuals, distressed kids and teens and couples in conflict find peace, solutions and connection. That is who we are. In fact, our partner Andrea Geesaman, LPC is a


Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT
Sleepless in Shippensburg
So last week I got sidetracked, and forgot all kinds of things. There were even moments when it was tough to put words together correctly! I suspect it was because I was sleepless in Shippensburg! Like many of us, I don’t always get enough sleep. Sometimes it’s because there’s something on my mind. Sometimes it’s because I’m hot, or overtired, or just having “one of those nights.” Sometimes, like last week, it’s because I just came back from vacation abroad and my time/sleep


Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT
FOMO - and turning it to joy
FOMO - Fear of Missing Out. What a metaphor for 2020. From the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic to the present, so many of us are missing out. Missing out on relationships. Missing out on important events. Missing out on the normal things of life. Missing out on special events – weddings, travel, family gatherings. Even missing out on small things like shopping for our own groceries! Nearly all of us have missed out on something during this difficult time. And we hate it. A