Finding Acceptance in a Social Media Post Written by: Kimberly Harkey, MEd, LPC-S If you’ve often felt misunderstood, unable to fit in, outcast, or not accepted by others, five minutes of scrolling in social media will help you find at least 5 labels and maybe even a diagnosis to describe yourself. Introverted? Ambivert? Highly Sensitive [...]
Author's note: Happy International Women's Day! I am pleased to honor Ajana's very own, Dr. Nancy Castellon. Nancy is a wonderful human and made sure to make me feel worthy and capable throughout our interview. Nancy has worked at Ajana Therapy for about 3 years and is currently a part-time counselor and is also [...]
Erica Christine Luxury Event & Travel Planner Lives in Houston. Loves to travel and find new adventures. Afraid of dogs. How did you get started in your career? 2009 is when I started! I have an MBA in entrepreneurship and a certification in wedding and event planning. Any advice you'd like to share with [...]
Author's note: I have known Laura for many years and in those years, I have watched her graduate, get married, leave her job, and start her own business. I met with Laura for an inside look on how she manages it all. Tell me about yourself. I’m a 34-year-old Latina woman, originally born in [...]
Redefining Rest Written By: Kimberly Harkey, M.Ed., LPC-S I’ve recently seen many self care shops selling things that say ‘Rest is productive', but is rest productive? It always makes me take a long pause. I first notice how resentful I feel that even my rest has to be productive. Why can’t my rest be unproductive? [...]
First Demi Lovato, Michael Phelps, and Jen Hatmaker. Now Ariana Grande is the latest celebrity to partner with BetterHelp to "give away" therapy. It seems that a lot of celebs lately are "partnering" (and mind you these are paid partnerships) with large digital mental health platforms. These celebs are all such an influence in other [...]
How the Commercialization of Mental Health Impacts Independent Private Practices Mental health needs have drastically impacted the mental health system. According to NAMI, it is estimated that “20.6% of U.S. adults experienced mental illness in 2019 (51.5 million people).” That is 1 out of 5 U.S. adults. Since the pandemic began the National Institute of [...]
By Kristen Suleman, M.Ed., LPC Full disclosure: not knowing what I was doing used to absolutely terrify me. I avoided this feeling at all costs. And the more I avoided this feeling, the more terrified of it I became over time. (Funny how that works, isn’t it?). I have spent a lot of my [...]
My Client Wants To Talk Career Counseling! HELP! I don’t know about you, but career counseling was not big in my graduate degree. I had a summer class crammed with information, but it wasn’t until I had an internship at my university’s career center that I truly saw what career counseling was all about. It [...]
Turning Towards to Move With: A How-to on Dealing with Emotions Written By: Leah J. Singer, M.Ed., LPC, RYT-200 “This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they are a [...]
