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|  | The Benefits of Traveling and Getting Outside Your Comfort Zone
By Adam Greenberg, LCSW
 Traveling is more than just a leisure activity; it’s a transformative experience that can profoundly impact personal growth, mental health, and one’s understanding of the world. By stepping outside your comfort zone, you expose yourself to new environments, cultures, and perspectives, fostering self-discovery and resilience. This article explores the key benefits of traveling and pushing your boundaries. See full article
| | The Importance of Knowing Your Mental and Emotional Capacity During the Holidays to Prevent Burnout
By Adam Greenberg, LCSW
The holiday season often brings excitement and opportunities for connection, but it can also cause stress and emotional strain. From managing packed schedules and financial demands to addressing complex emotions, the risk of burnout during this time is significant. By understanding and respecting your mental and emotional capacity, you can better navigate the holidays with balance and joy. What Is Holiday Burnout? Holiday burnout refers to the physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion caused by the season’s heightened demands. Key contributors include … See full article
| | The Growth Zone: The Psychological Benefits of Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone
By Adam Greenberg, LCSW
As a mental health professional, I often see clients who feel stuck in their personal or professional lives, yearning for growth but afraid to take that first step into the unknown. This resistance is natural; our comfort zone is a psychological safe haven, where we feel secure, familiar, and in control. However, while it offers safety, it also limits growth. The transformative power of stepping beyond that zone cannot be overstated—it is where true personal development begins. What is the Comfort Zone? The comfort zone, first described by Alasdair White in his 2009 work on performance management, refers to a psychological state in which … See full article
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|  | Initiating and Beginning the Psychotherapy Process
By Stacey Glick-Novack, LCSW, LCADC, ACSW
Trying to understand and manage the mental health care system can be challenging and exhausting during a time when one already is struggling with their own personal issues. This article will clarify the initiation and beginning of psychotherapy treatment for you to make better informed decisions regarding your own healthcare. Psychotherapy is a psychological treatment for people struggling with emotional and/or adjustment issues. It is a process that varies in length according to the needs of the individual and involves talking with a trained psychotherapist. People attend therapy to explore issues that impact their mental health, develop goals and … See full article
|  | Unlocking Inner Harmony: Exploring the Magic of Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy in Couples Counseling
By Steven Lecce, LMHC
Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, developed by Richard Schwartz, PhD, in the 1980s, offers a powerful and effective approach for individuals and couples seeking harmony and self-leadership. As a couples therapist, I initially struggled despite excellent mentoring and support. However, my experience transformed when I embraced the IFS model. Let’s explore how IFS benefits couples and why it’s worth considering. IFS views multiplicity of mind as the human norm, recognizing that we all have various "parts" within us. These parts represent different aspects of our personality, emotions, and beliefs. See full article
| | The Science Behind Pornography Addiction and Brain-Rewiring
By Steven Lecce, LMHC
Pornography addiction is a complex issue that extends beyond mere lack of willpower. It involves compulsive use of explicit material, leading to profound changes in the brain’s reward system. Understanding the science behind porn addiction sheds light on its effects and the potential for recovery. Research has shown that frequent exposure to pornography can alter the brain’s reward system, leading to tolerance and a compulsive need for more explicit material. The brain rewiring process occurs through repeated exposure to explicit content, causing the brain’s reward center to become desensitized. See full article
| | Creating an Inclusive Therapy Space for EMDR to Treat Trans Youth
By Steven Lecce, LMHC
As mental health professionals, it is our responsibility to create safe and affirming spaces for all clients, including LGBTQ+ youth. Transgender and gender-diverse individuals face unique challenges related to mental health, and providing effective therapy requires a thoughtful and inclusive approach. In this article, we explore how to establish an affirming environment for trans youth seeking EMDR therapy. Transgender youth often experience higher rates of anxiety, depression, and trauma due to societal discrimination, lack of acceptance, and limited access to supportive resources. See full article
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|  | Coping with Dishonesty in Romantic Relationships
By Walter J. Matweychuk, Ph.D.
Sadly, humans are capable of deceit and dishonesty in all human relationships. However, when dishonesty occurs in romance, it is especially painful. You do not live in a utopian world with saintly beings; sadly, the fallible humans you love sometimes will act dishonestly. Sometimes, they believe it is too painful for them to hurt you with the truth, take the easy way out, and tell you what you want to hear. Other times, they act selfishly and deceive you without regard for your rights. Regardless of their motives, rather than become bitter, give up on love, or put yourself down, it is best to strive to have a … See full article
| | Coping with Unrequited Love with Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
By Walter J. Matweychuk, Ph.D.
It is relatively easy for people to experience unhealthy versions of different negative emotions, which are part of the human experience. Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy encourages people to distinguish between a healthy version of a negative feeling and a harmful version. Once stuck in an unhealthy emotional state, humans often act in self-defeating ways. Furthermore, an unhealthy negative emotion may distort our thinking of future and past events. Although not a negative emotion, romantic love is a highly charged emotional state. When you face the adversity of unrequited love, if you respond with unhealthy emotional disturbance, it is because … See full article
| | Cultivating Life Acceptance Helps Increase Life Satisfaction
By Walter J. Matweychuk, Ph.D.
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy emphasizes three forms of acceptance: unconditional self-acceptance, unconditional other acceptance, and unconditional life acceptance. It is essential to recognize the importance of cultivating unconditional life acceptance. Unconditional life acceptance may be the form of acceptance least spoken of in REBT. Unconditional life acceptance is the antidote for self-pity, depression, anger, and anxiety in response to the threats to our safety and comfort, losses, failures, undeserved burdens, obstructions, and prizing what others have. See full article
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|  | Change is the Inevitable - Don’t Fight it - Learn to Accept it: 10 Steps to Make Change Easier
By Nancy Bortz, M.A.
Mentally and emotionally link changes to daily rituals. For example, make changes that introduce new life habits such as if you choose to meditate at home make it a morning routine for yourself. Journaling, exercise, and self-reflection are some rituals I have woven into my life. Choose rituals that become your catalyst for managing change. Whether it is a small or large change in your life, break it up into manageable pieces. Approach changes in incremental steps. Use a framework that takes change in baby steps. You want to feel comfortable about change in general. See full article
|  | Baby Blues or Postpartum Depression? Knowing the Difference & Therapy for New Moms
By Blaire Melius Counseling LCSW PMHC
Becoming a parent can be an incredible experience, but it can also be a really hard one. Many new moms experience a wide range of emotions after birth, such as mood swings, tearfulness, and feelings of overwhelm. This is more commonly referred to as the "baby blues." Though this is very typical, occurring in approximately 80% of new moms, these emotions can sometimes evolve into something more significant - postpartum depression. So, what's the difference? And why can it be important for new moms to seek therapy? See full article
|  | Reasons to Consider Family Therapy for Your Relationship
By Sherry Katz, LCSW
Family therapists study the interactional patterns among family members, for the purpose of encouraging the participants to say what they want and how they feel, in a manner which increases the chance of being understood by another family member. Because family members are attached by their emotions to one another, each person is sensitive to the emotion based condition, wishes, and expectations of other family members. Whether silently received, showing no outward response or interest, greatly animated, or some other clear emotion, family members are always affected by the feelings and views of others. See full article
|  | Four Stages of Psychoanalysis
By Gerald Schoenewolf, Ph.D.
Psychodynamic therapy—that is, therapy that is based on the psychoanalytic model—is the oldest form of therapy and most probably the deepest. While many therapies today are symptom oriented, psychoanalysis is oriented towards relieving a client from the unconscious blocks that prevent healthy functioning. Psychoanalysts believe that if you help a client to overcome a symptom, another one will appear to replace it. Because it is a therapy that probes deep into the unconscious, it takes more time, but once you go through it, all of your symptoms will diminish. Below I have delineated four stages of psychodynamic psychotherapy. See full article
|  | I Don't Want to Go! A Practical Guide for Dealing with Social Anxiety
By Jordana Nolan, LMHC
Have you ever felt this way? I wasn’t always this way. In fact, I remember being somewhat extroverted in college. I would jump at the chance to go out at night, see my friends, go to parties. My anxiety crept up on me slowly, like honey in a jar. It didn’t help moving from the city to the suburbs where it felt extremely isolating. There would be days when I would see nobody on the sidewalks. In my defense, my anxiety seemed to also be a product of my environment. I knew I had to make a change for fear of becoming someone who would become agoraphobic. If you feel similarly, it’s time to make a change, … See full article
|  | Staring at the Cracks in the Ceiling
By Cynthia Peikoff, LCSW
Are you feeling like a rat caught up in the rat race? As a counselor I see clients in my office for one hour of their busy lives per week. They come to me with worries, dilemmas, in moods of all type. What amazes me about them is how accomplished and hard working they are. Most enjoy their chosen work. Many have lovely homes in beautiful Orange County, California. A lot of them workout regularly. On weekends, their productivity continues by taking care of shopping, cooking, cleaning, making house repairs or driving to Costco to save money buying in bulk. See full article
|  | Used To Be
By Dylan Mariah, LMHC, RN
There's this great song by Gotye that describes the shift in a relationship from feeling current and connected to someone, to seeing their "ex" as "just someone they used to know." It's called "Somebody That I Used to Know." There is a version of it you might enjoy performed by Walk Off The Earth. The musicians are incredible; creative in their use of one instrument between the 5 of them and in their sharing of the vocals. Sometimes those shifts in a relationship are exquisitely painful because we are not always on the same page. One wants out and the other doesn't. After the break, for whatever reason, our identity changes completely; from someone who was in relationship, to someone single. See full article
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