Mental Health

5 Ways to Keep Your Cool in the Summer!
May 8, 2025

With Memorial Day just around the corner and temperatures rising, that can only mean one thing: summer is coming! The summer can be full of fun with pool parties, beach trips, cookouts, and vacations. But with the fun comes...

The Second Arrow: Self-Compassion in Grief
April 8, 2025

When you hear the word “grief,” what emotions come to mind? We typically tend to associate grief with the sadness of losing a loved one. What’s often less visible are the many other emotions that accompany grief, some of...

Tame the Sunday Scaries. Start the Week with Confidence.
April 8, 2025

We’ve all been there: It’s Sunday afternoon, the weekend is slipping away, and that creeping sense of dread starts forming a little pit in the bottom of your stomach. Welcome to the “Sunday Scaries”— that special blend of pre-work...

Grounding Techniques: Easy Skills to Help Your Child Manage Their Anxiety
February 21, 2025

Anxiety is an excessive worry about a real or perceived threat that can result in avoidance behaviors and physical reactions. It differs from fear in that fear is an appropriate response to an immediate threat, whereas anxiety is usually...

When the Whelm Becomes Too Much
February 21, 2025

Whelm. It isn’t a word used often in its most basic form. Usually, whelm is accompanied by its descriptive forerunners – “over” or “under.” But whelm is in fact its own standalone word, a verb that is verifiable by...

The 8 Phases of EMDR
February 21, 2025

EMDR or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is an Evidenced-Based psychotherapy treatment used to treat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and other mental health conditions. It works by using Bilateral Stimulation, primarily eye movements, to access a person’s traumatic memory and...

The Best Advice Your Therapist Ever Gave You
February 21, 2025

If you’ve ever been in therapy, you can probably point to some helpful things you learned from your therapist. Maybe it was the sleep routine she recommended that helped you finally rest well. Maybe it was his reminder that...

Eliminating the Stigma of Mental Health in Children
January 24, 2025

Just like adults, children experience mental health challenges and diagnoses. A crucial step in helping children feel comfortable in therapy is addressing and eliminating the stigma often associated with mental health concerns. For children, their self-image is a central...

Finding Joy During the Holiday Season
January 24, 2025

Holidays can be a time of joy, sadness, chaos, stress, or fun. I selected these Bible verses to help us remember why we can always find joy in the midst of these things. We can rejoice because of the...

Understanding and Managing Anger: A Guide for Kids
January 24, 2025

How are you feeling today? This is a question we hear often. But what is the answer? Some feelings are easy to understand while others are confusing and not as easy to understand and express. We can also feel...