What is good stress vs bad stress? Where do they both come from? And when we’re constantly on the move, are they just necessary parts of life? Cryssy Andrews, LGPC, walks us through some ways we may be stressing ourselves out more than necessary and what we can do about it.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Â therapy might not sound familiar, but its benefits are things we can all get behind. Sit down with Elliott Driscoll, LCSW-C, to learn about how this mouthful of a treatment can help people find their power over grief, abuse, and trauma.
Boundaries are like opinions — we all have them. What is and isn’t okay? Who do they extend to? Clinical Director Maria Karolenko walks us through how to set them, when to set them, and how to communicate them to the people around us.
As kids become teens, there’s almost always likely to be some changes in how they act. But how do you tell the difference between “teens being teens” and when there’s something else there? Join Katie McCabe, LCPC, for a talk about adolescent substance use, what it looks like, and how to talk about it with your teen.
Raise your hand if you’ve spent hours studying for a test, only to sit down and feel your mind go blank. Resource Connect Addictions Counselor AJ Johnson, ADT, sits down to walk us through tips and tricks to help us finally test out of test anxiety!
For some people, this time of year is one trigger after another to really test a their sobriety. Join Resource Connect Clinical Director Marie Collins, LCPC, for a discussion on how to develop a relapse prevention plan, what warning signs to watch out for, and how to cope through the holiday season.
Shane Kelsey, LCPC, sits down to talk about what we can do as adults for our anxious kids. What does anxiety look like for them? How does our anxiety rub off on them? What does the best lifestyle look like for an anxious kid?
What, was there something stressful about the 2020 election? Take a deep breath and sit down with Elliott Driscoll, LCSW-C, for a discussion on how we can make it through a very divided time of year together . . . and maybe even with our mental health intact?
Mark Whitaker, LCPC, covers how drinking has changed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, how to start a conversation about it, and what warning signs to be on the lookout for now that normal rules are out the window.
DBT was originally designed to help treat patients with suicidal thoughts and borderline personality disorder. As it’s grown in effectiveness and popularity, it has been adapted to treat a wide variety of mental health matters, especially ones that cause increased emotional distress such as anxiety and depression.