Is Your Grandparent Depressed? Part I
By Megan Mulroy, LPC While destigmatizing mental health has a long way to go, there have been many improvements in recent years. Most of my millennial and gen z friends have therapists and talk openly about their mental health, but I can’t say the same for my grandparents’ generation. Seniors are such an asset…
Read MoreI Have A New Mental Health Diagnosis, Now What?
Matthew Cuddeback LCSW The topic of diagnostics is a whole world unto itself in mental health. There is so much to unpack in this incredibly complex area. We will dig into the many different pieces of information that are important to consider as well as how best to manage your feelings about this impactful…
Read MoreHow To Recognize If You Are In An Abusive Relationship
By: Olimpia Wesley While most relationships begin with the parties demonstrating their best behavior and viewing each other with rose-colored glasses, some relationships may progress into abusive patterns with time. Abuse is a dynamic concept that could be physical, emotional, sexual, and/or financial, and are forms all harmful to the victim. According to the National…
Read MoreHow to Prepare For the Return to The Office After COVID-19
Mary-Lauren O’Crowley, LPC, NCC “We all are in this together”. A very popular and true sentiment which can adequately express the fact that not one person in the world wasn’t affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Many individuals lost wages and loved ones, battled extreme anxiety and depression, and even cared for the sick. Thankfully, we…
Read MoreHow to Get Through a Break-Up
Mary-Lauren O’Crowley, NCC, LPC Growing up, many little girls and little boys fantasize and dream of “the one. They may envision exciting and adventurous dates, romantic moments, an extravagant wedding and the “house full of 3 children along with a picket fence.” Up until teenage years, the hope of this dreams seems so real and…
Read MoreHow Do You Parent a Child with ADHD When You Have ADHD?
By Devyn C. Longstreet, LPC It’s not unlikely that an ADHD diagnosis can be generational and shared between adult and child. According to the Neuropsychiatric Disease Treatment Center, Attention- Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder symptoms are multifactorial and influenced by environment and genetics. (Tartakovsky, 2016). As one would imagine, parenting can become pretty tricky in these types…
Read MoreHow Do We Stay Connected?
Hannah Hopper, LPC As we head into the summer months, there’s so much in our world that’s changing. Businesses are opening up, restaurants are allowing indoor dining again, and more people are beginning to feel comfortable getting together with family and friends. With things opening up and fuller schedules, many of our schedules are starting…
Read MoreHow Do I Ask My Boss for a Mental Health Day?
If the title of this blog post immediately makes you uncomfortable, you’re not alone. While mental health struggles are just as real and valid as physical health struggles, the remaining stigma prevents people from being honest in asking for and following through on their mental health needs. However, while Covid-19 has been an incredibly difficult…
Read MoreHow Can We Build Resiliency In a Crisis?
As mental health becomes a more widely discussed topic, so does the terminology that surrounds mental health struggles. Certain words or phrases such as “self-care” or “resilience” have become click-bait without the actual understanding of what they mean. In this blog post, I’ll discuss resiliency, what it is, why it’s important and how we can…
Read MoreHow Can I Stop Being a People Pleaser
By: Danielle Bertini, LPC The truth is, we all need to try our best to get along with one another. This is how we are able to keep humanity (for the most part) to stay intact. However, some people work extra hard. People pleasers. People pleasers rely on others’ approval to feel good about…
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