Are You Experiencing Burnout? by Cassie Castro, Graduate Level Masters Student Burnout is an exhausting cycle that you just can’t seem to catch a break from. We can experience burnout in our work, our relationships, and our life. Do you feel exhausted no matter what you try (exercise, diet change, sleep)? Are you noticing more [...]
What is Mindfulness & How Do I Practice It? Written by Sanna Khoja, LPC “Mindfulness is the awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgmentally. And then I sometimes add, in the service of self-understanding and wisdom.” -Jon Kabat-Zinn Mindfulness Defined Mindfulness is conscious living. It is having a nonjudgmental [...]
“What Does “Self-Care” Actually Mean and Why Am I Supposed to be Doing it on Sundays?” Written By: Kristen Suleman, M.Ed., LPC Featured on: Thought Catalog and Mental Health Match The term “#selfcare” gets thrown around a lot these days. It has become a pretty trendy idea, a buzzword if you will, especially given [...]
Trust the Process...What Does That Even Mean? Written By: Jessica Eiseman, MS, LPC-S, NCC, CCTP As Featured on Mental Health Match “Trust the process,” they say. Even after being a therapist for over ten years now, I still question this at times. I think this is a difficult concept for a lot of people. Especially [...]
On Being a New Therapist By: Mynika Collins, MS, LPC-Intern Are you a new therapist trying to figure out what exactly you are doing? Look no further. In this blog post, I am going to share some words of encouragement and a few tips to assist you along your new journey. Being a new therapist [...]
What is Willingness? A Brief Lesson. Written By: Jessica Eiseman, MS, LPC-S, NCC, CCTP Willingness is a concept most utilized in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). ACT is an empirically supported behavioral approach that utilizes acceptance, behavioral strategies, and mindfulness techniques. This can be helpful for depression treatment, anxiety treatment and integrated into your counseling [...]
Written By: Leah J Singer, M. Ed., LPC, RYT-200 As featured on Mental Health Match There’s a Tool for That: Love Languages The Five Love Languages is a powerful tool that I use often in my therapeutic practice. This tool isn't just for couples, either. I have used this tool to help parents better understand [...]
Sex Positive Parenting: What is it and why does it matter? Written By Cassie Castro, Graduate Masters Level Student The dreaded “talk.” We know it all too well. It’s either the conversation we did or didn’t have with our parents about our bodies and sex. How old were you when you first learned about [...]
The Anxiety Series: What Is Anxiety & Do I Have It? Written by Sanna Khoja, M.Ed., LPC How many of y’all have searched the following on Google: What is anxiety How to relieve stress Symptoms of anxiety attack How to reduce anxiety Why am I anxious all the time Why is my heart beating so [...]
A Therapist Tells All: The Things More of Us Struggle With than We Realize Written by: Kristen Suleman, M.Ed., LPC Featured on: Thought Catalog, Mental Health Match, and Ayam Love It is pretty surreal to me that I get to hear people share their innermost thoughts, feelings, insights, and fears all the time. It’s [...]
