How Do We Identify Our Needs?

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How Do We Identify Our Needs?

So often when we are feeling frustrated in life with our jobs, families or other relationships, we end up feeling the same thing over and over again but aren’t able to identify in those moments what is familiar. Because of this, we can tend to either ignore those feelings and begin to have a pattern of dealing with that person or circumstance that often leads to feeling those same feelings over and over again without any real resolution or positive outcome. I often talk to clients that knowing how to express and communicate the change we need to feel or see is the first step towards moving into a new pattern of communication.

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5 Ways To Compromise Your Mental Health

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5 Ways To Compromise Your Mental Health

That title got ya, didn’t it? We typically expect to learn how to feel better, not how to feel worse! But, I thought this “how NOT to” might catch your attention enough to get you to recognize some things you might be doing to sabotage your mental well being.  Or, maybe this post will get you to think about your mental health in a different way.

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7 Ways to Resolve Conflict by "Fighting Fair"

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7 Ways to Resolve Conflict by "Fighting Fair"

Who out there avoids conflict as if it were a death sentence? I would estimate that at least half of my clients struggle with assertiveness – a way of communicating and advocating for themselves in a respectful and honest way. It seems they see no difference between assertiveness and aggression. Aggressive communication is not respectful, often involving making demands of others without listening to them and threatening or attacking the other person.

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Learn More About Impulse Control

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Learn More About Impulse Control

Have you ever found yourself not being able to stop and think before acting upon something? Whether it was buying expensive items, making a quick decision, or answering a question before it was done being asked? If you have found yourself doing any of these things, it may mean you have trouble controlling your impulsive behavior. Often, those who struggle with impulse control tend to act quickly with no thought of the consequences and there may be nothing on your mind beyond that moment in time. Though this is something experienced mostly in children, adults can have difficulty controlling their impulses as well. As we mature, we learn to control these impulses, but sometimes that isn’t the case.

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Great Mental Health Apps To Try

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Great Mental Health Apps To Try

Phone apps can be an incredible support for monitoring behavior and emotions, supplementing therapy, or for improving or maintaining mental health and wellness.  While mental health apps do not substitute treatment from a mental health professional and do not provide a diagnosis, they can be used in conjunction with therapy to help you build awareness of habits and patterns, as well as independently to support self-care.  Many of these apps are based on scientific research and evidence based therapy techniques.  I recommend some of them to support work I do with my clients and I use them personally. 

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