Before you become a licensed mental health therapist, there is a lot of time dedicated to self-reflection. This is meant to help you understand what you bring to the table, or to the therapy room. I was [...]
With Spring approaching, many things are on the horizon: warmer weather, National Sons day, National Women’s Month, National Disability Awareness Month, and, as explored in this blog, National Family Day. How do we define family? Well, it [...]
What is trauma? Seriously, I’m asking. What is it for you? It is different for everyone who answers that question. Trauma is defined in the mind of the person who uses that word. In all honesty, that [...]
“Why me?” to My Why There is a technique used in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) called “reframing.” Reframing is the act of identifying automatic thoughts and replacing them with more reality based thoughts. This technique can be [...]
By: Bria Turner Let today be the day you give up who you’ve been for who you can become. - Hal Elrod. New Year, New Me … a phrase that we all hear all too often between [...]
Lose Your Mind, Find Your Body I regularly put drums into the hands of adults that would not consider themselves to be musical. But well before I begin teaching “non-musicians” how to make improvised, cohesive group music [...]
By: Christina Allen The truth is- no one likes to open their emotional self to a robot….Or a brick wall for that matter. We, as therapists, are SO much more than a... "uh, huh..and how does that [...]
By: Taylor White Authenticity is a theme that every person who has existed, or will exist, has struggled with in their lives. It is a fickle thing and sometimes feels prone to shifting and changing. What is [...]
In recent years, the pandemic has placed a precedence on family time, mental health, and rethinking how we care for ourselves. With an increased awareness of factors impacting mental health, most people notice they are also affected [...]
“Love me when I least deserve it, because that’s when I really need it.” - Swedish Proverb I absolutely love that quote. Out of all the wise quotes I have seen, this is right up there with [...]
