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Family is an essential component of our lives, but it can also be a source of stress, conflict, and pain. Therapy can help families address and overcome these challenges, build stronger relationships, and cultivate healthier communication patterns. Whether you're dealing with a specific issue or simply looking to improve your family dynamic, therapy can provide you with the tools and...[ read more ]

Children experience a wide range of emotions as they grow and navigate the world around them. While some children may have an easier time coping with difficult situations, others may struggle with anxiety, depression, or behavioral issues. In these cases, child therapy can be a valuable tool to help children and their families work through these challenges. Child therapy provides...[ read more ]

Marriage can be one of the most rewarding and fulfilling relationships in your life. But, it's not uncommon for couples to face challenges and conflicts along the way. That's where marriage counseling comes in. Marriage counseling is a form of therapy that helps couples address issues within their relationship and improve communication skills. One of the main benefits of marriage...[ read more ]

Trauma can effect ones' body in numerous different ways, and with books such as Kolk's The Body Keeps The Score. There has been a wave of interested individuals wanting to know the overarching effects of trauma on the body. Below is a good  diagram of what it looks like to have experienced something traumatic. As we can see from this diagram trauma...[ read more ]

The Benefits of a Private Pay Practice The decision to choose between private pay or insurance can be tricky to navigate. While using health insurance may seem like a good decision at first, here are three benefits of being a private pay client at a counseling practice versus an insurance-based counseling practice. You are in Control When you are a...[ read more ]

To end this week's blog post series in honor of Black History Month I wanted to provide links to different organizations for Black and African-American Communities. Organizations and Directories BEAM, Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective: External link  organization with information on mental health training, toolkits and a directory of licensed Black therapists External link  who can provide online services. Black Mental Health Alliance: External link  organization...[ read more ]

This week I wanted to focus on mental health in the Black and African-American Community (and other minority groups) in honor of Black History Month. In this blog post, I focus on an article by Amy Morin a Licensed Clinical Social Worker on Verywell Mind. The article was entitled Exploring the Mental Health Stigma in Black Communities. There are multiple...[ read more ]

February is Black history month. As an African-American female, I feel that it is important to highlight, especially in this month, the realities of mental health in the Black and African American communities. For many of those who identify as black and many other minority groups for that matter, there is a lot of stigmas surrounding mental health, counseling, and...[ read more ]

In this infographic, the creator highlights the large group of people all over the world not receiving mental health treatment. Shocking statistic such as 1 in every 16 people has a mental health problem highlights the inconsistency of the number between those you go to therapy and those who do not. There are many reasons as to why certain groups...[ read more ]

In this two-week series on the importance of therapy and why it is needed I have decided to share another article from Dr. Ryan Howes (PhD, ABPP). That discusses the importance of therapy and why we should all go. The purpose of these articles and videos I send out is to inform our readers, from multiple different perspectives, as to...[ read more ]