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3 Easy Ways You Can Apply Gratitude to Your Life
Gratitude can help us improve our mental and physical health, increase self-esteem, strengthen relationships with friends and family, and help us feel more connected to the world as a whole.
Treatment Methods – Play Therapy
Play therapy is a specialized form of psychotherapy that focuses on using play as a means of communication, expression, and growth for children.
3 Helpful Strategies for Overcoming Procrastination
When talking about procrastination, it is first helpful to understand the reasons behind why someone may be putting off starting or finishing important tasks.
Do You Have Unprocessed Trauma? A Few Signs to Look For
Have you ever wondered why some of us develop addictions, have flashbacks, or have “unexplained” depression? It may be because of unprocessed trauma.
Dealing with a Narcissist: 4 Methods to Try
Have you ever thought, “my partner is a narcissist?” What about a parent or a friend? All of us, at some point, have probably experienced dealing with narcissistic traits in someone who we have a close relationship with.
What's That Condition?: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, or OCD, is a mental health condition where people have repetitive intrusive thoughts, images, or impulses. The signs may appear gradually, but if left untreated, they can last a long time.
Therapy – Feel, Deal, and Heal
Have you ever thought about what a session of therapy looks like or wonder if therapy could be of benefit to you?
How to Break Free of Overwhelming Negative Thoughts
Do you ever find yourself stuck in a pattern of negative thoughts? Do these thoughts become so frequent and so loud that they feel overwhelming? If you answered yes to either question, then you are one of many who find it difficult to break free of overwhelming negative thoughts.
Spotting Subtle Signs Of Self-Sabotage In Your Life
Self-sabotaging behaviors can be very subtle, so it is important for us to notice the warning signs that we may not be showing ourselves the love we truly deserve.
What Do You See When You Look in the Mirror?
Have you ever noticed when you look into the mirror that we tend to focus on the flaws instead of the beauty that is in each one of us? Learn more about that!
6 Ways to Improve Your Emotional Wellness
Emotional health and wellness is important because it can affect both mental and physical health and vice versa. Learn more about it here.
The Power of Grit
To have grit is to have a growth mindset. It happens when children see making a mistake as an opportunity to learn and grow rather than an “I am right” and “you are wrong” vantage point.
Child-Led Play
As a therapist with training in infant mental health, I know how important it is for parents to spend time with their young children in child-led play.
Treatment Methods: Emotionally Focused Therapy
Emotionally focused therapy is often used to help people who are in relationships, as it can help them to better understand their emotions and the emotions of their partner. Here’s how it might help you!
What is Your Attachment Style?
Have you ever thought about the tendencies and patterns in your romantic relationship? If so, exploring your attachment style may provide some insight about why you develop certain patterns and tendencies when it comes to building relationships with others.
Parenting Corner: Descriptive Praise
I know giving praise doesn’t sound like it would have a downside, but think about the need for Facebook "likes" in social media. We no longer have internal satisfaction for a job well done.
5 Signs You Are a People Pleaser
As a result of wanting to please others, individuals may find themselves struggling to meet their own needs, which can ultimately lead to compromising their own happiness or identity in the long run.
Who Are You?
“One’s own self is well hidden from one’s own self; of all mines of treasure, one’s own is the last to be dug up.” —Friedrich Nietzsche
What’s your Container?
“Thoughts have power; thoughts are energy. And you can make your world or break it by your own thinking.” —Susan L. Taylor
Is Your Emotional Tank On Empty?
“Burnout is nature’s way of telling you you’ve been going through the motions your soul has departed.” — Sam Keen