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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Treatment with Exposure Response & Prevention (ERP) Therapy
How do I know if I have OCD and how is ERP effective in treating it? In this post, we’re going to cover the 3 themes that intrusive thoughts tend to fall into and give a few examples. This will help shed some light on the condition and symptoms and if you (or a friend of family member) relate to them, then there is a potential you have OCD. Sometimes OCD is very mild and can be resolved with self-awareness and mindfulness practice, whereas other times it compounds until it becomes ...
Dramatically Sharpen Your Mind: 40 Minutes in Nature, or 30 Minutes, or What?
Why Do We Love Nature? Some say it’s because landscapes remind us deeply of the lush ...
5 Tips for Managing Work-Life Balance as a Therapist
Reading Time: 8 minutes Therapists often instinctively put patients’ needs above their own, making them more susceptible to burnout. Discover 5 tips for maintaining work-life balance as a therapist, so you can avoid burnout and ensure the sustainability for of your practice.
The Science of Tears: Why Crying is Good for You
In my experience, most people dislike crying. I cannot tell you how many people, both in ...
A happier new year in 5 minutes a day
Well, it’s that time of year again. Our social media feeds are filled with tips for ...
Navigating Discouragement in Eating Disorder Recovery: Finding Hope Beyond Treatment Programs
Struggling with an eating disorder can be a difficult journey, and feeling discouraged when your last ...
Client-Centered Treatment Approaches for Better Outcomes
Reading Time: 8 minutes Client-centered treatment approaches have been shown to increase retention and reduce relapse. Here is a guide on using client-centered treatment techniques in your practice.
Online Help for Depression: A Guide to Treatment and Support
Did you know that approximately 280 million people worldwide struggle with depression, according to the World Health Organization? ...
Clustering: Average of The 5’s Dramatic Impact on Our Lives
What is Clustering? Brains are into networking just like their humans are. Maybe you’ve heard that ...
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How Ancestral Women Did Group Therapy
Social support can help buffer the effects of stress and promote better physical and mental health. ...
Navigating the Choppy Waters of Finances with Your Partner: Insights from a Couples Therapist in NC
As a family, relationship, and couples therapist in North Carolina, I can say with confidence that the ...
Using Client Feedback to Improve Therapy Sessions
As therapists, we routinely ask our clients how they are doing, but there is an equally important ...
Crafting Connection: How to Build a Strong Therapist-Client Relationship
The relationship between therapist and client is the foundation of any successful treatment. But what are the ...
10 Financial Management Tips for Therapists
Money is often a fraught issue, particularly for therapists. We specialize in talking about difficult subjects, but ...
Tackling 2 Types of Procrastination for Better Work, Better Life
Why Do People Procrastinate? Just this week a couple of clients were suffering from procrastination. And ...
Getting Through The Holiday Season
It seems like an appropriate time to update my prior blogs since we are moving into ...
“Gone So Soon?” 7 Client Retention Techniques for Therapists
Twenty percent of psychotherapy patients end treatment prematurely, against the advice of their providers. When a client ...
7 Effective Marketing Strategies for Therapists
Therapists are often hesitant to “sell” their services. Some are afraid of sounding self-promoting, while others simply ...
The Internet, our favorite co-parent
Having recently returned to the “parenting a newborn” stage, I’ve been surprised at how readily I’ve ...
Save Time, Save Patients: 9 Tech Tools To Help You Reclaim Wasted Admin Time
What do you value most about your work as a therapist? Chances are, it’s not paperwork, billing, ...
Lessons in Autumn
There are many lessons in autumn we can learn. Particularly lessons from the trees during autumn. ...
It Takes a Village: How a Therapeutic Community Improves Outcomes and Prevents Burnout
For the third year in a row, therapists are facing an increased demand for mental health care. ...
Walking Hand in Hand: How to Care for Your Partner As They Cope With Depression
We always want to see our partners be at their absolute best. Watching them thrive, succeed, ...
Tip #1 To Master Intrusive Thoughts: Think About Elephants
What are Intrusive Thoughts? I heard that there was a shortage of social workers in Israel, ...
#MentalHealth: How Therapist Influencers are Making an Impact Via Social Media
Prior to September 2021, Jeff Guenther was a therapist like any other. He had a private practice ...
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The Silent Battle: Exploring the Impact of War Images and Engagement on Mental Health
War, in all its brutality and chaos, has been an ever-present facet of human history. Whether ...
1 Way on What to Say in Terribly Tender Times
What To Say in Terribly Tender Times? The past week has been so hard for so ...
Friendship and Recovery
Friendship plays an important part of continued eating disorder recovery. Isolation can be familiar and life ...
Trauma in watching Israel/Hamas war videos
I saw the trauma effect of war videos in my living room this week. A young ...
Expand Your Reach Through PSYPACT
With the advent of telehealth, patients seeking mental health services no longer have to limit their searches ...
Why Decisions Are So Hard When In Crisis
Every had a week/month/year that has been particularly hard? I am unfortunately experiencing a bit of ...
Naming Emotions Is Hard
As a therapist, I talk about emotions a lot. Wanna know something I have noticed? Most people can't actually name what ...
Letting Go of Anger
Before I had a private practice, I worked at an agency. The coordinator would always share ...
Healing Your Inner Child
I am a huge believer in synchronicities, so it is no surprise that I had on ...
Finding Light in Dark Times
Life is a funny thing, ain't it? I am a mental health therapist and an influencer. ...
Do It Imperfectly
Did you know that most people give up before they even start? Yup, it's true. The ...
Cultivating Body Positivity
I have to admit, it is hard to know where to start on a topic that ...
Calming The Anxious Mind
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 19.2% of people suffer from anxiety. But, what ...
What I Learned About Gratitude From Two Weeks in Bali
Bali has been on my bucket list for as long as I have had a bucket ...
Boundaries Are Self-Care
So many of the clients I see are ex-people pleasers and recovering perfectionists. As such, they ...
Analysis Paralysis: Moving Forward with Clarity
Analysis Paralysis. Overthinking and indecision can hinder personal growth. This post explores the phenomenon of analysis ...
The #1 Thing I Hear From Clients
One of the questions I get the most as a therapist is “what do people even ...
Psychotherapy and Transformation
Psychotherapy is a powerful process in the journey towards healing and mental wellness. Seeking help and ...
Bots Aren’t Bad: Put Them to Work for Your Practice
The use of AI in mental health care has inspired its share of controversy, but if you ...
Tell your kids to take a hike
When I was in my early 20s, I spent several summers working for a teen outdoor ...
Threshold Crossings: vital in personal growth
Threshold issues are a huge force in your life, whether you are aware of them or ...
Anxiety: Triggers, Coping Strategies and Resolution
Anxiety challenged by calm, wisdom, strength and focus. Anxiety, whether it comes rarely, is ever-present or ...
Want Growth? Get Automated
A metaphor in child psychology compares children to dandelions and orchids. Dandelions can thrive in almost ...
Self-Disclosure with Psychotherapy Clients…Good Idea or Not?
A few things were heavily emphasized in my graduate program in my quest to becoming a ...
Digital Minimalism: A Pathway to Improved Mental Health and Mindfulness
In an age where screens dominate every corner of our lives, where every beep and buzz ...