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How To Open Up In Therapy

You have to work at it in order for therapy to work for you. With these five tips, you’ll find yourself opening up to your therapist. When starting out on your therapy journey, you might feel unsure of what to expect. Maybe you’ve already start[...]

The Pros and Cons of Seeing the Same Therapist as Your Friend or Family Member

If you’re considering referring your therapist to your friend or family member, first weigh the pros and cons. If you’re considering seeing the same therapist as your friend or relative, you might have a few questions as to how that could work [...]

What are Anxiety Disorders?

While anxiety is a part of life, anxiety disorders can be crippling if not dealt with properly. Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress and can be beneficial in many different situations. From alerts you to possible danger to helping you focus o[...]

Coping with Grief and Loss: How Grief Counseling Can Help

Grief is a complicated process and can be helped with grief counseling and support. Losing someone or something you love is one of the most painful experiencing in the world. It can bring on a myriad of different emotions and at times these emo[...]

Tips for Successful Marriage Counseling

Marriage counseling will give you and your partner somewhere you can talk about all of your problems without judgement. “Till death do us part” is a phrase that is repeated in many marriage ceremonies around the world. But what happens when you[...]

Teen Substance Abuse Counseling

Teen substance abuse can take a lot of forms. Do you know what to look for? Substance abuse is classified as the use and abuse of substances such as cigarettes, alcohol, and illegal drugs. This abuse may begin in childhood, during the teen year[...]

Mental Health: Having a Successful Counseling Experience

Whether you are struggling through a specific event or trying to manage your mental health on a long term scale, counseling is always a helpful tool. Whether the counseling takes place in a group, with a family, or one-on-one, counseling allows [...]

What is Mental Illness?

Mental illness is a term that is used frequently in our society. But many of us who use it loosely are unaware of what it really means.  Sometimes we can use it in a way that stigmatizes those seeking help. To instead help those suffering from a[...]