Individual Therapy: Dating

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Individual Therapy: How to Avoid Discouragement While Dating If you are dating and exploring potential relationships, individual therapy can help to improve your experience. Dating is an exciting time, but dating comes with it’s own unique challenges.  Once you have had a less than perfect experience with dating, it can be easy to become discouraged.…

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If I Take Mental Health Medications, Should I Start Individual Therapy?

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Why Mental Health Medications and Individual Therapy Make a Great Team Mental health medication and individual therapy do not have to be mutually exclusive. Maybe you have already told your doctor, OBGYN, or pediatrician about your mental health symptoms. You explain your frustrations and challenges. Then, your doctor prescribes medication to help manage your symptoms.…

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What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?

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All About Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) On your search for the best style of therapy for your needs, you have probably seen references to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). But what is CBT? What happens during CBT therapy? And how do you know if CBT is right for you? (Related Article: Learning How to Cope in…

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Couples Counseling Styles and Specialties

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Styles and Specialties of Couples Counseling… And How to Know Which One is Right for You Our last post was about different types of individual counseling. But, what if you are looking for couples counseling? Are there different types of relationship therapy, too? (Related article: Individual vs. Marriage Counseling). The answer is yes! There are…

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Specialties and Styles of Individual Therapy

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Let’s Talk About Styles and Specialties of Individual Therapy As you research therapy, you may begin to notice that therapists mention different specialities and styles of therapy. You might see things like CBT, EMDR, DBT, or EFT. That’s a lot of letters!  But what do these types of therapy actually mean for you as a…

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Let’s Talk About Postpartum Depression

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What is Postpartum Depression?  If you are pregnant or have recently had a baby, you may have heard a lot of talk about postpartum depression. But what is post partum depression? Is that the same as the “baby blues”? And will it just go away on it’s own, or should you seek additional help to…

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Individual Counseling for PTSD

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Individual Counseling: Coping with Post Traumatic Stress If you are struggling after a stressful or scary incident in your life, individual counseling can help. It can be a challenge to know how to process these intensely stressful situations. And the aftermath can impact your life and functioning in surprising (and frustrating) ways. Today, you will…

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Counseling and Communication Skills: Why Clarity is Kindness

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Communication Skills in Counseling: Why Being Unclear is Unkind Many of our clients seek help developing their communication skills in therapy. And therapy is the perfect place for you to learn and improve these communication skills, whether they be with your partner, family, friends, or coworkers. One common struggle if you seek better communication skills…

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Individual Therapy: Worry vs. Anxiety- What is the Difference?

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Individual Therapy: Are Worry and Anxiety the Same Thing? Anxiety and depression are some of the most common reasons that you might seek individual therapy at our office. But how can you tell the difference between anxiety and “normal” worrying? Isn’t it normal to have some worries? How can you know if your worries have…

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Marriage Counseling Myths: “Sexual Compatibility Happens Naturally”

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Counseling Debunks Marriage Myths: “Sexual Compatibility Comes Naturally” Maybe you and your spouse are struggling with your sex life, so you seek marriage counseling. You may be used to overhearing ideas about relationships and sex, like “if a couple doesn’t have ‘chemistry’ then they can’t last”. Or “you can’t learn sexual compatibility- you either have…

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