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Maternal Mental Health: Postpartum
This is part two of our series on maternal mental health. Two weeks ago, we discussed maternal mental health during pregnancy. This included what's "normal" and when to seek professional help. Some people experience symptoms of depression and anxiety...
Weekly Appointments: Why They Matter!
As mental health professionals, we fully understand how therapy works, and it is part of our job to educate prospective clients and clients. This largely includes having conversations about the consistency and frequency that you attend therapy...
Maternal Mental Health: During Pregnancy
The excitement of a new baby on the way is in many cases exactly that: happiness, joy, and excitement. Those around you, even complete strangers, may happily comment on your upcoming baby's arrival and ask you just how excited you are. And again, in many...
High Tension at your First Couples Session? Definitely Don’t Give Up Now
Therapy is 100% a marathon; it is NOT a sprint. This is a general principle, and an even more relevant principle for couples therapy. Why? Because your problems did not start overnight, or within the past week, which means they take time to...
Natural Consequences
Life situations bring with them what we call natural consequences. These are outcomes that innately flow from situations or our actions. In today's blog, we are specifically focusing on our own actions, and recognizing the reality of natural...
Choosing Rationality and Reason
It is one of the reasons why many people even come to therapy - whether they realize it or not. Most of life's problems can be resolved if even a little bit of reason, logic, and rationality was applied to the situation. These are terms that...
The Four Ways to Address a Problem
We all experience "problems" in life. Sometimes we call them challenges, difficulties, roadblocks, struggles. No matter what you call these occurrences, know they are part of life and actually, part of growth as human beings. "Problems" (or...
Making Important Decisions
Every single person those through the process of having to make important and perhaps difficult decisions. This is a normal and expected part of life as it is inevitable that decisions need to be made. Some people are better about making decisions and we...
Social Anxiety Disorder: Common and Treatable
Would you describe yourself as someone who has trouble communicating and feeling comfortable in social situations? Do you find yourself avoiding social situations just to avoid not feeling discomfort and awkwardness? If so, it is possible you...