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GOOD Counseling

25 Journal Prompts that Compliment Therapy

Why Journal? Journaling has been around for centuries.  If you’ve been to historic museum exhibitions, you’ve seen early diaries in which great adventurers note their …

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Emotional Regulation

Books that Heal: 16 of my Favorites

Cross Cultural Ikagai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Hector Garcia & Francesc Miralles Loosely translated, ikagai means “a reason for …

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Emotional Regulation

Intimacy in your Relationship: How to Get Closer

Intimacy, in general terms, means closeness.  When I reference intimacy building in therapy, however, most people seem to brace themselves for a conversation about sex, …

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Emotional Regulation

Resiliency: What I Want for my Child

I made a child! Now that I’ve shared with my friends, family, and folks that work with me, it’s time to contemplate, then share vulnerably …

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Self Esteem

Body Positivity is Bullshit. Choose Body Neutrality Instead.

The term body positivity has dominated pop culture over the last decade, and like many explosive trends, has a dark side.  The roots of the …

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Emotional Regulation

Four Steps to Overcome Negative & Unhealthy Behaviors

Recently, I read a critique of negative societal patterns that result in illness, The Myth of Normal (Mate, 2022) .  Towards the end of the …

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GOOD Counseling

What Type of Therapy is Right for You?

As a therapist, even I get overwhelmed by the abundant amount of different therapies out there. CBT, DBT, ACT…so many acronyms, oh my!  In this …

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GOOD Counseling

Celebrity Exposure: Does It Help Destigmatize Mental Health?

Mental health access in the 2000s–  not only are there more films addressing mental health issues (i.e.: Silver Linings Playbook, The King of Staten Island, …

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Emotional Regulation

Dog Therapists: 5 Ways Dogs Are Therapeutic AF

“Therapy dogs! What about therapeutic cats, lizards, etc? Here’s an important author’s note- I’m partial towards dogs, so I’m writing about dogs. 🙂 I was …

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Self Esteem

Boys will be Boys?

“Boys will be boys” is a dangerous concept that I see effects many of my male clients, from boyhood through manhood.  Masculinity is a social …

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