Choices Resource Guide

PATHWAYS To Recovery

FINDING STRENGTH FROMWITHIN

S ince starting his position in the summer as a CHOICES site manager, Anthony Lash oversees the Port Clinton location’s daily operations. He meets with clients for mental health counseling, consults with doctors to ensure they have adequate medical supplies at the facility, and supervises clinicians. In light of the effects of the pandemic, Lash says more focus has been placed on tailoring the program’s services to clients’ mental needs. “There’s just a huge need for mindfulness and coping skills, increased sensitivity, and just giving people an overall sense that they’re being heard and can express their frustrations and feelings,” Lash said. Through the program’s counseling services, clinicians are offering additional advice to managing daily stressors that accompany some of the isolation from the pandemic. “We’re hoping to provide ideas for our clients to find strengths

within themselves. We want to show them there’s hope and that their experiences during the pandemic can be growing opportunities to deal with any future challenges.”

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