by Allison | Jun 5, 2023 | Anxiety & Depression Blogs, Individual Therapy Blogs
This blog shares 4 steps to manage your inner critic. Who, you may ask? Your inner critic is that nagging, negative, or judgmental voice in your head. It may produce thoughts or beliefs that make you feel sad, frustrated, distressed, or more. The negative...
by Allison | May 25, 2023 | Anxiety & Depression Blogs, Individual Therapy Blogs
This blog shares 4 ways on how to cope with change. Life transitions occur for us all the time through small, big, exciting, or difficult changes. They occur whether you are the orchestrators of these changes, or if they are out of your control. You may be the type of...
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...
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...
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...
by Allison | Jan 30, 2023 | Anxiety & Depression Blogs, Individual Therapy Blogs, Teen Blogs
Disclaimer: If you are currently experiencing thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or 988 or text the Crisis Line at 741741. You can also go to your nearest emergency room. In Ventura County, you can...