Conversations in Isolation
Unprecedented stressors The other day, the price of oil broke a historic record (and not in a good way). For the first time in history,...
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Can Kids Learn Mindfulness? 6 tips on how to do just that!
If you would like to help your child achieve mindfulness, take a look at the suggestions below to get started. Morning Mindfulness...
How Internal Dialogue Influences Your Daily Life
Why would that be important, you ask? It’s important because, your thought process highly influences your moods and your behaviors....
How to: Effectively handle crisis situations using Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Skills
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based practice which uses a holistic mind-body approach to treatment. It encompasses...
How to Love Yourself (when struggling with mental illness)
Struggling with mental illness can be a destructive process. We pick ourselves apart, judge ourselves, over-analyze every move we make...
“Into the Unknown”: Welcoming the Interruptions
If you are like me, you cried watching Frozen and were unnecessarily excited to hear that Frozen II was available for streaming NOW!...
5 Easy Ways to Start to Find “Normal”
So let’s implement some structure! Easy right? (Um…wrong!) Each time I’ve tried to step back and figure out how to incorporate structure...
During These Scary Times, I Hope You’re Taking Care of Yourself: Coronavirus and Reducing Anxiety
According to The Depression Project, this is why the coronavirus is triggering mental health issues: Triggers feelings of hopelessness,...
Finding Peace When the World Around Us Feels Out of Control
Although most of us have never experienced a pandemic, you have no doubt experienced hardship. And the reality is that while we may...
A Deeper Look Into Grief and Loss
Loss is an inevitable part of life, and grief is a natural part of the healing process. The grieving process is not linear, and looks...
Surviving Cabin Fever – You Don’t Have To Strangle Everyone While Being Safe
Being quarantined, whether self regulated or government mandated, is never fun. Since we are in Houston, we are used to hiding away for a...
Five TED Talks to Spark New Thoughts in the New Year
We are at the beginning of a new year! Full of time when many of us make resolutions about how we are going to improve our minds, our...
The Gradual Normalization of Mental Health
Mental health is an increasingly relevant topic. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), one in five American adults...
Vicarious Trauma
While there are signs you or a person you know may be dealing with vicarious trauma, everyone copes differently. If you notice any of...
L-P-C What?
Defining the Difference Between an LPC and an LPC-Intern One of the biggest misunderstandings was surrounding the role of an LPC-Intern....
Caring for the Mess-Maker
That’s when it hit me. My heart was moved in that mundane moment. I care about the mess-maker. I want to work with him; to care for his...
Family Tradition
Family Getting married was extremely exciting for me. Not only because we were starting a new family together, but also because we got to...
The Silent Killer
Not convinced? Here are some results from research posted on the campaigns website: Loneliness likely increases your risk of death by...
Breaking Up is Hard to Do
The end of a relationship is complicated. In some way or another your future, present, and past have collided together all at once. You...
What is Pride Month?
Happy Pride Month! To begin, it is important that I highlight this pride-filled month as a therapist that provides counseling services...
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