Posts Tagged ‘relationships’
The Benefits of Starting Therapy
How do you know if you need therapy? When people learn I’m a therapist, they will often share a detail or two about their personal life. Maybe they have a child who is a “perfectionist” and this is creating a lot of undue stress for them. Or they are an “overthinker,” often replaying conversations they’ve…
Read MoreAdoption, Better Understood
By: Elizabeth Koth “Their biological parents didn’t want/love them so they gave them up” for adoption. “They were taken from their biological parents because their biological parents were bad parents”. “You are so amazing because you saved that child from so much pain by adopting them”. Have you ever been part of a conversation about adoption…
Read MoreAre You A People Pleaser? The Subtle Art Of Saying “No”
A people-pleaser is a person who constantly goes above and beyond to make other people feel good. People-pleasers tend to be generally empathetic, thoughtful, and caring, all positive personality traits. But People-Pleasers pay a price if they don’t know how to pay attention to their own needs as much as they do to the people they love. If you know…
Read MoreKeeping The Peace In Teen Dating
One of our goals at Elevate Counseling is to shed a light on the issues our teenage and young adult populations are often facing. This week, at the Phoenix Mom’s Collective, I’m talking about teen dating violence. Most people don’t think it’s as big or common of an issue as it actually is. Even if you…
Read MoreGrieving Through The Holidays
Grief. It’s difficult to carry any day. For many, grief gets heavier around the holidays. By: Elizabeth Koth It was around the holidays last year that my dad started to undergo a battery of tests that eventually ended with a cancer diagnosis. He went through one round of chemo in early February and passed away…
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