What to Expect When Your Child Starts Therapy

While it can feel nerve-racking for parents to reach out to a therapist, helping your child participate in therapy is ultimately an act of love and respect. By creating this space for them early in their lives, you are providing them the opportunity to be more successful later on. Knowing what to expect can help you and your child feel more prepared and confident to begin this therapy journey.

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How to Support Your Child When They are Experiencing Anxiety

As a parent, seeing your child struggle with anxiety can be heart-wrenching.  Especially for those of us parents who also experience high anxiety, it can be hard to know who to soothe first!   Anxiety in children can manifest in various ways, such as excessive worry, fear, restlessness, or physical symptoms like headaches and stomachaches.

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Rachel LundKids
How to Recognize the Signs of Depression in Yourself or a Loved One

Depression is a common yet serious condition that affects millions of people. It can be incredibly debilitating, impacting every facet of life, from relationships to professional performance. This guide aims to help you identify symptoms of depression in yourself or someone close to you, so that you can find timely and effective support and care.

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Navigating Your Relationship When One Partner Has Depression

When one partner in a relationship has depression, the dynamic between you can shift in profound and complicated ways. Depression, with its deep impact on mood, thoughts, and behavior, can cast a long shadow over the most loving of relationships. Yet, this journey, though difficult, can be navigated with understanding, patience, and shared commitment to each other's well-being.

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Cultivating Wellness through Gardening

Finding tranquility and a sense of grounding can often seem elusive. However, many have discovered a simple, yet profound activity that nurtures both body and mind: gardening. There are countless therapeutic benefits of gardening and ways that this age-old pastime can contribute to improved mental and physical health.

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What is Attachment Theory and How Can It Impact My Relationship?

Attachment theory offers profound insights into the development of relationships. It explains how the bonds between children and their caregivers can influence emotional behavior and relationships throughout one's life. This theory categorizes attachment styles into secure, anxious, avoidant, and disorganized, each of which can significantly affect how one navigates adult relationships.

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5 Tips for Calming Anxiety at Night

As the world quiets down, our thoughts often do the opposite, becoming louder and more persistent. But night time doesn't have to be a battleground for your peace of mind. Here are five practical and effective tips to help you ease into a calm state, fostering a better night's sleep.

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When Self-Love is No Longer Loving

People talk about self-love all the time.   But for something with so much importance placed upon it, there are a lot of conflicting messages about what self-love really is - and often this message of self-love can fall flat and be more harmful than helpful.  To help avoid these pitfalls, let’s debunk some of the different misconceptions about self-love.

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Erin Sathyamoorthy
The Benefits of CBT Therapy for Anxiety: What Everyone Should Know

For most people, life is rarely predictable. Amid the ups and downs, it's natural to encounter anxiety and stress. Whether it's navigating relationships, facing career decisions, or coping with the uncertainties of tomorrow, anxiety can cast a shadow over our lives. However, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a longstanding approach to treating anxiety that can bring significant relief.

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Effective Communication Exercises for Couples in Therapy

Every couple’s relationship is unique, but, essentially all couples therapy involves communication. Couples are able to build closer, more nuanced, more aligned, and more generous partnerships when they can hear and understand one another better. The following exercises are designed to help couples talk and listen to each other better - both within therapy and outside of it.

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Overcoming Trauma: How EMDR Therapy Can Help You Heal

Trauma can have a profound impact on our lives, affecting mental health, relationships, and overall well-being. It can stem from a variety of experiences, from a single distressing event to prolonged exposure to stressful situations. One method that can help people heal from trauma is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy.

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Managing Life Transitions Together: A Guide for Couples

Life is a journey filled with transitions. From career changes to starting a family to retirement, each phase brings challenges and opportunities. For couples, these transitions are shared experiences that can test a relationship while also offering profound opportunities for growth. Here are a few tips for helping you and your partner not only survive these changes but thrive through them.

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