Navigating Life Transitions: Allowing for Change and Thriving
Transition, Change, Emotional Health, Emotional Wellness, Faith Transition Allison Meakin, MSW Intern Transition, Change, Emotional Health, Emotional Wellness, Faith Transition Allison Meakin, MSW Intern

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.

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Meditation and Mindfulness: Benefits and Methods

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.

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Healing From Betrayal and Developing Healthy Intimacy

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).

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Navigating Alcohol Abuse in Your Partner
Mental Health, Emotional Health, Relationships Hillary Harmon, MFT Intern Mental Health, Emotional Health, Relationships Hillary Harmon, MFT Intern

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.

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Child Social Skills Post-Pandemic
Play Therapy, Mental Health, Emotional Health Courtney VanDermyden, CMHC Play Therapy, Mental Health, Emotional Health Courtney VanDermyden, CMHC

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.

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What Parents Need to Know When Taking Your Child to Play Therapy
Play Therapy, Mental Health, Emotional Health Dr. Julie Hanks, PhD, LCSW Play Therapy, Mental Health, Emotional Health Dr. Julie Hanks, PhD, LCSW

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.

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Technology Has Changed You!!!

Technology Has Changed You!!!

According to a recent study conducted by the market research group Nielsen, American adults average 11 hours per day reading, listening, surfing, posting, or interacting with media. Find solutions and ideas for counteracting the negative effects of excessive social media us on families.

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Tips & Ideas to Help Your Child Navigate Difficult Times

Tips & Ideas to Help Your Child Navigate Difficult Times

Stressful times can be challenging to navigate, and children do not always have the words to express their feelings. Children are perceptive, and they feel the effects of change. Here are some ways to help your child navigate difficult times.

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The Power of EMDR Therapy
Mental Health, Emotional Health Jamie Kelly, CSW Mental Health, Emotional Health Jamie Kelly, CSW

The Power of EMDR Therapy

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (or EMDR) therapy is a structured approach to psychotherapy that aims to alleviate distress associated with traumatic memories. It was developed by psychologist Francine Shapiro in the late 1980s and has since gained widespread recognition as an evidence-based treatment for trauma-related conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, and more.

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I Just Want to Fix It: How to Help your Stressed Out Partner

I Just Want to Fix It: How to Help your Stressed Out Partner

Every person experiences hardships and stress from various sources, such as friendships, employment, health issues, or parenting. These stressors can create feelings of anxiety, fear, anger, sadness, confusion, and helplessness, and create physical health issues including breathing issues, inability to sleep, muscle tension, headaches, and so on. When people are struggling, it is perfectly natural to turn to our significant other to find relief and support. However, there are times when reaching out leads to pain or annoyance.

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Embracing Radical Acceptance: A Path to Inner Peace
Mental Health, Emotional Health Rachel Rose, LMFT Mental Health, Emotional Health Rachel Rose, LMFT

Embracing Radical Acceptance: A Path to Inner Peace

Radical acceptance is both a concept and skill that involves acknowledging and embracing reality as it is, even when the reality is difficult or painful. Radical acceptance is a concept utilized in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) as a distress tolerance skill. Understanding and implementing this skill does not mean that we approve of the blunt reality - we may hate it! What it means is that we are willing to lean in to the blunt reality in order to allow ourselves to more quickly and resiliently move on to focus our internal and external resources towards more values-consistent behaviors.

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How to “Ground” Your Child
Adolescents, Anxiety, Children, Emotional Health, Mental Health, Play Therapy Nathan Watkins, LMFT, RPT™️ Adolescents, Anxiety, Children, Emotional Health, Mental Health, Play Therapy Nathan Watkins, LMFT, RPT™️

How to “Ground” Your Child

While you won’t be getting any discipline tips, the mindfulness and grounding techniques for kids presented here pose many benefits for you and your child, including allowing your child to be more present especially when becoming behaviorally or emotionally dysregulated.

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Turn to Face the Change: How Therapy Helps People Make Positive Change Daily
Counseling, Emotional Health, Mental Health, Therapy Nathan Watkins, LMFT, RPT™️ Counseling, Emotional Health, Mental Health, Therapy Nathan Watkins, LMFT, RPT™️

Turn to Face the Change: How Therapy Helps People Make Positive Change Daily

One of the most important factors of making change with therapy is the therapeutic relationship. The therapeutic relationship is the trust you have with your therapist. It is what makes you feel comfortable with him/her as you come frequently without judgment of what you have going on.

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Emotionally Focused Therapy: A Compassionate Approach to Reducing Shame
Mental Health, Emotional Health Hillary Harmon, MFT Intern Mental Health, Emotional Health Hillary Harmon, MFT Intern

Emotionally Focused Therapy: A Compassionate Approach to Reducing Shame

Shame is a complex and powerful emotion that can have a profound impact on our lives. From the perspective of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), shame is often intricately connected to our sense of self and our relationships with others. In this blog post, our focus will be on understanding how shame arises when we perceive ourselves as different from those in our environment, and how embracing the principles of EFT can help individuals reduce shame and foster a sense of connection.

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How to Help a Loved One Grieve
Emotional Health, Grief, Mental Health, Self-care Dr. Julie Hanks, PhD, LCSW Emotional Health, Grief, Mental Health, Self-care Dr. Julie Hanks, PhD, LCSW

How to Help a Loved One Grieve

Losing a loved one is difficult, painful, and lonely. Watching someone you love grieve is also a difficult place to be in. This is for you if you’re trying to help your spouse through grief or a loved one who is grieving. Here are a few tips to remember when helping your grieving loved one.

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