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Managing Your Anxiety by Becoming AWARE

By Kelsey Kuehn, LPC If you’re like most people who battle anxiety, you probably want to learn how to get rid of it… and fast.…

Is the News Impacting Your Mental Health?

By Anna Harcharik, LPC Have you noticed that listening to, reading, or watching the news is beginning to impact your mental health? You’re not alone.…

Is Your Therapist Really Helping You with Your Anxiety?

By Marilee Feldman, LCPC, CADC In not-so-great news, these days many of us—and I mean MANY of us—are struggling with anxiety. There’s a global pandemic,…

Educating Your Child or Teen about OCD

By Crystal Rodriguez Parents, did you know that, in contrast to many mental health issues, which frequently begin in adulthood, one issue—obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)—can begin…

Does Talking about Your Anxiety Help, or Hurt?

If you have anxiety, you may believe that talking to others about your worries is helpful. When you’re anxious, you may talk more, which is…

You Shouldn’t Be Ashamed of Your Anxiety, Here’s Why

Did you know that anxiety disorders are the most common mental health illness in the U.S.? It’s estimated that around 40 million adults struggle with…

10 Daily Habits That Can Reduce Your Anxiety

Anxiety is one of the most prominent mental health conditions in the world. It can range in severity from person to person: Some struggle with…

What is Relationship OCD?

The letters “OCD” are widely known these days. As the name implies, obsessive compulsive disorder is a condition that presents via obsessions and compulsions. Obsessions…

Two Types of OCD Hollywood Doesn’t Show Us

In the 1997 movie As Good as it Gets, Jack Nicholson plays a quirky novelist with a few eccentric obsessive-compulsive tendencies. He hops along the…

Learned Helplessness

Learned helplessness is a concept that has been around for some time. After working with many clients who exhibit depressive and or anxious symptoms, I…