Insights & Support

Across Bellevue and the greater Washington area, more parents are turning to counseling earlier in their child’s emotional journey — not because something is “wrong,” but because the landscape of childhood stress has changed.

Children and teens today are navigating emotional demands far different from what previous generations faced. Social pressure, changing academic environments, digital overwhelm, shifting family structures, and post-pandemic adjustment continue to impact emotional development in ways many parents don’t see at first.

Early support is becoming a powerful way for families to build resilience before stress becomes overwhelming.

Children process tone, tension, and change long

At Eastside Counseling Center, we often speak about the healing power of connection ~ how love weaves through every stage of life, even through unimaginable loss. Today, we share something deeply personal and profoundly human: a video written and created by our founder and her daughter, Aspen, in honor of their beloved son and brother, who passed from an accidental overdose on November 12, 2019.

This video is a tribute ~ not only to one life but to the love that continues beyond loss. It’s an offering to all who have loved someone deeply and have had to learn how to love them differently after they’ve transitioned.

🌿 Love That Transcends Loss

Grief is, at its core, love ~ love with nowhere to go. When someone we love dies, that love