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Oct 12
4 min

3 Ways to Manage Depression

I've been prone to depression for as long as I can remember. As a teenager (and into my 20s), I was pretty horrible at managing it. I did...

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Cedar Counseling & Wellness

Oct 1
3 min

What Causes Anxiety?

If you're familiar with the debilitating effects anxiety can have on someone, you might be familiar with one the common questions people ...

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Carrie Nicholes, LCSW-C

Sep 24
5 min

FAQs about Grief

Here's what one of Taylor Swift's new songs can teach us about grief.

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Cedar Counseling & Wellness

Sep 15
3 min

Thoughts on Grief

It’s safe to say that many of us have had to deal with some type of loss in our lives. Perhaps you’ve lost a family member who has passed...

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Cedar Counseling & Wellness

Sep 8
3 min

Quiet Your Mind for Better Sleep

You've been busy all day, hopping from one thing to the next. Your mind and body feel tired, and you are eager for sleep. Your surroundin...

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Cedar Counseling & Wellness

Sep 4
3 min

8 Tips for Better Sleep

Sleep is such an important part of both our physical and mental health. Many clients who come to therapy with mental health problems also...

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Cedar Counseling & Wellness

Aug 30
3 min

How to Offer Validation and Support

We have all been faced with opportunities to support loved ones who are struggling in some way. Sometimes we rise to the occasion, while ...

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Cedar Counseling & Wellness

Aug 26
3 min

9 Tools for Effective Listening

Have you ever had an experience when someone shared something with you…and you just felt STUCK. You didn’t know what to say, didn’t know w...

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Cedar Counseling & Wellness

Aug 21
3 min

Redirecting Thoughts

Have you ever felt stuck in your thoughts? Have you felt consumed by them, trapped in them, without any easy way out? These sticky though...

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Processing Difficult Emotions (Part Two)

Cedar Counseling & Wellness

Aug 17
2 min

Processing Difficult Emotions (Part Two)

As mentioned in our blog post earlier this week, one of my goals as a therapist is to help clients find a way out of the patterns that ar...

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Processing Difficult Emotions (Part One)

Cedar Counseling & Wellness

Aug 12
3 min

Processing Difficult Emotions (Part One)

Emotions, like waves, will rise and retreat. I often tell my clients that emotions are like waves that will rise and retreat. I say that ...

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Cedar Counseling & Wellness

Aug 8
3 min

Boundaries 101

Boundaries help us to protect our sense of identity and establish safety/security in our relationships. Without boundaries, we may experi...

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Cedar Counseling & Wellness

Aug 4
3 min

What's Your Communication Style?

Learning how to communicate is a crucial ingredient in developing healthy relationships built on honesty and respect. All too often, our ...

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4 Tips to Make Tele-therapy Work for You

Cedar Counseling & Wellness

Jul 30
2 min

4 Tips to Make Tele-therapy Work for You

Well folks, it would appear that tele-therapy is here to stay for the foreseeable future. While some therapists are opening their doors f...

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Cedar Counseling & Wellness

Jul 26
5 min

FAQs About Therapy

Maybe you've never been to therapy before, and you don't even know where to begin. Maybe you have had poor experiences in therapy before,...

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Cedar Counseling & Wellness

Jul 23
3 min

Self-Compassion 101

Self-esteem is the way we evaluate our self, either positively or negatively. It's there for us when everything is going well (we've got ...

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Cedar Counseling & Wellness

Jul 18
2 min

5 Self-Care Myths

Self-care is becoming more normalized but there are still many misunderstandings about it.

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Cedar Counseling & Wellness

Jul 14
2 min

Self-Care: Tuning in to Your Needs

True self-care requires an ability to identify and prioritize your various needs. It's more than a trip to the store or spa.

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Cedar Counseling & Wellness

Jul 11
3 min

4 Methods for Managing Anxiety

Four of our favorite techniques for managing anxiety.

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Cedar Counseling & Wellness

Jul 4
2 min

Understanding Anxiety

Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the United States.

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