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What’s Going On Behind the Scenes? Mental Health and the Entertainment Industry
by Jennifer Leff, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, in New York, NY Co-Chair, Behind the Scenes Mental Health/Suicide Prevention Initiative Steering Committee What’s Going On Behind the ... Read More
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How to Cope with Anxiety If You Can’t Go to Therapy
by Dr. Denise Renye, Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Sex Therapist, PsyD, MA, MEd, in San Francisco, CA How to Cope with Anxiety If You Can’t Go to Therapy I spoke with a friend of ... Read More
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Setting Boundaries at Family Holidays: Boundaries with Family Are Challenging But Worth It
Setting Boundaries at Family Holidays: Boundaries with Family Are Challenging But Worth It Millions upon millions of Americans see their families during the holiday season. While a lot ... Read More
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Finding Your Mental Health Niche
Finding Your Mental Health Niche After years of hard work, your efforts have finally paid off: You’re licensed as a therapist, you’ve opened your own private practice, and you’re ... Read More
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Maiden, Mother & Crone Archteypes for Mental Health
by Nicole Urdang, MS, NCC, DHM, LMHC, in Buffalo, New York Maiden, Mother & Crone Archetypes for Mental Health You don’t have to be a neopaganist to appreciate the beauty of the ... Read More
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The Change: Menopause and Mental Health
The Change: Menopause and Mental Health As women age, it’s only a matter of time before menopause sets in. Since every person is unique, the timing of menopause varies from one person ... Read More
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Talking to a Friend About Getting Mental Health Help
Talking to a Friend about Getting Mental Health Help Have you noticed one of your friends is struggling and seems depressed, detached, and generally unhappy? If so, they might be dealing ... Read More
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Stress Affects the Body: Is It Affecting Yours?
Stress Affects the Body: Is It Affecting Yours? It’s Monday morning. You overslept, your kids were late for school, and your boss gave you a hard time because you came in 30 minutes ... Read More
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Breaking Free from the Shame Around Masturbation
by Dr. Denise Renye, Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Sex Therapist, MEd, MA, PsyD, in San Francisco, CA The Shame Around Masturbation Many of us are indoctrinated with shame. It seems ... Read More
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Senior Mental Health and the Pandemic
Older Adults, Mental Health, and the Pandemic It’s no secret the pandemic transformed all of our lives. In March 2020, life as we knew it was turned upside down as the world locked down ... Read More
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Postpartum Depression: What It Is & What to Do About It
Postpartum Depression: What It Is & What to Do About It Having a baby is an amazing, life-changing experience — whether it’s your first child or your eighth. But for many new ... Read More
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Becoming a Therapist? 6 Things New Therapists Need to Know
Becoming a Therapist? 6 Things New Therapists Need to Know So, you’re in the process of becoming a therapist. That’s great news! Not only do you get to provide clients with the ... Read More
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Recovering from a Traumatic Birth
Dealing with the Trauma of Giving Birth For many new mothers, giving birth is one of the most exciting times in life. After all, you’re bringing a ... Read More
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Wisdom for Working with Elder Therapy Clients
by Nicole Urdang, MS, NCC, DHM, Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Buffalo, NY Wisdom for Working with Elder Therapy Clients While it is true that people ... Read More
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Taking Care of Children’s Mental Health
Taking Care of Children’s Mental Health When most of us think about folks going to therapy for mental health, we think about adults — people struggling ... Read More
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Dr. Aaron T. Beck: The Father of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Dr. Aaron T. Beck: The Father of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy On Monday, Nov. 1, the world lost an incredible psychiatrist when Dr. Aaron T. Beck, ... Read More
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5 Tips for Helping a Client When You’re Both Stuck
by Megan Paterson, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Roseville, California 5 Tips for Helping a Client When You’re Both Stuck Ever had a client ... Read More
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How Do I Deal with Loneliness?
My life is a sad state of affairs. I have no real friends to speak of, just my cat Lula. Even she doesn't like me very much. I can't work because ... Read More
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What's the Best Way to Break Up?
I have been with my boyfriend for over a year now and I don't see a future together. It was fun for a while, but now it feels stale and unexciting. ... Read More
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Help! I Think I'm Addicted to Video Games
I work. I eat and drink. I play video games. I sleep. Then I repeat. Every. Single. Day. Three of these things are necessities, but the ... Read More
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Help! My Therapist Ended Her Practice and I Don't Know What to Do
I had been seeing my therapist for 28 years. Around March, she was unwell. This was a rare occurrence in our time together. But her viral infection ... Read More
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Help! I Have No One to Talk To
Ever since my dad died last year, I have had no one to talk to. And really, I had no one to talk to for the last three years of his life, ravaged ... Read More