Have you heard someone use the phrase Cognitive Behavioral Therapy? It can easily sound intimidating and likely led you to a Google search to uncover the meaning of this mystery style of counseling. So, what does this complex phrase mean exactly? What does Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) mean? Cognitive Behavioral Therapy involves evaluating the way… CONTINUE
Using Distraction as an Avoidance of Emotion
By Jennifer Mudarrie, LICSW Are you noticing that when you slow down your hustle even for a few moments that you feel a strong emotion like anger or guilt? We all get distracted and at times – it’s a part of life. I’m not talking about the kind of distraction where your child interrupts your… CONTINUE
Tips for Managing Daily Activities while Struggling with Depression
by Jennifer Mudarrie, LICSW Did you know that one-third of U.S. adults have symptoms of depression or anxiety and 47.4% of adults 18 to 29 years showed signs of anxiety or depression? So many of us struggle to make it through days filled with obligations, commitments, and plans. Feeling this way is overwhelming and can… CONTINUE
Friendships: How to manage your boundaries and enjoy them more!
by Jennifer Mudarrie, LICSW Rarely do we talk about the friendships in our lives in terms of being a relationship that needs tending too. Today, I want you to bring your awareness now to your friendships. Think about them in their totality in your own life now. Are they bringing you satisfaction and joy/peace/sense of… CONTINUE
Recognizing Burnout and the Importance of Work-Life Balance
By Charles Jarvis, LMHC These past two years have been hard for all of us, especially those in healthcare. The patients I see are still in need of help – identifying financial resources, marital discord, or commonly heightened adverse coping as a catalyst for their crisis. I find it difficult to deal with added frustration… CONTINUE
Dear Teen… Licensed Counselor Provides Insight on Heading Back to School – Part 2
By Jennifer Mudarrie, LICSW Having a hard time believing summer is almost over? I can’t believe it’s time to go back to school! It’s strange how time flies by when you are still recovering from last year and finally had a little time off from the stress of exams and afterschool sports and jobs. It… CONTINUE
Healthy Competition: A Therapist Take on Comparing Yourself to Others
by Jennifer Mudarrie, LICSW In our culture, comparison and FOMO (fear of missing out) are a very real issue. Our “hustle culture” is fueled through imagery which sets us up to think others have “it” figured out and we can have the potential to get swept up in this setup. This pulls at our egoic… CONTINUE
Getting Ahead of Your Anxiety
By Charles Jarvis, LMHC As people, we measure success in productivity and the need to be in motion. Each day I hear people recite all the tasks they wish to accomplish during the day, and will commonly become overwhelmed by the ever growing list. We tend to plan constantly, which sometimes is great – however… CONTINUE
Superheroes – Why Do We Love Them
by Charles Jarvis, LMHC I always loved the concept of superheroes; what they symbolize to us as people and what they mean to our culture. What values do we see in them that represent hope for us? In the past few days I have watched numerous superhero films, of good characters, antiheroes and supervillains. I… CONTINUE
Combating Negativity to See the Big Picture
by Charles Jarvis, LMHC I recently got the chance to take a day and do something just for me. I spend a lot of time thinking about what I wanted to do, focusing on what could be restorative and healing for me. I was surprised to find this took a lot more thought than I… CONTINUE
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