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Webinar: Advice for Therapists from Parents of Teens

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Everyone has advice for you when you have an infant, but the helpful tips dry up by the time you find yourself parenting a teen. Parents often feel like they're just trying to survive the teenage years, and no one knows what they’re doing. It’s a challenging time for the…
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Life Coach vs. Therapist

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Do you need a life coach, or is a therapist the key to addressing your concerns? The answer is, “It depends.”  When it comes to life coaching vs. therapy, both fulfill important but different roles. And you don’t necessarily have to choose one or the other. A person might need…
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Are You Struggling With Depression?

Conditions and Illnesses

Depression is a serious mental health disorder that can significantly impact a person's daily life, relationships, and overall functioning. It goes beyond just feeling "a bit down" and it can make you feel unmotivated, produce negative thoughts, and make necessities in life seem pointless. Depression rates have reached an all-time…
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What’s Your Attachment Style?

Relationships and Family

Your attachment style explains why you act the way you do in relationships. Identifying your attachment style can help guide you toward healthier communication and stronger future relationships. Whether you’re wondering what your attachment style is or how it may impact your relationships, this post can help. What are the…
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What is Family Therapy?

Relationships and Family

The familial system is complex and can form in many ways. The people you include in your family may be related by biology or love. Family can be a source of lifelong support or emotional pain. Some families are a little of both. When relationships become strained, family therapy techniques…
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What is Multiple Personality Disorder?

Conditions and Illnesses

It’s difficult to believe that a person can split into more than one personality on a given day, but it happens for people living with Multiple Personality Disorder. What causes a person to have a split personality? This post will help you understand Dissociative Identity Disorder, its possible causes, signs…

Will My Health Insurance Cover Therapy?

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You’ve recognized that you need a mental health professional to help work through some concerns. You chose a counselor with the right credentials and are ready to make an appointment. Now you’re wondering if your health insurance will cover therapy. The answer is probably. Congress passed the Paul Wellstone and…

Understanding the Types of Counselors

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You’ve reached the decision to seek support from a counselor. You have healing to do, and you understand that you can’t do it alone. But when you start looking for a counselor, you find it’s not as easy as you thought. There are many different types of counselors, and the…
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What to Pack for an Inpatient Recovery Program

Addiction and Recovery

You’ve decided to get help at an inpatient recovery program and now you have to figure out what to pack. Just like packing for a trip, packing for a treatment center can feel overwhelming and it can be stressful. We can’t take away the anxiety you may be feeling by…
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Medical Marijuana and Mental Health

Conditions and Illnesses

Should you use medical marijuana as a treatment for mental health issues? The answer to that question depends on which medical professional you ask. While medical marijuana is illegal at the federal level, as of April 2023, it’s legal in 38 states, plus Washington DC, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana…
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Maintaining Your Mental Health in a Recession

Transitions and Change

The United States is expected to enter into a recession sometime in 2023. A recession is two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth with a decrease in spending that can result in job loss and other financial concerns. Recession and mental health are inextricably linked. Financial stressors related to a…
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How to Cope When a Loved One is in Palliative Care

Transitions and Change

Every year, an estimated 56.8 million people need palliative care. This number includes 25.7 million people in the last year of their life. It can be difficult to see someone you love at the end of their life, and it may even result in you starting your grieving process while…
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Recovering and Healing from Religious Trauma

Conditions and Illnesses

A religious community is meant to be a safe environment full of people who share the same beliefs and love one another according to those beliefs. But for some people, their religious community and house of worship are anything but safe. Some people experience abuse and emotional damage in the…
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6 Types of Eating Disorders

Conditions and Illnesses

Do you have an uncontrollable relationship with food, obsess about your body image or weight, or feel anxious about eating certain foods? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you might have an eating disorder. Eating disorders can impair your physical, psychological, and social functioning and diminish your…
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What is Disordered Eating?

Conditions and Illnesses

Disordered eating is not an eating disorder, per se, but an abnormal eating behavior that can become dangerous if not addressed. Many people obsess over healthy eating. We label certain foods as good and others as bad, count calories, celebrate weight loss, and use certain foods as rewards. Often this…