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Psychotherapy Blog

Tips, tools, and resources to improve your mental health

Seasonal Depresison

Is it Seasonal Depression, or Am I Just Sad?

If you find the fall and winter months difficult to navigate and you notice increased feelings of sadness, hopelessness, or helplessness, you may be one of the many people who suffer from seasonal depression. In this blog, you can learn more about what seasonal depression is, how it affects people, and how therapy helps.

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Does Therapy Really Help with Anxiety?

Anxiety is a natural way that our body responds to sources of stress, pain, or danger. Everybody experiences anxiety at times! But what happens if this natural response doesn’t ever resolve, or the response is disproportionate to the situation? In cases like this, an individual may be diagnosed with an “anxiety disorder,” which is above and beyond the natural experience of anxiety in response to a difficult situation.

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Top 5 Tips for Developing Resilience

Resilience is the ability to maintain stability, process emotions in healthy ways, and find hope in even the most trying times. Here are five tips for people who want to develop greater resilience.

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Specific Phobias – What They Are & How Therapy Helps

Whether your fear feels rational or irrational, you may want to better understand the role that phobias play in our lives and how therapy can help lessen the impact of specific phobias. In this blog, we’re going to dive into the deep waters of fears and phobias headfirst (hopefully no one has hydrophobia – that’s the fear of water).

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Recognizing & Navigating Panic Attacks

Panic attacks can come out of nowhere, and the physical symptoms of panic attacks can feel life threatening. Here are some common warning signs of panic attacks and tips for working through them.

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Discernment Counseling

Are you or your spouse are considering divorce, but not completely sure that’s the best path? Discernment Counseling is designed for couples just like you.

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