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How to Make Meaning of a Loved One’s Death
How to Make Meaning of a Loved One’s Death The death of a loved one is one of the most profound and challenging experiences we face. Grieving is a deeply personal journey, and finding meaning in the loss can be a crucial part of healing....
Why Do an Intensive VS Traditional Therapy?
Why Choose Intensive Therapy Over Weekly Sessions? Intensive therapy offers an alternative to traditional weekly therapy sessions, providing a more concentrated and focused approach to treatment. This method can be particularly beneficial for individuals seeking significant progress in a shorter period. Here’s why you might...
Navigating Life Transitions & Grief: A Journey of Healing & Growth
Life transitions are inevitable. Whether it's a career change, moving to a new city, the end of a relationship, or the loss of a loved one, these changes can be deeply challenging. Grief, a common companion to major transitions, can be overwhelming, but it also...
Out of Pocket Payment for Therapy? HUH?
Opting to pay out of pocket for therapy might seem like an added expense, especially when you’re already paying for health insurance. However, there are significant benefits to self-pay therapy that can greatly enhance your therapeutic experience and overall mental health. Here’s why: Full Control...
How to Overcome Anxiety with the Help of Counseling
Anxiety can feel like an insurmountable obstacle, but with the right support and guidance, it's possible to reclaim control and find relief. Counseling offers a safe and effective way to address anxiety, providing you with the tools and strategies needed to overcome your fears and...
Mindfulness-Based Coping Strategies for Big Life Transitions
Life is a series of transitions, each marked by its own set of challenges and opportunities. Whether it's a career change, relocation, or major life event, navigating these transitions can be overwhelming at times. However, with the right tools and mindset, you can embrace change...
How Grief Counseling Can Provide Support When You’re Coping With Unexpected Loss
Grieving the loss of a loved one is an incredibly challenging and personal journey. When faced with unexpected loss, the emotional toll can be overwhelming. In such moments of profound sorrow, grief counseling emerges as a beacon of support, offering a safe space for you...
Holiday Stress Prevention Tips
The holidays are right around the corner! And that means many of us will begin losing our minds, patience, and good cheer. Well, can you blame us? The holidays are one of the most stressful times of the year. Between shopping, decorating, and keeping your...
How to Deal with Family Drama Around the Holidays
For many of us, spending time with family during the holidays is something straight out of a Hallmark movie with days filled with comfort and joy. But for others, the holidays with family are scarier than Halloween. From the stress of traveling to the pressure...
How to Co-Parent on Birthdays, Holidays & Other Special Occasions
Co-parenting can present obstacles at any time of the year, but it tends to be especially difficult on birthdays, holidays, and other special occasions. Here are a few tips for how to approach your next big event: Decide on a schedule ahead of time. Chances...
Walk and Talk Therapy: Nature’s Healing Power
For as long as there have been human beings on this planet, there have been people who took a walk when they were feeling a strong negative emotion. There is just something so beneficial about walking. It seems to calm us down and clear our...
Understanding Social Anxiety Disorder
Also known as “social phobia,” social anxiety disorder causes someone to intensely fear normal social interactions. This is more than shyness or a fear of public speaking—someone with social anxiety disorder excessively worries about being judged during everyday situations such as making eye contact with...
Coping With Grief & Loss
If you’ve recently lost someone or something, you may be going through the grieving process. Below, we explain what grief is and how long the grieving process can be expected to take. We also offer some tips on how to cope with loss. What Is...
Managing Work-Life Balance
Do you have trouble balancing work and your personal life? If so, you’re not alone. According to Mental Health America (MHA) , almost 40% of U.S. adults who are employed full time reported working 50+ hours a week, and 18% work 60+ hours. Despite how...
Nurturing Positive Relationships With Friends
The importance of having positive friendships in your life cannot be overstated. Healthy friendships can help you feel happier and more self-confident, reduce your stress levels, and prevent you from feeling lonely or isolated. When times are good, friends can help you celebrate. And when...
Mental Health Benefits of Gender-Affirming Care
Gender-affirming care focuses on an individual’s physical, mental and social health needs. This care is absolutely lifesaving for transgender, gender diverse, and nonbinary people. In order to fully understand what gender-affirming care is, we must first understand what it means to have a “gender identity...
What is Gender Dysphoria?
Gender dysphoria, formerly known as gender identity disorder, describes intense and persistent feelings of identifying with another gender. Individuals with gender dysphoria often take measures to live in harmony with their internal gender identity. This may include dressing and using mannerisms associated with the gender...
How to Tell When You’re Feeling Burned Out
Many people think of burnout as simply being incredibly tired after a long week or month of work or school studies. But burnout is much more than a physical exhaustion; it has in fact been called the “triad of depersonalization, emotional exhaustion, and feelings of...
Types of Anxiety Disorders
At some point in our lives, most of us will experience anxiety. It’s actually a natural reaction to many stressors such as starting a new job, taking final exams, and becoming a new parent. Now for many people, the anxiety will subside once the stressor...
Am I Sad or Depressed?
Into each life a little rain must fall is a way of saying every one of us will experience sadness in our lifetime. It is completely normal and natural. But there are some people who feel something deeper and darker than sadness, and they may...