by Jennifer Mudarrie, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) With the rise of need during the lockdown, a large wave of new resources and telehealth counselor provided fewer boundaries for those seeking help. Coming to therapy is now a common conversation topic and has become much more normalized in our culture. However, normalizing mental health does… CONTINUE
Practicing Vulnerability in Your Relationships
by Jennifer Mudarrie, LICSW Has the word “vulnerability” become so overused that we assume it means sharing everything or even oversharing? Does the word alone give you shivers or pause when brought up in conversation or even a disagreement? Every person deserves to have deep and meaningful connections so what does it actually look like… CONTINUE
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
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 Distractions are sometimes helpful from overwhelming states or times when we need different input or neutral information. When you ramp up at work, for example, instead of acknowledging your feelings of shame by falling behind – you’re avoiding those feelings through distraction and this can lead to burnout and other stress… CONTINUE
6 Mental Health Tips: Practical Steps for Daily Wellness 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
Dear Parents of Teens… Licensed Counselor Provides Insight on Heading Back to School – Part 1
By Jennifer Mudarrie, LICSW It’s back to school time and transitions are often challenging for the whole family but can also provide valuable information as a parent. Parenting a teen may have also snuck up on you and it’s amazing how fast our littles grown up! So, before they hit the books, let’s look at… 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
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