Giving Therapy a Shot: Where Do I Start?
Written by Kara Thompson, Licensed Social Worker So, you’ve decided to give therapy a shot. It’s been years of contemplating and debating, maybe sprinkled with a little avoidance as well if we’re being honest. Over the last few years, you’ve heard your friends casually mentioning their therapist in conversation. You’ve even noticed a lot of…
Read MoreHow Can I Cope with a Breakup?
By: Danielle Bertini, LPC Breakups can be incredibly painful. Although it can seem impossible in the moment, there are some strategies that can help make the process a little easier, and potentially help you to be better prepared to make good, healthy choices when you’re ready to date again. Carmichael (2020) offers some tips to…
Read MoreHow Can I Ease My Parental Anxiety?
By: Danielle Bertini, LPC Let’s be honest, being a parent is scary. From abduction and abuse, their child’s friendships, school performance, online threats like bullying, instilling healthy habits, the list goes on and on. It’s natural for parents to worry! However, how much worry is too much worry? In many cases, anxiety paralyzes not just…
Read MoreHow Do I Prioritize Myself?
Zoe Mittman, LSW The question, how do I prioritize myself, may have popped into your mind before. If so, you have to come to the right place. Putting yourself first is difficult. You might be struggling to take the first step, or the fear of being perceived as selfish may be consuming you. However, you…
Read MoreHow to Beat the Holiday Blues
Jessica Pontis, LCSW While the holidays are typically portrayed as something uplifting and joyous for many people this may not be the case. For some the holidays may be a time of stress and heightened perfectionist tendencies, for others a time of grief over a family member who passed away, a few may feel the…
Read MoreHow to Handle the Stress of the Holidays
Danielle Farmer, LPC When the weather shifts, the holiday season looms, and the end of the year approaches it can be easy to look at all the things you weren’t able to accomplish or focus on the relationships that do not exist in your life. There are several tips and tricks on how you can…
Read MoreHow to Prepare for the Holidays With An Eating Disorder, Pt. II
By: Zana Van Der Smissen, LPC (TW: Eating Disorders. This article does contain content that might be triggering for some. If you find yourself feeling uncomfortable, please step away from the article and take time for yourself or reach out for help at Symmetry Counseling) Hello again and welcome back to the second part of…
Read MoreSelf-Sabotage, Part III: How Do I Deal With Uncertainty?
By Andrew McNaughton LCSW CADC Part One of this three-part blog on Self-Sabotage described the pattern and characteristics. In Part Two, we took a close look at using the ABCs of REBT to catch and dispute our irrational beliefs with which we cause ourselves anxiety. In Part Three, we will apply this to our second…
Read MoreSelf-Sabotage, Part II: How Do I Overcome It?
By Andrew McNaughton LCSW CADC Part One of this three-part blog on Self-Sabotage described the pattern and characteristics. In Part Two, I will present a rational approach to overcoming this tendency. Let’s go back to the first of our two scenarios. SCENARIO #1 Remember in Scenario #1, I have convinced myself to not ask a…
Read MoreSelf-Sabotage, Part I: Why Do I Do It?
By Andrew McNaughton LCSW CADC Self-sabotage is as common for people as it is a mystery. Why would anyone do this to themselves? The short answer is that it assures an outcome, even if it is unfavorable, and this spares us of short-term anxiety even if we cause ourselves long-term self-loathing. This is the pattern…
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