Five Benefits To Seeing A Counseling Intern

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Five Benefits To Seeing A Counseling Intern

Choosing a counselor is a matter of trust. When you enter counseling, you want a clinician you are confident can support you. And research suggests that’s important—  the primary predictor of success in counseling is the quality of your relationship with your counselor.

While practicum and internship students may not have the depth of experience that more seasoned clinicians have, they bring other strengths that can make for a strong counseling relationship. When you see an intern, you receive personalized attention, evidence-based interventions, affordable care, individualized feedback, and experience with a passionate clinician.

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Releasing Different Types Of Tension In The Body: Stress In The Shoulders

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Releasing Different Types Of Tension In The Body: Stress In The Shoulders

This blog marks the first in a series of releasing tension in the body. What if your body’s stress was also tied to your deepest feelings? Negative emotions can manifest as physical stress, tightness, or pain in our bodies. Developing physical symptoms caused by emotions is called somatization. Some examples of somatization include: feeling chest pain throughout a heartbreak or suffering a headache when under stress. The state of our physical body can give us a lot of information about our entire being (mind, body, spirit). Attending to the psychological causes is as important as addressing the physical symptoms in our bodies.

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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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WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH IFS?

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WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH IFS?

Every so often, a particular type of mental health therapy takes center stage and gains serious traction in the counseling community. IFS, or Internal Family Systems (not to be confused with the Family Systems approach) is one of them. While it’s more involved than some modalities, it can provide serious insight and healing into our system of beliefs, feelings, and behaviors.

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Couples Counseling 101

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Couples Counseling 101

When thinking about marriages and long-term relationships, they can feel overwhelming, especially with an estimated 50% of marriages leading to divorce. Knowing that marriage and relationship has its challenges, it is important to know where to turn for help when things get challenging. Couples counseling can be a great option to strengthen your relationship with your partner.

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