Folks often think of therapy or counseling as one person, or perhaps a couple or family, interacting with a licensed mental health professional in an office or via telehealth. What about therapy that involves a group? What comes to mind when you hear/read the words “group therapy”? If you’re basing your image on portrayals in […]
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What are the songs that most define your life, the ones that take you right back to a memory? It’s quite likely those are songs from your adolescence. Teens’ brains are primed to experience things intensely and to be impacted by those experiences. That goes for everything from music to interacting with peers to the
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The messages we receive in childhood can leave a powerful mark. At times these messages are explicitly stated directly toward us. Other times these messages are the undertone of our interactions with others. Regardless of the nature of the message, we can sometimes find ourselves affected by them years down the road. Many of the
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At least 5 major holidays fall between mid-November and mid-January. Is it the most wonderful time of the year? Or the most stressful? Regardless of what or how you may celebrate, stress can come from all angles. Expectations on your time and/or budget. Differences in how you would prefer to celebrate versus what your
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