Learning to Cope: How Dialectical Therapy Can Help
Life is filled with challenges—big and small—that can stir up complicated emotions and strain relationships. If you’ve struggled with anxiety, depression, or mood or personality disorders, these challenges can feel even more overwhelming. In these moments, our instinct may be to either fight the battles raging in our minds or, worse, to surrender to the weight of distressing emotions.
But what if there’s a different way to approach these tough emotions? It’s natural to want to fight off discomfort, avoid difficult situations, and seek comfort. But what if we could learn to accept these challenges and embrace the present moment for what it truly is?
Enter Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT).
Boundaries With Kids: Building Character and Responsibility
Boundaries play a crucial role in parenting, especially during the early years. They help children develop essential traits such as character, values, responsibility, and autonomy. By introducing boundaries early, children learn to adapt, make healthier decisions, and gain a strong sense of self.
Boundaries in Marriage: What They Are and Why They Matter
Marriage is not easy. These responsibilities take time and effort to develop. Instead of tackling everything at once, focus on improving one area—just 1% at a time. Over time, those small steps can create significant change in your relationship.
Healthy boundaries are not about creating distance but fostering clarity, respect, and love. By defining what is “me” and what is “not me,” you allow yourself and your spouse to thrive as individuals and as partners.
Leveraging Your Strengths to Thrive with ADHD
October is ADHD awareness month. Often times when we think of ADHD we think of all the challenges that come with it and get discouraged. Our blog focuses on how to harness your strengths and super powers that come with ADHD. Read more to for key strategies for success.
Do You Take My Insurance?
The question we get the most is Do we take your insurance. In this blog we explain the reasons why we have chosen to stay out of network with insurance. Our main reason is that we want to serve you best.
Let the Sunshine In: How the Sun Lifts Our Mood
We’ve all heard about the dangers of too much direct sunlight, but the truth is that sunshine is
essential for our health. Let’s explore a few critical ways that spending time in the sun can
positively impact our mental health, particularly when managing depression. The benefits of the
sun occur even when it’s cloudy or raining.
How Catastrophic Thinking Relates to Anxiety
Catastrophic thinking, or catastrophizing, is when you imagine the worst possible outcome to a situation and then experience the level of anxiety as if it were true.
Illuminating Hope: Understanding and Supporting PTSD
June is PTSD Awareness Month, a time dedicated to spreading awareness, understanding, and support for those affected by Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This condition is often associated with veterans because of what they saw and experienced while they served our country. But, It can affect anyone who has experienced a traumatic event or witnessed a traumatic event.
Negative Self-Talk and Anxiety: Understanding and Overcoming Negative Self-Thoughts to Reduce Anxiety
Navigating Mental Illness in Marriage: Tips for Building Resilience Together
Marriage is often seen as a journey filled with love, companionship, and shared dreams. However, the reality is that every relationship faces its own set of challenges, and for some couples, navigating the complexities of mental illness can add an extra layer of difficulty.
Toxic Mirror
Social media is particularly harmful to body image because the content encourages unrealistic and narrowly defined beauty standards, and it suggests that achieving the perfect appearance is key to self-worth.
If you feel exhausted from striving to achieve an ideal body type that’s simply unattainable, or if you feel ashamed because you have a particular body type, there are some things you can do!
Here are a few ways to eliminate the toxicity in your social media use and start building a positive body image.
Stop Making This Big Mistake When You Feel Strong Emotions…and Do This Instead.
Taking responsibility of our emotions empowers us and gives us control over our lives. Recognizing this responsibility frees us to discover more about ourselves and heal from old wounds by seeing where our triggers come from. We see choices we can make in relationships and frees us to express ourselves.