What are Core Beliefs and Why are they so Important to Our Mental Health? Core beliefs are deeply ingrained convictions that individuals hold about themselves, others, and the world around them. These arefundamental to one's sense of self and play a...
From Overwhelm to Overcome: Reaching Your Goals One Step at a Time
Small Steps, Big Impact: Emily's Story of Reaching Her Dream Emily had a burning desire to become a renowned painter, but she often felt overwhelmed and anxious by the enormity of her aspirations. She would head to art shows wondering how anyone could reach...
7 Ideas to Help Make Your 2024 Resolution Stick: Part 4 of a 4-Part Series
We all want to accomplish our New Year’s resolutions, but often we miss the mark. It's exciting to embark on a adventure, but when the shine wears off we often drop the ball. Why don't you make 2024 different? The following are 7 tips to help you stick with your...
10 Ways to Ward off Loneliness This Season: Part 3 of a 4-Part Series
This year, the U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy cited loneliness as not only a crisis in America, but also an epidemic. Feeling alone is not just an unpleasant emotion you need to learn to live with, as it effects out physical health as well. Research reflects...
How to Keep the Happy in Your Holidays 2023: Part 2 in a 4-Part Series- CBT Based Tips for Managing Perfectionism
The extra demands you can put upon yourself can be mitigated by using these simple CBT techniques from a cognitive behavioral therapist
How to Keep the Happy in Your Holidays 2023: Part 1 in a 4-Part Series- The Basics
The holidays can be a very fun and happy time – but it can also be stressful. These cbt-based tools can help you truly enjoy your holiday.
The Burns Anxiety Inventory
7 Ways Online Therapy Can Work for You
Online therapy can have many benefits from no commute to finding a therapy specialist best for you.
Is Uncertainty Causing You to Lose It?
Ambiguity, a sense of uncertainty about what’s going on or what might happen, is part of life. This blog post explores dealing with the unknowns in life and how to handle them. When Your Environment is Unpredictable Wow, what a week. Coronavirus or COVID-19 is all...
Coping with Anxiety
As the world has been inundated with news of the coronavirus, I want to share this great post by fellow therapist and gifted writer, Brianne Rehac, LMHC in how we all are coping with anxiety differently. Take good care of yourself and your loved ones this weekend!...