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Here are several myths and misconceptions about psychotherapy and ways to overcome them. Therapy can be a helpful, engaging experience where skills attained and lessons learned lead to building a sustainable life of worth. Approaching these myths and misconceptions directly opens the possibility for active participation in sessions and in life. You deserve to tell …

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Anxiety is an emotion that is related to the major emotion Fear. Fear can range in intensity on a continuum including uneasiness, apprehension, nervousness, tenseness, fright, panic, terror, shock, horror, and dread.  Anxiety fits within this continuum.  Fear is helpful when there is a perceived credible threat to one’s life, health and well-being or to …

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What Is Trauma? When your greater understanding of how the world works and how your life functions gets shattered, treatment may be warrented. If you have been exposed to threatened or actual harm that leads to instrusive or troublesome symptoms, avoidance, negative shifts in thoughts and feelings, and changes in arousal and reactivity, treatment may …

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Behavioral Health Therapy Helps with Enduring Acceptance and Lasting Change What is Behavioral Health Therapy? With Behavioral Health Therapy: Begin to see the connections between feelings, thoughts, and behaviors.   Recognize your values and determine how your actions meet these values.   Discover how to shift your perceptions of what you experience. Learn how to …

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If You’re Asking … Should I go to therapy for childhood trauma? Many adults seek therapy with me who have a traumatic past. Childhood trauma can include:     Childhood Sexual Trauma Childhood Emotional Trauma Childhood Physical Trauma Trauma history, trauma feelings, trauma thoughts, and trauma behavior patterns can interfere with one or more aspects …

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Coping With Daily Life during COVID-19 How do we have the resilence to endure and thrive when it’s been going on for so long? As a psychologist, I have been providing psychotherapy to people living and working during COVID-19 who seek ways to handle the anxiety and depression of the pandemic. Learn My 4s Paradigm …

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