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How to Stop Invalidating Yourself

by Allison | Apr 17, 2023 | Individual Therapy Blogs

This blog shares 4 ways on how to stop invalidating yourself. Has anyone ever told you in response to you sharing your feelings, “that happens to everyone,” or “someone else has it worse out there”? This could be in times where you re-experience trauma, fall into a...

5 Ways to Connect with Your Inner Child

by Allison | Apr 10, 2023 | Individual Therapy Blogs

This blog shares 5 ways to connect with your inner child. You may be wondering – who? Your inner child is essentially yourself as a child, living inside of your subconscious. We may not be aware of them, or understand how to connect with them. Think of your...

5 Healthy Ways to Process Anger

by Allison | Apr 3, 2023 | Individual Therapy Blogs

This blog shares five healthy ways to process anger. Experiencing feelings of frustration, anger, or stress does not make us less of a person. In fact, it’s what makes us human. It’s unreasonable to believe that we should always be aiming to feel positivity or...

5 Signs It’s Time to Emotionally Detach from Someone

by Allison | Mar 28, 2023 | Family Blogs, Individual Therapy Blogs, Relationship Blogs

Disclaimer: If you or someone you know is in an abusive situation, please seek out help and connect with these resources: Coalition for Family Harmony (805) 983-6014, Interface Children & Family Services (805) 485-6114, or loveisrespect.org (1) 866-331-9474....

How to Be Patient with Yourself

by Allison | Mar 20, 2023 | Individual Therapy Blogs

This blog shares 5 tips for how to be patient with yourself. At times, you may struggle with feeling satisfied with yourself and your life. Some days, you’re proud, and other days, you feel frustrated with where you’re at. You want to be making more money, achieving...

Taking Responsibility for Your Mental Health

by Allison | Mar 14, 2023 | Anxiety & Depression Blogs, Individual Therapy Blogs

This blog shares information on taking responsibility for your mental health. Have you ever heard someone say, “I can’t take care of a child/pet/family member/friend, I can barely take care of myself.” While it can oftentimes be spoken as a joke, it may have more...

Therapy After IOP (Intensive Outpatient Program)

by Allison | Mar 6, 2023 | Transitioning Out of IOP Blogs

This blog shares details about therapy after an IOP (intensive outpatient program). IOP programs are structured treatment programs used to address substance use, comorbid mental health disorders, or other issues that do not require hospitalization or rehabilitation....

5 Signs You’re Growing as a Person

by Allison | Feb 27, 2023 | Individual Therapy Blogs

This blog shares 5 signs you’re growing as a person. We will not see changes overnight, or be able to change ourselves overnight. Growth comes with effort, persistence, and making a few mistakes along the way. We can recognize our growth as individuals through our...

5 Ways to Quickly Ground Yourself

by Allison | Feb 20, 2023 | Anxiety & Depression Blogs, Individual Therapy Blogs

This blog shares 5 ways to quickly ground yourself. Grounding is a coping technique with intentions to self-soothe feelings of stress, overwhelm, or anxiety. It helps keep you present in the moment, reorients you to the current time/place, and helps ease ruminations...

5 Ways to Cope with Guilt

by Allison | Feb 13, 2023 | Anxiety & Depression Blogs, Individual Therapy Blogs

This blog shares 5 ways to cope with guilt. There may be experiences in your life that you hold guilt from. Whether this is something you’ve said or did not say, a behavior you exhibited, or a way you affected others, it’s common to feel guilt for letting other people...