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Understanding Workplace Stress: Signs and Solutions
Workplace stress is an increasingly prevalent issue that affects employees across all industries and job roles. It has significant implications for individual health and well-being, as well as organizational productivity and efficiency.
High School Survival Guide: How to Thrive from Day One
Some people remember high school as the “best days of their lives” and others are glad it’s over. No matter what your experience was like, we can all recall that starting high school was exciting but also full of anxiety. Here are some tips to help you make a smooth transition:
Decoding EMDR: How This Misunderstood Therapy Heals Trauma
Explore the truth about EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and how this innovative therapy helps heal trauma. Uncover common misconceptions, understand its impact on the brain and body, and discover why EMDR is a powerful tool for emotional and physical recovery. Ideal for those curious about EMDR therapy and seeking credible, insightful information.
How do the Struggles of Depression and Anxiety Change Our Daily Lives?
When dealing with depression and anxiety, the things you used to love might start to feel like a chore. Going through the motions, but not mentally focused. When the anxiety takes over, and you get trapped in your own thoughts, it feels like you are on a mind roller coaster.
Identifying Different Therapeutic Modalities
There are a vast array of therapeutic modalities used by mental health counselors across the globe. At Movement Counseling + Wellness, our therapists integrate a multitude of modalities depending on the client’s needs.
What is Play Therapy?
For adults and teenagers, we have language to explore our feelings and our experiences in a meaningful way, this is not the case for young children. Children can lack the emotional vocabulary and the capacity for a fifty minute session where they are forced to talk to an adult with no other engaging stimulation, so we use play as in intermediary to the therapeutic work.
Word of the Year
I have never been one to do New Year’s resolutions, as the word “resolution” always seemed intimidating to me, and it felt daunting to make a list of goals for myself at the beginning of the year, already putting pressure on myself to “do better”.
How to Cope with the Holiday Season
It is important to allow yourself to feel all the feelings that arise during this time of year. Take time for yourself and remember to check in with yourself regularly. Here are some tips to make the holidays more manageable:
What are the differences between Sadness, Major Depressive Disorder, and Seasonal Affective Disorder?
The differences between Sadness, Major Depressive Disorder, and Season Affective Disorder. Key differences and ways to manage symptoms.