Heart and Mind Counseling, LLC

12/21/2025

✨ A gentle reminder as Christmas approaches ✨

The holidays aren’t joyful for everyone.
For many, this time of year brings family tension, old wounds, grief, pressure to perform, or anticipatory anxiety about gatherings that feel anything but safe.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed:
• It’s okay to set boundaries
• It’s okay to limit time or step away
• It’s okay if your holiday looks different than others
• It’s okay to feel conflicted, sad, or exhausted

Your nervous system remembers past experiences—your reactions make sense.

At Heart and Mind Counseling, we want you to know:
You don’t have to “push through” or pretend everything is fine. Support is available, and you deserve care—not just during the holidays, but always.

Be gentle with yourself this season. 💛
You are allowed to protect your peace.

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Heart and Mind Counseling
📞 (904) 896-4998
🌐 www.heartandmindcounseling.com

Licensed to support clients in: Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Wisconsin. EmotionalWellbeing MentalHealthSupport TherapyHelps CounselingSupport TraumaInformed TraumaInformedCare NervousSystemCare SelfCompassion BoundariesAreHealthy GentleReminder MentalHealthAwareness EmotionalHealth MindBodyConnection TherapistLife LicensedTherapist HolidaysAreHard ChristmasStress HolidaySeason GriefDuringTheHolidays

12/14/2025

Navigating holiday gifting can feel surprisingly heavy — especially when money is tight, a relationship is new, or expectations don’t match. 🎁💛

If you’ve ever felt awkward, guilty, stressed, or overwhelmed trying to give (or receive) gifts this time of year… you’re not alone.
Many people quietly struggle with:

✨ Someone giving them a gift they can’t reciprocate
✨ Feeling pressure to overspend
✨ Navigating new relationships
✨ Financial stress
✨ Not knowing what’s “enough”
✨ Fear of disappointing others

Here’s your reminder:
Gifts are expressions — not measurements — of love, worthiness, or commitment.

If this year’s gifting feels complicated, heavy, or emotional, we’re here to help you navigate it with clarity, confidence, and compassion. Check out our blogpost! https://heartandmindcounseling.com/handling-gift-giving-under-stressful-circumstances/

Heart and Mind Counseling
Providing psychotherapy for individuals and families in:
Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont, Wisconsin, Delaware, Idaho, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina

🌐 www.heartandmindcounseling.com
📞 (904) 896-4998

12/06/2025

✨ Take a breath — you’re allowed to slow down. ✨
This season isn’t meant to be a race. It’s moments, memories, and little pockets of peace. Not everything on your list has to be crossed off — and that’s okay. Let go of the tasks that don’t serve you, release the pressure, and allow yourself space to just be.

Wrap yourself in gratitude, breathe deeply, and enjoy the beauty of right now. 🤍
You deserve calm. You deserve joy. You deserve presence.

If you need support, guidance, or a place to process during this busy season, we’re here for you.
📞 Heart and Mind Counseling — (904) 896-4998‬
💻 www.heartandmindcounseling.com

11/30/2025

The holidays aren’t easy for everyone.
If you’re grieving a loved one, healing after a breakup, feeling lonely without a big family gathering, or feeling overwhelmed this season — you’re not alone. 💛

At Heart and Mind Counseling, we hold space for the parts of the holidays that feel heavy, complicated, or painful. You deserve support, understanding, and a place to process what you’re experiencing.

Read our full blog on navigating holiday struggles here:
👉 https://heartandmindcounseling.com/navigating-the-holidays/

We’re here for you.

📞 (904) 896-4998
🌐 www.heartandmindcounseling.com

Providing psychotherapy for individuals in Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont, Wisconsin, Delaware, Idaho, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Missouri.

11/29/2025

🌟 Struggling After Thanksgiving? We’re Here to Support You Through the Holiday Season 🌟

If your Thanksgiving didn’t go the way you hoped — or if the holiday season is bringing up stress, sadness, or overwhelm — Heart and Mind Counseling is here to help.

Our licensed therapists provide compassionate, evidence-based support to help you work through difficult emotions, gain clarity, and make the changes you want in your life. Whether you’re dealing with family stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, or seasonal pressure, you don’t have to navigate it alone.

We offer convenient telehealth counseling with experienced clinicians licensed in 23 states and Washington, D.C., making it easy to get support wherever you are.
Individual therapy • Anxiety therapy • Trauma-informed care • Holiday stress support • Depression counseling

Let us walk alongside you this season with understanding, encouragement, and a safe space to talk.

Heart and Mind Counseling
📞 (904) 896-4998
🌐 www.heartandmindcounseling.com
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11/21/2025

🌟 The Pandemic’s Lasting Impact on Today’s Children 🌟

Children entering school today — from kindergarten through upper elementary — were uniquely shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic. Research is now showing real developmental effects across multiple age groups.

📚 What we’re seeing in the data:
• Declines in language, social skills, and cognitive development
• Decreased academic achievement, especially in primary grades
• Larger setbacks in districts with longer lockdowns
• More pronounced impacts in minoritized and lower-income communities

👶 Pandemic-born children entering kindergarten are showing increased vulnerabilities in:
• Language & communication
• Social-emotional competence
• School-readiness skills

Experts note that some effects may appear later, as these children move through elementary school.

✨ How Heart and Mind Counseling Can Help
Our therapist Joe Morales, LPC, has been researching these trends and developing practical, evidence-based interventions for both children and parents.

Joe’s work supports:
• Social-emotional development
• Classroom adjustment
• Transition anxiety
• Co-regulation & behavior skills
• Parent coaching & confidence

If your child is struggling with school adjustment, emotional regulation, or developmental milestones — you are not alone.
Support is available, and early intervention makes a meaningful difference. 💛

📞 Heart & Mind Counseling
Serving clients in 23 states + DC via telehealth
🌐 www.heartandmindcounseling.com
📱 Call or text: 904-896-4998

11/13/2025

Anxiety and burnout have quietly become today’s leading mental-health challenges.
Between constant digital noise, financial pressure, and the weight of uncertainty, our nervous systems are overwhelmed.

💬 If you’ve been feeling tense, restless, or emotionally drained — you’re not alone.
💡 Your body isn’t broken; it’s trying to protect you. But it doesn’t have to stay stuck in survival mode.

At Heart & Mind Counseling, we help you restore calm, clarity, and connection through trauma-informed, evidence-based care — including EMDR, DBT, ACT, and mind-body approaches.

We proudly serve clients in 23 states and DC — offering in-person sessions across Michigan (Birmingham, Clinton Township, Mt. Clemens) and telehealth in:
Florida, Georgia, Texas, Colorado, Minnesota, Vermont, Alabama, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, Kentucky, and DC.

Whether you’re at home, traveling, or balancing a busy schedule — compassionate, expert mental-health care is just a click away. 🌿

📞 (904) 896-4998
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11/09/2025

🍎 Take Time to Enjoy the Season 🍂
As the days grow cooler, slowing down to savor simple seasonal pleasures can help you feel grounded and connected. Enjoying comforting foods and familiar traditions nourishes both body and mind—creating small moments of calm in a busy world.

Featured:
✨ Oatmeal with a hint of brown sugar, cranberries, and golden raisins
☕️ Warm apple cider with a slice of orange and a cinnamon stick

At Heart and Mind Counseling, we believe that well-being begins with mindful balance—where heart, mind, and daily life come together. Whether through therapy, self-care, or the rituals that keep you grounded, we’re here to help you nurture calm and connection.

💛 Heart and Mind Counseling
We proudly serve clients in 23 states and DC via telehealth:
Florida, Georgia, Texas, Colorado, Michigan, Vermont, Alabama, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina, Nevada, Oklahoma, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Kansas, Wisconsin, and DC.

🌐 www.heartandmindcounseling.com | 📞 (904) 896-4998

11/02/2025

🌱 Heal the Mind, Calm the Body with EMDR Therapy

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) helps you reprocess painful experiences so they no longer feel overwhelming.

At Heart and Mind Counseling, our EMDR-trained clinicians—assisted by Dr. Corinne Smorra, EMDRIA-Certified—use specialized EMDR protocols for trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, chronic pain, and more.

✅ Endorsed by the VA, APA, and WHO
💻 Available via secure Telehealth in 24 states
❤️ Compassionate, trauma-informed care tailored to you

“I noticed a significant improvement in my functioning after several sessions. I’m sleeping better and feel more grounded day to day.” — Client, Florida

📞 Call (904) 896-4998 or visit www.heartandmindcounseling.com

10/26/2025

10/26/2025