1. Start Small

For many teens, making the jump back into the full swing of school, activities, and friends feels overwhelming after having so much time at home. Help ease them back into being around others by suggesting they try hanging out with just one or two friends to help decrease avoidance and start to feel comfortable again.

The reality of depression is becoming less stigmatized, but there are still misconceptions and assumptions made about it that just aren’t true.

To help better understand depression and how to get help for it, we’re going over 6 depression myths and why they’re not true.

Have you found yourself in a situation where your anger feels out of control?

It can almost seem like a different version of you emerges and you might do or say things you don’t actually mean.

It happens to a lot of us, and anger is a NORMAL human emotion.

But what do we do when our relationships start to deteriorate because of it?

You may be wondering like many people looking into therapy services, can I get reimbursed by my insurance after paying out of pocket for my sessions?

The answer is, potentially.

Here’s what superbills are, and the steps to take to ensure you have all the facts about how to get reimbursed for your sessions.

Feelings of anxiety can be subconscious for many of us that have been dealing with them for a long time. When anxiety goes unchecked for long enough, it can turn into frustration, which can then easily snowball into anger.

To help with many of us feeling the loss of boundaries and structure, we’ve put together some tips to help you with your overall mental health when working from home.

There’s still some pretty black and white thinking when it comes to men and showing weakness. The sad reality is, this belief can prevent men (that would greatly benefit from mental health support) from gaining the tools they need to thrive in their relationships, work, and overall lives.

Our bodies are great indicators of what’s going on with our mental and emotional health, but being able to be aware of anxiety and reduce it before it manifests into sometimes painful and/or debilitating symptoms isn’t always easy.

What if we told you procrastination really isn’t a “personality trait” at all, but rather, more of a mindset that can be changed?

With the holiday festivities rolling around the corner we may be navigating how to stay safe while still trying to see family, how to make everyone happy especially when some family members don’t agree, how to process disappointment, loss, and loneliness, all the while feeling lost in the midst of an unclear future.

There are a lot of unknowns right now, and feeling anxious about it is normal. But if anxiety feels like your default mode, let’s talk about a few ways to better cope with it in order to still show up in your everyday life and not have to feel hijacked by stress.

We want to be there, to show we love and care about them, but maybe we don’t quite understand what’s going on for them which makes it hard to know what to do.

Our nervous systems work to protect us from danger. The problem that can happen here is they will respond to both real and imagined threats. This can invoke a fight or flight response in our bodies (heart/mind racing, sweating, a rush of energy) which can leave us feeling out of control or confused.

We know if you knew why you were feeling this way, you would've already done something to make it better. That's why understanding that depression many times does not originate from a specific circumstance is important in moving forward.

You also want to know this time in therapy will be worth the investment. You may be asking yourself:

“Is my time and money going to pay off in the long run for my mental health and overall well-being?”

Are thoughts in your head going something like this?

“I just don’t care anymore”

“Nothing seems to really matter”

“I don’t feel like doing anything, I’m exhausted”

“Things I used to enjoy doing aren’t fun anymore”

Have you been feeling overwhelmed and anxious?

You’re not alone. In fact, right now in the US, anxiety-related disorders are the top mental health conditions that people most commonly struggle with.

Anger management is something many people have difficulty with. Experiencing anger is a very normal human emotion. However, if it’s happening often, we can’t control it, and it’s over minor offenses, it may be at a point where we need further help managing it.

CBT stands for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. It is proven to be effective with a variety of issues and can be paired with other therapies in order to help relieve a variety of symptoms.

Is your teen having a hard time managing the changes happening in our world at the moment? Change can already be a difficult experience for adolescents, but now more than ever it makes sense your teen may be struggling more than usual.