Mental Health Blog
Embracing Your Whole Self: The Liberating Power of Radical Self-Acceptance
In a world constantly pushing us toward self-improvement, growth, and achieving our "best" selves, it’s easy to get caught in a relentless cycle of striving. While personal development is valuable, there’s a deeper, more foundational concept that often gets...
Why Culturally Responsive Therapy is Reshaping Mental Healthcare
In our increasingly interconnected world, mental health care is undergoing a vital evolution. It's moving beyond a one-size-fits-all model to recognize and embrace the intricate layers that make each individual unique. One of the most significant and impactful trends...
How Living in Tampa Impacts Your Mental Health
Tampa is a vibrant city with a lot to offer — sunshine, beaches, cultural diversity, and a strong sense of community. It’s a place many people love to call home, and for good reason. But like any city, Tampa's unique environment and pace of life can have both positive...
The Difference Between Anxiety and Stress — and How Therapy Helps
We’ve all said it before: “I’m so stressed,” or “I feel anxious about this.” While these two words often get used interchangeably, stress and anxiety are not the same thing. Understanding the difference can help you make sense of what you're feeling — and get the...
Understanding High-Functioning Depression
When most people think of depression, they imagine someone who can’t get out of bed, is crying all the time, or visibly struggling to make it through the day. But depression doesn’t always look like that. For some people, it wears a mask — one of productivity,...
ADHD in Adults: Recognizing the Signs Later in Life
When most people hear “ADHD,” they picture a hyperactive child who can’t sit still or stop talking in class. But ADHD — Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder — doesn’t always look that way. And it doesn’t go away when you grow up. In fact, many adults have ADHD and...
Signs It’s Time to Try Therapy (And How to Get Started)
In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to overlook our emotional and mental health. We may tell ourselves that we’ll “deal with it later” or that we’re too busy to focus on our feelings. Unfortunately, this kind of thinking can prevent us from getting the help we need...
Navigating Life Transitions: How Therapy Can Support Change
Life is constantly evolving, and with these changes come both exciting opportunities and emotional challenges. From career shifts and relationship changes to personal growth and moving to a new city, life transitions are a natural part of the human experience....
How to Manage Anxiety in a Fast-Paced World
Anxiety has become a pervasive issue in today’s fast-paced world. With the constant demands of work, social obligations, and the pressure to always be productive, it’s no wonder that many people find themselves overwhelmed by persistent worry. In fact, anxiety...
Healing After Trauma: Steps Toward Emotional Recovery
Trauma recovery is an experience that can leave lasting emotional scars. Whether it’s from a single event or prolonged exposure to distressing situations, trauma can manifest in many ways—emotionally, physically, and mentally. The healing process after trauma is...
The Power of Telehealth in Mental Health Care
Mental health care has long been a critical component of overall well-being, yet many individuals still face barriers when trying to access services. Whether due to busy schedules, geographical limitations, or stigma, the traditional in-person therapy model can be...
Couples Therapy: Strengthening Communication & Connection
Relationships can be challenging, and even the strongest partnerships experience moments of tension. Whether it’s communication issues, unresolved conflict, or shifting dynamics, couples often find themselves in need of guidance to navigate these difficulties. Therapy...
Mental Health Challenges in the LGBTQ+ Community
The LGBTQ+ community faces a range of unique challenges that can significantly impact mental health. From societal discrimination and microaggressions to struggles with self-identity and acceptance, LGBTQ+ individuals often experience heightened levels of stress and...
Stress Management: 6 Ways to Find Balance
In today’s fast-paced world, stress has become a constant companion for many. Between work deadlines, family responsibilities, and social obligations, it can feel like there’s never a break. While some stress is natural, chronic stress can lead to serious mental and...
How to Raise Emotionally Savvy Kids
As parents, one of our most important roles is helping our children develop emotionally, not just academically. Emotional intelligence (EQ) plays a pivotal role in shaping how children manage emotions, interact with others, and navigate life’s challenges. Raising...
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) & Mental Health
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a widely recognized and effective form of psychotherapy that focuses on helping individuals understand and change their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Whether it's addressing anxiety, depression, stress, or a range of other...
Unlocking Mind-Body Connection in Mental Health Therapy
The Mind-Body Connection The connection between physical and mental health is undeniable. While it’s common to view them as separate aspects of well-being, the truth is that they are deeply intertwined. Understanding this mind-body connection is essential for...
Building Resilience: 6 Ways to Strengthen Your Mental Health
In a fast-paced world filled with constant changes and uncertainties, resilience has become one of the most essential qualities we can cultivate. Resilience is the ability to adapt, recover, and thrive despite facing adversity. Whether it’s dealing with the pressures...
Scrolling for Self-Esteem: How Social Media Affect Your Mental Health
Recently, TikTok has been in the news, sparking debates about its influence on society. While many are discussing its role in shaping trends, and its potential impact on privacy, among other issues, there’s another important conversation happening behind the scenes:...
Your Relationship Communication Style
Is It Time for a Relationship Check-up? Whether for a significant conflict, betrayal, infidelity, communication problems, pre-marital, parenting and family issues, stress management, struggling with a mental disorder, or just general relationship maintenance, therapy...
Mindfulness for Anxiety
What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness is being fully present in the moment. It is achieved through heightened awareness of our thoughts, feelings, and physical body. While depression is worrying about the past and anxiety is worrying about the future, mindfulness means...
Bipolar Survival Guide
Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder that causes radical shifts in thinking, feeling, and behaving. ;Formerly known as manic depression, bipolar disorder involves the occurrence of extreme, polarized moods. Debilitating depression will rotate with euphoria,...
The Positive Effects of Spending Time in Nature
Nature is deeply connected to who we are as human beings. For this reason, a multitude of studies show that spending time in nature greatly increases feelings of well being, and reduces the risk for mental health disorders. Going for a walk outside has emerged as one...
This is How Depression Feels
“The alarm went off, and I hit snooze. What’s the point of getting up today? If I get up, I’ll have to shower. Then I will have to go to work and pretend to be ok. I’ll probably spend most of the day crying in the bathroom. Everyone hates me anyways. I’m sad all the...
Coping with Covid
The unfolding pandemic has created a lot of uncertainty in our lives. We are all effected by it. Freedoms like leaving our house have been labeled dangerous. We have lost liberties that were never questioned before. We have been humbled by the power of the natural...
Relationship Issues and Codependency
Relationship issues are a common reason people seek counseling. Unhealthy relationship dynamics develop and persist for a variety of reasons. Identifying the nature of the presenting problem is essential for working toward resolution. Sometimes the issues are rooted...
How Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Impacts Relationships
Researchers continue to explore how trauma is a strong indicator of negative health outcomes. In fact, the trauma response impacts all systems of the body. Most impacted are the central nervous system (the brain) and the cardiovascular system. Brain imaging reveals a decrease in the size of the amygdala. This is the part of the…
Anger and Forgiveness
Anger is a powerful emotion. While not a disorder itself, it can be a symptom of other disorders like depression, anxiety, addiction, and mood disorders. Underlying emotions like sadness, shame, fear, or disappointment play a significant role in how anger develops....
Sobriety, Change, and The Grief We Don’t Talk About
It’s always fascinated me how much people resist change, considering life itself can been sliced apart and simmered down to the mere sum of a million changes, big and small. In fact, the better we are at changing, and handling the associated stress, the more adaptive...
Young Adults Struggle with Loneliness
Many Young Adults Struggle with Depression, Anxiety, and Feeling Unfulfilled. One overlooked condition for young adults is loneliness. This problem is prominent in people ages 18-24. A study done by George Mason University's Center for the Advancement of Well-Being,...