Mental Health

Supporting Your Teen Through Suicidal Struggles: Why CAMS Can Make a Difference
September 22, 2025

As a mental health professional trained in the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS) protocol, I specialize in helping teens and adolescents navigate one of the most difficult challenges they—and their families—may ever face: suicidal thoughts and behaviors....

Understanding the Difference Between Self-Harm and Suicidal Ideation
August 29, 2025

When discussing self-harm and suicidal ideation, it’s important to understand that while both may involve significant emotional pain, they are not the same. These experiences have different underlying functions, levels of risk, and clinical implications—and understanding those differences can...

Can AI Help with Healing?
August 18, 2025

As a therapist, I’m all about connection. Whether it’s through glitter jars, storytelling, or quiet moments of trust. Lately, I’ve been both curious and cautious about AI stepping into the world of mental health. Tools like chatbots and mood-tracking...

Yoga for Mental Health
August 15, 2025

If you are like me, you like to take advantage of the fun, free offerings around your city. I have always enjoyed how many free outdoor yoga classes take place in the summer around Atlanta, and I try to...

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...

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...

Teens and Social Media Usage
January 24, 2025

Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for people under 24 in the U.S. and a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Report from 2023 found that 20% of the country’s 12–17-year-olds have had at least one major depressive...

What to do with Vicarious Trauma from Media Sources.
January 23, 2025

This time in our world is one where we all have more access and exposure than ever before. Things that are happening across the world are readily able to view and digest without looking at anything besides media from...

Por Qué la Cultura Importa en la Terapia: Una Charla Cercana para Latinos
November 18, 2024

¡Hola! Hablemos Sobre la Consejería y la Cultura La terapia puede dar un poco de miedo, ¿verdad? Especialmente si vienes de una cultura en la que hablar de sentimientos no es precisamente una tradición familiar. Pero aquí está la...

Multiculturalism in Counseling: Understanding and Supporting Latino Communities
November 18, 2024

Hola! Let’s Talk About Counseling and Culture Therapy can feel a little intimidating, right? Especially if you come from a culture where talking about feelings isn’t exactly a family tradition. But here’s the truth: everyone deserves to feel heard...

Recognizing Signs of Anxiety in Children: A Short Guide for Parents
October 23, 2024

The First Step is Recognition Anxiety can be tough for anyone, and it can be especially scary for parents when their child experiences these difficult feelings. However, with the support of family, a trusted support system, and professional help...

Understanding ADHD in Teens
October 11, 2024

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood. It is usually first diagnosed in childhood and often lasts into adulthood. The essential feature of ADHD is a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity...

Alone vs. Lonely
July 23, 2024

Nothing is better than those moments you have by yourself cuddled up in your favorite blanket watching Love Island or legs stretched out having a drink watching your favorite team go for glory. This alone time is craved, desired,...

Healthy Approaches to Using Social Media
July 9, 2024

In today’s world, social media plays a central role in how we communicate, share information, and connect with others. However, there can often be cons to social media and our use of it as well. It is essential to...