Exploring Ketamine-Assisted Therapy: A Practical Guide

Exploring Ketamine-Assisted Therapy: A Practical Guide

This guide explains ketamine-assisted therapy, its potential benefits, and what individuals can expect when exploring it as part of their mental health journey. For those curious about this approach, it can be helpful to understand the process and how to prepare for it.

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Tips to Get Your Child Back-To-School Ready
Mental Health, Parenting, Children Ang Haroldsen, LCSW Mental Health, Parenting, Children Ang Haroldsen, LCSW

Tips to Get Your Child Back-To-School Ready

As summer break draws to an end, the excitement of a new school year can sometimes be accompanied by feelings of anxiety for children. School anxiety and school refusal are common issues children face this time of year. Such behavior may become a routine problem in a small percentage of students. Some children with school refusal may have an earlier history of separation anxiety, social anxiety, or depression.

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You’ve Got Dragons: An Upcoming Story Time at Wasatch Family Therapy
Mental Health, Emotional Health Rachel Rose, LMFT Mental Health, Emotional Health Rachel Rose, LMFT

You’ve Got Dragons: An Upcoming Story Time at Wasatch Family Therapy

My colleague, Amy Lambert LCSW, and I are hosting a one-day workshop for kids ages 6-11 who experience anxiety in learning how to help themselves increase their ability to access their rational brains, meaning they will be better able to problem solve what to do when they feel overwhelmed by their anxiety.

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Worry Monster Part 2: Trust your Child will Survive Being Scared
Parenting, Mental/Emotional Health Amy Lambert, LCSW Parenting, Mental/Emotional Health Amy Lambert, LCSW

Worry Monster Part 2: Trust your Child will Survive Being Scared

After reading Worry Monster Part 1 you better understand that your child has an extra sensitive alarm system that is triggering fight or flight unnecessarily. Now that you understand the underlying mechanisms, it is time to jump into what we can do that will actually help address this underlying system that is wreaking havoc. 

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10 Steps for Defeating Procrastination
Mental Health, Emotional Health, Ask a Therapist Rachel Rose, LMFT Mental Health, Emotional Health, Ask a Therapist Rachel Rose, LMFT

10 Steps for Defeating Procrastination

I am a great procrastinator. I like to over-analyze whether I am actually procrastinating in different situations or whether I am being productive (this is a great procrastination behavior, by the way). Sometimes I like to think that my excuse for procrastination is that I have too many other things to do… I cannot know for sure whether this is true.  Notice, when I over-analyze my procrastination, I am not actually taking steps toward doing the things that I need to get done. It is really easy to be tempted to then analyze why I know I am not doing things that need to get done…which leads me to further procrastination. Since I have experienced procrastination myself, I totally can understand if/when you choose to procrastinate AND I have specific steps you can take that WORK to resolve procrastination. 

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