So, you have decided to seek help but don’t know where to start? Well, finding the right therapist can be difficult. However, it is not impossible. It will take time, effort and some meticulous research on your part. You want to find the right therapist that you can connect with and share everything with. This will only come with trust. This is why you …
Is This a Tough Time, or Something More?
No one expects life to be sunshine and roses, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that we’re ready for those inevitable bumps in the road. Those bumps are even harder to overcome when they turn out to be knee deep potholes that leave us with emotional bumps and bruises. While we often find solace turning to our friends and family, there are certain types of …
Does Professional Counseling Help with Depression?
Depression is serious. It is not just feeling sad and empty, it is much more. Did you know that at least sixteen million people in America alone have at least one depressive episode a year? This is an alarming figure and one that shows how serious this problem has been. Depression affects how you feel, how you interact, and how you think about everything. …
Why Is Forgiveness Important and What It Takes to Forgive
When do we feel the need to forgive? When we hold grievances against someone or ourselves. When a person fails to do what we expect of them, we resent them. Similarly, when we set a goal for our self and do not perform up to the required standard, we lose hope in ourselves or blame ourselves for not trying enough. Resentment, whether directed outwards …
Power of Mindfulness
It is astonishing how a simple act can have so much power. You have been hearing this word all around you these but do you know what it means and the power it holds? It is a practice going on for centuries, but only now in this world of too many distractions, we need mindfulness more than ever. What is mindfulness? Mindfulness is the …
Times that Require Self-Compassion
Self-compassion means to treat yourself with warmth, care, love and understanding. When you do not blame or judge yourself for what you did wrong, it is self-compassion. There are multiple times when one feels the need of getting an anxiety therapy but if we show self-compassion at the needed times, we can live a happy life. When someone is disappointed in you You do …
How Can Counseling Help You Get Rid of Anxiety?
Did you know anxiety affects 18% of the adult population and 25% of the youth population? This is the most commonly prevalent disorder out there and if you don’t get help for it then it can have the power to affect you long-term. Anxiety comes in the form of panic attacks, sleeplessness, excessive worrying, restlessness, and irritability. While some anxiety is good and normal, …
How to Cope with Trauma Caused by Infidelity in A Relationship
Infidelity isn’t just sexual. It can take many forms. It can take a form of conversational exchanges that are out of bounds or paying attention to someone else while neglecting your significant other. Whatever the form of infidelity is, it hurts all the same and causes relationship issues. It violates the trust between two people and it manifests in symptoms that are much like …
Tips to Build Trust in A Relationship
Every relationship is incomplete without trust. Many relationships can be strong without love and other elements but trust is something that every relationship must have to thrive. You feel comfortable in someone’s company only when you trust that person. Think of a person you feel close is to you but you do not trust him/her. There is none. For a warm companionship, trust is …