Navigating Life Transitions: Allowing for Change and Thriving
Some of the most profound transitions people experience involve shifting their sense of identity, perhaps in regards to life expectations, faith, sexuality, or gender. These transitions can bring both deep fulfillment and intense emotional challenges. Allison Meakin, MSW Intern shares five tips to help you navigate life transitions.
Meditation 101: How to meditate
You’ve probably considered meditation to help with the overwhelm but may wonder how to meditate. Use this article as your meditation 101, or beginners guide to meditation.
How to Help Your Child Respond to Anger in Healthier Ways
Therapist Leanne Rohrbach, LCSW shares how to help your child respond to anger in healthier ways.
The Benefits of Working with a Student Intern Therapist
Therapy is a powerful tool for improving mental health, and many people seek out licensed therapists for support. However, more individuals are discovering the benefits of working with a mental health student intern therapist. Dr. Julie Hanks explains some of the unique advantages of working with a student intern therapist.
Meditation and Mindfulness: Benefits and Methods
Meditation, or mindfulness, has vast benefits for mental health. Read this post to find the benefits of meditation and mindfulness plus tips on how to meditate.
What to Expect in EMDR Therapy
Rachel Fuller, LCSW explains what happens during EMDR therapy. Because EMDR can look so different compared to each client, each targeted trauma, and each therapist, she also answers commonly asked questions regarding EMDR therapy
Understanding EMDR Therapy
EMDR is a type of psychotherapy aimed to treat traumatic experiences that get “stuck” in the brain. Here’s a brief overview of the theory behind EMDR, starting with the scientific explanation and followed by a simpler analogy I use with my own clients.
My Best Friend Is Depressed and Suicidal
Ask a Therapist: My best friend is depressed and suicidal. How do I help her? Advice from a therapist on how to help your friends who are struggling with depression and thoughts of suicide.
Healing From Purity Culture
While it is completely normal to decide to abstain from sexual activity until marriage if that is within someone’s values or belief system, purity culture has caused some side effects that negatively impact men and women. Here are a few steps that may be helpful for you as you're on your journey of healing from purity culture.
Mental Health and Shared Custody: Tips for if you’re struggling with co-parenting
Dr. Julie Hanks recently appeared on Good Things Utah with tips on the mental health of parents who share custody of their children.
Healing From Betrayal and Developing Healthy Intimacy
Humans need relationships. From infancy, we learn to depend on others for our wellbeing. As we grow we become more independent, however even as adults we need relationships to create a strong sense of self and a secure base we can fall back on when bad things happen. According to Dr. Freyd, “Betrayal trauma occurs when the people or institutions on which a person depends for survival significantly violate that person’s trust or well-being” (2008).
Navigating Alcohol Abuse in Your Partner
When a partner struggles with alcohol abuse, the emotional toll on the relationship can be overwhelming. As a marriage and family therapist, I understand the complexities and challenges that come with this issue. It’s important to approach the situation with empathy, compassion, and practical tools to foster healing and connection.
Child Social Skills Post-Pandemic
As a child therapist, I work with children of all ages who have a range of support needs. One area that almost all of my clients benefit from is social skills development. Social skills are crucial and can be learned through various channels: direct teaching from parents, guidance from teachers, therapeutic interventions, and everyday social interactions or play.
Ask A Therapist: Will My Therapist Have To Tell My Parents When I Cut Myself?
Many teenagers wonder what therapists are required to tell parents. The fact that your parents are taking you to therapy to get help tells me that they are concerned about you, that they care about you, and that they acknowledge that you are in pain and need professional help.
What Parents Need to Know When Taking Your Child to Play Therapy
Deciding to take yourself to therapy can be a vulnerable and scary step for anyone and is filled with lots of unknowns. Bringing your child to therapy can feel just as vulnerable and scary for both you and your child. Here are some things you can expect when you decide to bring your child to therapy for the first time.
Shhhhh! I'm Trying To Be Mindful!
Mindfulness is all the rage right now. The problem is trying to find the time to be mindful! This easy mindfulness exercise only takes five minutes or less!
Lessons From the Barbie Movie From a Therapist
In honor of it being 1 year since the Barbie movie came out, here are some thoughts as a therapist who works with eating disorders and body image.
Progress Over Perfection
The journey from perfectionism to embracing progress can lead to true growth and fulfillment. As you value progress over reaching that mystical point of “there,” you can learn from each experience and move forward with self-compassion, resilience, adaptivity, and patience.
Signs That You May Still be Suffering From Post-pandemic Social Anxiety
In my clinical observations with clients, it has come to my attention that a significant number are presenting symptoms indicative of social anxiety, a condition that emerged during the pandemic and has persisted beyond its conclusion, failing to revert to pre-COVID levels of adaptability. Despite the return to normalcy, there remains a notable absence of comprehensive guidance and psychological awareness concerning the enduring psychological repercussions of the pandemic, resulting in a substantial portion of the population being susceptible to the effects of social anxiety.
Healing Through the Universality of Music
As a therapist, one question I love to ask in an intake is what people’s favorite songs/albums/artists are, or what songs they are currently listening to on repeat. This provides a lot of insight into ways the person may be trying to connect with themselves or the world around them.