What is Depression? Why Does it Happen? What Can Help?
There are a lot of misconceptions about depression out there. You may hear in passing from friends or family that they feel depressed after going through one stressful event, or that a story they hear is “depressing” but what does depression really mean or entail?
Family Anxiety During Holidays? 3 Tips to Help
We are in the season of spending more time with family. Although it might be a happy time, it can be normal to feel anxiety when thinking about the time that you are planning to spend with family members.
5 Daily Rituals To Help With Depression and Anxiety
When we feel anxious or depressed we will try to use whatever we can to feel better sometimes. The very thing that we use to cope and feel better could feed more into our symptoms over time however. Cutting back on substances and replacing that with healthier options can be a hard change but can make a big difference.
5 Creative Ways To Increase Connection In Your Relationship
We are living in a busy world. With the world we live in you might be finding it more difficult to balance multiple different areas of your life.
Attachment and Anxiety- Tips to Working Towards Secure Attachment
There are a variety of insecure attachment styles that individuals live with. Examples of attachment styles include anxious-preoccupied, fearful avoidant, secure, and dismissive- avoidant.
Practicing Self-Compassion As A Christian
Self compassion practices can be a part of a therapeutic process to help clients gain more awareness about how their language towards themselves impacts how they view themselves. Christians might be more weary about practicing self-compassion due to potential fears of it becoming prideful.
Anxiety and Panic Attacks- Defining Differences In Symptoms And What To Ask Your Therapist:
Anxiety and panic attacks share similarities in symptoms that can make it difficult to understand differences between one or the other. They shouldn't be terms that are used interchangeably though as there are marked differences and are different in clinical diagnosis from one another.
Depression from A New Life Transition? Tips on Managing Depression Symptoms
Depression is common for individuals that are trying to adjust to new big life transitions. It can feel very overwhelming to try to adjust to a new situation or circumstance and the harder that we are on ourselves the worse we can start to feel about ourselves. This article will include some tips to help you get through a new life circumstance.
Disconnection and Loneliness in Relationships and Tips to Help
Do you feel like you and your partner are in a stage in your relationship where things are feeling more stagnant? The effort that was put into your relationship in the beginning seems to be fading out?
Trauma Therapy- Dissociating, Why It Happens and What Can Help?
When things feel overwhelming around us our bodies find many different means and ways to keep us safe to cope with symptoms experienced. One of the ways in which we might do so is through the response of dissociating.
Tips To Help Depression That Feel Like Higher Functioning
On the outside things seem to be running smoothly in your life. Maybe you are able to meet deadlines at work, appear at family events and functions, and check in with your friends and family regularly.
Journaling Prompts To Help Explore More Into “Whys” Of Anxiety
If you have ever been to therapy you may have heard from a therapist at some point that journaling can be a tool to utilize to explore and process experiences.
Defining Relationship Cycling and Tips to Help
Relationship cycling occurs when a couple tends to consistently be in a pattern of “on again” and “off again.” It can be normal for a couple to break up at some point and then find a way back together again.
Trauma- Informed Approaches in The Workplace- Tips on Advocating for Yourself and your Employees
Therapists hear from clients daily the impact that the workplace has on mental health and general well-being. The workplace can be a positive place for individuals growing in their career and experience.
Considering Couples Therapy? 5 Signs That May Indicate It Could Be Appropriate
There can be stigma out there surrounding the types of relationships that pursue couples therapy. The reality is that every relationship is different and with that comes different reasons to seek out couples therapy.
Christian Counseling, Spirituality, and Mental Health- Do They All Work Together?
Do you go to church or another religious institution and wonder if you can be religious/spiritual and also seek out therapy? This question comes up alot and know that you are not alone in thinking this.
Understanding Anxiety And Decoding Its Messages
Do you struggle with rapid heart rates, a stream of intrusive anxious thoughts, and/or difficulties regulating your emotions?
Possible Misconceptions About Therapy For Anxiety/ Depression and How To Combat It
This article will talk more about this including some misconceptions about therapy and possible ways to bring it up in your own therapy. If you yourself are hesitant to therapy, this article might help you to identify why and see other perspectives about how therapy could help.
Self-Care Beyond The Mundane For Depression and Anxiety
Have you been taking vacations and time off of work to then dread coming back? You may be wondering why you even try taking vacations if it's just going to leave you feeling stressed or more stressed when coming back.
Improving Boundary Setting; Family Therapy, and Mental Health
You may have heard of the concept of what a boundary is in the media. Some people aware of the word despise it and misunderstand the meaning behind it.