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Hannah Van Horn, MCMHC, LPC-C, is a mental health professional who specializes in helping survivors of trauma navigate their healing journey. She is an advocate for making mental health accessible for all through written and digital content as well as face-to-face counseling services.

Hannah Van Horn

Hannah Van Horn, MCMHC, LPC-C, is a mental health professional who specializes in helping survivors of trauma navigate their healing journey. She is an advocate for making mental health accessible for all through written and digital content as well as face-to-face counseling services.

Can a Blended Family Survive Different Parenting Styles?

Relationships and Family

Blended families are increasingly common today, with the Pew Research Center reporting that 40% of families have at least one partner with a child from a previous marriage or relationship. So, how do parents come together to make their perhaps different parenting styles work in blended families? Blended families can…

Best Books for Starting a Private Practice

Managing Your Mental Health Practice

You’re not the first to start a private practice or a business. But it can sometimes feel that way. That’s why it’s helpful to learn as much as you can from those who came before you. Then you can build on their success. Here are some of our favorite books…

Coming to Terms with a Terminal Illness Diagnosis

Transitions and Change

If you or someone you know was diagnosed with a terminal illness, you may be looking for wisdom about how to feel or react. The truth is, there is no one way to respond to receiving such news. This post outlines some common experiences among people who are coping with…

How to Mentally Cope With a Child Leaving for College

Relationships and Family

If you’re struggling with your child leaving for college, you’re not alone. Many parents deal with emotions like distress, sadness, and confusion when it’s time for their children to leave the nest. This post outlines some of the challenges parents may face when their child goes away to college and…

Ways to Prevent Sexual Abuse

Relationships and Family

You can’t fully protect a child or adult from sexual abuse, but there are steps you can take to reduce the risk of sexual abuse occurring.

Healing with Rehabilitative Therapy

Therapy Tools

At its core, mental health rehabilitation works to help a person re-establish a sense of emotional health so they can once again function in their regular life. Often, rehabilitative therapy includes in-patient or intensive outpatient support for individuals recovering from mental health diagnoses.

Coping With Love Addiction Withdrawal

Addiction and Recovery

Most people are familiar with the whirlwind of feelings that come with falling in love. You may make rash decisions, want to be with the person all the time, and deprioritize other things in your life during this stage of a relationship. But what about when the need to feel…

How to Have Healthy Relationships After the Death of a Spouse

Relationships and Family

The death of a spouse or partner can cause life to stop in its tracks. It may feel like the world stopped spinning, and you’ll grieve forever. Everyone grieves differently, and grief is a process. How can you have intimacy with another person after suffering so profoundly? When is the…

Understanding Alcohol Use Disorder and Treatment Options

Addiction and Recovery

If you or someone you love can’t stop or control your alcohol consumption despite its adverse impacts on your life, you may have alcohol use disorder. This post will help you understand this disorder, its symptoms, and treatment options. What is Alcohol Use Disorder? Alcohol use disorder is also known…

Exploring the Different Types of Gender Identity

Culture and Society

Research found that 5.6% of U.S. adults identify as LGBT, 0.6% as transgender, and 0.2% as other (queer, etc.), according to Gallup’s 2020 update on lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender identification. These percentages are rising, with each younger generation often feeling more comfortable identifying as a gender other than cisgender.…

How to Cope With Aging Parents and Anger

Transitions and Change

Watching your parents experience the challenges that come with aging can be difficult. Watching your aging parents become angry because they are experiencing these challenges can be heartbreaking. How can you be a supportive member of your parents’ lives even when they are frustrated by the aging process? What’s the…

Signs Your Child Needs Counseling

Relationships and Family

Are you a parent looking out for signs your child needs counseling? You may find yourself concerned about your child, nervous about their struggle, and searching for a solution. Childhood is not all sunshine and rainbows. As a parent, you know this. Learning new things, brain and body changes, and…

Coping With Job Burnout

Careers and Work

Coping with job burnout can feel like fighting an uphill battle. You’re more tired than you’ve ever been, you don’t feel fulfilled, you’re irritable, and you have a certain cynicism regarding work that won’t ease up. While not a medical diagnosis, job burnout can negatively affect both the people dealing…

How to Tell If Your Therapist Doesn’t Like You

Therapy Tools

Therapy can make you feel vulnerable. So, it’s natural to be curious about the person you’re sharing the space with — your therapist. You may wonder how to tell if your therapist doesn’t like you? And, does it really matter? The point of therapy is not to get your therapist…

How Much Does Therapy Cost?

Therapy Tools

Like many other essential healthcare services, therapy is usually not free. So, how much does therapy cost? While it’s impossible to give an exact answer due to factors like insurance, area, and service, this post will provide you with an idea of what to expect. Why People Seek Therapy The…