While many LPCs have specialties, this does not mean they will not take you as a client if you do not fall under their specialty. However, looking into an LPC specializing in your condition may be the most effective. When you are choosing a professional counselor, focus on your comfort le...
Counseling, Consulting and Coaching with Dr. Tara J. Palmatier, PsyD Dr. Tara J. Palmatier, PsyD helps individuals with relationship and codependency issues via telephone or Skype. For over a decade, she has specialized in helping men and women break free of abusive relationships, cope with th...
Psychologists receive years of education and training in their field. After completing a bachelor's degree, people interested in this career are still looking at 4 to 6 years of full-time graduate study to earn a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in psychology or a Doctor of Psychology (PsyD). Wh...
Before you tap that unfollow button, a quick disclaimer: “Everyone’s experience is different,” says Alysha Jeney, MA, LMFT, a relationship therapist and the founder of Modern Love Counseling. Mixed signals can definitely mean that the other person isn’t going all in on you, but that’s...
No one can be as mean to us as we can be to ourselves because we are always in our head and we have plenty of material that we can use against ourselves. Here are some benefits of positive thinking: #1. More energy. If you are never happy with what you do, that can drain your ...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5678578/ Why do we catastrophize? How to end worst-case-scenario thinking. (2021). https://www.straighttalkcounseling.org/post/why-do-we-catastrophize-how-to-end-worst-case-scenario-thinking FEEDBACK:...
If the prospect of meeting with a therapist in person seems intimidating or is inconvenient, you might consider online therapy instead. Online counseling platforms like BetterHelp have thousands of licensed therapists you can get matched with and then meet with via phone, video call, and/or in-ap...
Alcoholism, now known as alcohol use disorder, is a condition in which a person has a desire or physical need to consume alcohol. Treatment can include counseling, medications, residential programs, and support groups. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) states that in 2022, 29.5 million ...
Abuse has been defined as referring to “harmful or injurious treatment of another human being that may include physical, sexual, verbal,
“This means that they understand another person’s situation or feelings but won’t necessarily sympathize with them,” says Pareen Sehat, MC, RCC, the clinical director of Well Beings Counseling.“Their understanding of an individual’s circumstance is usually for their personal gain, highlighting...