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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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GOOD Counseling

Narcissism and How We Overuse the Term

Narcissism, as a concept, comes from the ancient Greek myth of Narcissus.  It’s a beautiful story, actually.  Narcissus was a hunter wanted by many admirers.  …

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Emotional Regulation

5 Strategies to Overcome Negativity Bias

“I’m so negative,” my clients often say. “You’re so human,” is often my first response.  The truth is, aside from illnesses like depression or someone’s …

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Anxiety

When Anxiety Runs the Show… Get to Know It.

Anxiety is used as a catch-all term today. Anxiety effects so many people in a variety of circumstances and across demographics, so a cogent argument …

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Emotional Regulation

BRIGHT MINDS: Neuroscience to decrease symptoms of mental illness?

Dr. Daniel Amen uses the pneumonic BRIGHT MINDS for 11 risk factors that can result in symptoms of anxiety, PTSD, bipolar disorder and other mental …

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GOOD Counseling

Therapists with Poor Boundaries + Why this Matters

Questions regarding boundaries have come up frequently lately with my therapy clients, so let’s see if I can help make sense of this. One client …

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