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Just Breathe! Reduce Anxiety With This Simple Exercise
Just Breathe! Reduce Anxiety With This Simple Exercise Anxiety might seize you in the middle of the night, or perhaps at the beginning of a work meeting, or maybe while driving your kids to soccer practice. Wherever it happens, it can overwhelm you. Your mind won’t stop running; body is tense; heart is racing. You…
Read MoreBack to School: Confronting School Related Anxiety
How Therapy Can Help Your Child Overcome School-Related Anxiety With your child’s new year of school comes new challenges like school anxiety. Maybe your child struggles to make friends. Maybe they struggle to pay attention in class. These frustrations and struggles can make the hard parts about school even harder. And, as a parent, you…
Read MoreDebunking Marriage Myths: Counseling is for LGBTQ Couples, Too!
Debunking Marriage Counseling Myths: “Couples Therapy is Only For Straight Couples” By now, you might have noticed that most marriage therapy content online refers to straight couples by default. And when you picture couples who pursue counseling together, you might not picture an LGBTQ couple. Do LGBTQ couples have the same struggles as straight couples? Can…
Read MoreHow To Offer Extra Support to Your Child in ADHD Therapy
ADHD Therapy: How Parents Can Offer Additional Support Therapy is one of the best ways you can support your child with Attention- Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). And your child is not alone in their struggles. In fact, ADHD is one of the most common conditions diagnosed in children (source). While therapy can be life changing for…
Read MoreThe Five Couples You Meet in Therapy: Hostile Couples
The Five Couples You Meet in Therapy, Part 4: Hostile Couples So far, you have learned about three common “types” of couples that seek therapy: conflict avoiders, volatile couples, and validating couples. These types are not all-encompassing. But learning about these common types of couples can help you understand why you and your spouse can…
Read MoreWhat is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
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…
Read MoreCouples Counseling Styles and Specialties
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…
Read MoreLet’s Talk About Postpartum Depression
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…
Read MoreIndividual Counseling for PTSD
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…
Read MoreRelationship Counseling: Collaboration vs. Cooperation
Relationship Counseling: Are You Collaborating with Your Partner, Or Are You Just Cooperating? A common concern for couples who seek relationship counseling at our office is conflict resolution. You might relate to this. Maybe you and your partner have a big argument you just can’t seem to agree on. Or maybe you are trying to…
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