Posts Tagged ‘Therapy’
Therapy, Demystified: What to Expect in Your First Session
Finding a good therapist can be extremely helpful, but starting therapy can also feel intimidating, especially if you’ve never been to therapy before. It can feel a little like walking into a conversation without knowing the script. You may wonder what the therapist will ask, how much you’ll be expected to share, or whether you’re…
Read MoreFinding Your Fit: How to Choose the Right Therapist
Deciding to look for a therapist can be a big step. Then you begin searching and find dozens of profiles filled with credentials, specialties, treatment approaches, and enough acronyms to create a very confusing bowl of alphabet soup. One therapist uses CBT. Another specializes in EMDR. Someone else describes an approach you’ve never heard of…
Read MoreCould Therapy Help? Signs It May Be Time to Reach Out
Deciding whether to start therapy isn’t always straightforward. Sometimes the reason is clear: panic attacks, a painful loss, trauma, relationship problems, or a child who is struggling. Other times, nothing is exactly on fire, but you’ve started to notice a little more smoke than you’d like. Maybe you’re replaying conversations at 2:00 a.m., avoiding situations…
Read MoreStruggling To Catch Your Breath?
The Toll Of Physical Stress And Emotional Stress “Brian” my “running buddy” (you may think differently when you hear my story), helps me demonstrate a good lesson about coping with stress in this video! My takeaways for you today: Coping skills are to cope. You can’t avoid problems altogether, but it does make it…
Read More(Video) Sticky Thoughts Stampeding Through Your Brain!
Let’s Try An Experiment: Whatever You Do, DON’T Think Of A PINK ELEPHANT! How long did you last? My guess is less than 5 seconds. Don’t feel bad. That’s how our brain works. And it’s the same with OBSESSIVE or ruminative THOUGHTS. This week I’m talking about what to do when your brain won’t let…
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