Reflections from an Original Clinician on Ellie's Evolution Welcome to a brand new series we’re calling “The Heart of Ellie.” As Ellie grows and evolves, we stay grounded in the …
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What are Culturally Responsive Therapies?
Culturally responsive therapies go a step further than conventional approaches, offering a transformative space where clients can be seen, heard, and understood within the context …
How to Set Professional Boundaries
In many respects, your relationship with your job is like all of your other relationships: You put some amount of effort into the relationship, and you expect (or hope) to get …
Conversion Therapy: Why It’s Harmful and Why Banning It Matters
According to a recent study by the Williams Institute at UCLA, approximately 698,000 adults in the US have received conversion therapy, and about 350,000 of them were adolescents …
Navigating Grief: Expert Tips for Healing and Processing
Few human experiences are as universal as grief. We will all, at some point, find ourselves grieving that which we once had, but now is gone. For most of us, significant losses …
Navigating Antipsychotic Medications: A Guide for Patients and Families
Antipsychotic medications, sometimes called neuroleptics, are prescription drugs used to manage psychosis spurred by mental health conditions like treatment-resistant …
Racial Trauma Therapy: Understanding The Impact of Racism on Mental Health
As a society, it's undeniable that we are still grappling with the deep-rooted wounds of racism, and for people of color, these struggles can have a very personal and complex …
10 Books to Help Cope with Infertility
By Sara Livingston-Burke, LPCC Infertility can be challenging and heartbreaking, but there are so many books and resources available to help if you are walking through a journey …
Anger at Work: Techniques for Managing Workplace Rage and Resentment
Workplace anger has always been common, and living through the aftermath of the global pandemic certainly hasn't helped with alleviating work-related stress. If fluctuating work …
18 Mental Health Activities for Coping With Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and More
Self-care is key to maintaining good mental health, but how do you know which mental health activities will have the most positive impact on your mental well-being? While eating …
Why is Bipolar Disorder Commonly Misdiagnosed?
In some ways, Bipolar Disorder is a pretty straightforward mental illness and is fairly easy to diagnose (at least in theory): A person has a manic episode which, without …
How To Support Your Autistic Loved One
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is defined as, “a neurological and developmental disorder that affects how people interact with others, communicate, learn and behave”. It is …
