8 Phases in Grief Therapy

Woman in emotional distress leaning against a tree in cemetery

You may be wondering if grief therapy is for you. How will it help? Is therapy really worth the time and investment? The better question is what is the cost of NOT getting the help you need. It’s true, there is no bringing your loved one back. The trouble is you are still living and…

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The Impact of Friends in Adolescence 

Teens hanging out taking a selfie

Friendships aren’t necessarily the cause of teenage anxiety but rather the drama that comes with it. Once teenagers enter junior high, changes start to happen and people may begin to act out. Drama between friends is extremely stressful since friends are supposed to be people that you can just chill around and be goofy with.…

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Top Reasons For Teenage Anxiety

Scrabble tiles spelling out anxiety

Tell me about the pressure teens are facing today  Teenagers experience all types of pressure throughout junior high and high school. Adolescents experience stress from many outside things, but they also put a lot of the pressure on themselves. Pressure is bad enough in junior high, but in high school it seems like it gets…

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Time in Nature Can Help with Depression

Beautiful view from the valley in Zion National Park

Depression can feel heavy, isolating, and unrelenting. You often feel exhausted just from being alive. The thought of going for a walk or exercising is the last thing on your mind. It is so much easier to scroll mindlessly on your phone or watch your favorite movie for the umpteenth time. However, in the age…

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The Conundrum of Asking for Help

Image in the sand asking for help

It can produce a lot of anxiety! Do you ever feel like you are standing in a vast space crying out for help and no one can hear you?  Or maybe you would prefer if no one actually did.  Or maybe it would be better to whisper or write it in sand so it can…

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Grieving Well After the Pandemic

Image representing grief, sad lake

“Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak knits up the o-er wrought heart and bids it break.”   William Shakespeare What does that even mean?  I’ve spent many hours staring at those words and trying to determine their meaning.  My therapist has a picture of them on the wall in his office.  I no…

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