Therapy for teens and their families calls attention to all these differences by naming them, embracing them, and encouraging change within them. The goal is for all to find in each piece, worthiness, and purpose to ensure a healthy and happy family.

Whether it’s feeling mistrustful of your own internal compass, feeling out of touch with one or both poles of your personality, or feeling like your family or partners can’t quite understand the complexity of what you feel, it can seem like you might be swallowed whole by the intensity of your emotions.

In this article, we’ll talk about 3 things you can do to deal with anxiety and depression that strikes at the same time!

If you’re familiar with the intense feelings associated with panic attacks, you’re not alone. Panic is one way that our body responds when we aren’t mentally addressing the stress, trauma, or environmental warnings that say we are overwhelmed.

In this article, I’ll walk you through some basic practices you can implement to treat panic attacks and to resume control over your body and experience.

Therapists are trained listeners and use their skillset to make it a safe therapeutic space for men when they do venture into the therapy office. So why aren’t more men taking charge of their mental health and taking advantage of therapists? Why is there a stigma about men going to therapy?

Read on to learn about the stigma around men going to therapy, and the benefits to them when they overcome it!

Have you ever felt that feeling down deep inside of you, where you know things are not right and you are not well? You literally feel stuck in place, not able to move, not able to speak, or see past the darkness. Being attentive to these signs of depression and having a plan of attack against it is helpful to ensure that you or your loved ones don’t get lost in the void.

Read on to learn how to help make sense of your depression & conquer that void!

Even when we’re full-grown adults, we can’t seem to escape the effects of our childhood that bring us back to the moment we were 15, small, indignant, and still not feeling heard by the primary decision-makers in our lives. Whether it’s that, or an age-old feud with our siblings, even now, we may notice those same patterns surfacing in the day-to-day interactions with our own children.

Find the link for this blog written by Therapist Alexa von Oertzen here!

The teenage years, as we’ve all experienced, can be some of the most challenging of our lives. We aren’t quite children, and not yet adults. Teens are navigating new emotions, a flood of hormones, their self-identity, and who they are in relationships. Amidst these changes is the crucial learning of how to cope with it all, for them and for you!

Read on to learn how to help your teen when they’re struggling with depression!

Summer is here, and you’re thrilled to be out of the house and spending time with your family and friends. You relish the moments where you can all be together again without masks, social distancing, and other reminders of a year spent at home. What you didn’t expect, however, was that with your reclaimed freedom, you’ve also met up with your social anxiety.

Read to learn my top three tips for what to do when anxiety strikes!

As parents, we’re learning to let go, to trust our teen’s inner resiliency, and to believe that they’re going to be okay. Despite ourselves, we can’t help but wonder what kind of toll this past year is going to have on them? How will they be different, and how can we help them find their way back to normal?

Read to learn 7 tips to help your teen have a balanced summer!

You want to start therapy and work on overcoming challenges you have been dealing with and take better care of your emotional health. No matter the degree of your readiness, you may still feel nervous about seeking out support, especially if you are not used to discussing your struggles with another person.

Read to learn why a woman’s perspective might be right for you!