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09/21/2022

03/17/2022

Another reason to challenge those negative automatic thoughts😃

Researchers say optimists tend to live longer than pessimists because they experience less stress, which is known to impair health

01/26/2021

**Now accepting new teletherapy clients as of January 2021**

Stephanie is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who holds a Master of Science degree in Clinical Psychology, is a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional, and a Certified Mindfulness-informed Clinician with years of experience.

09/16/2020

Great timely advice from the American Psychological Association on how to help children and teens manage their stress.

Stress is a normal part of life at every age. Here are healthy ways for children and teens to cope.

08/11/2020

How many times a day do you use your smartphone to distract yourself?
These little computers in our hands offer the most convenient distraction from our difficult emotions. Difficult emotions are easy to come by these days; extreme COVID anxiety, uncertainty about how school will look in a few weeks, anger over all the things that we are missing everyday while social distancing (graduations, family reunions, weddings). Bad news is that suppressing our feelings actually makes them stronger. And they will resurface later; sometimes in the form of anxiety and depression. Good news is, you can "make friends'' with difficult emotions. This article gives you 4 great steps to processing these feelings.

Cultivating a clear awareness of our inner world during moments of strong emotion is a powerful, portable way to find our calm and discover a way forward.

05/12/2020

We are providing professional, affordable, HIPPA compliant teletherapy with a Licensed Mental Health Counselor.

02/18/2020

Our brains are WIRED to worry. These two science-backed methods take almost no time and effort to ease your mind.

Our brains are wired to worry. Explore why we worry and what research says about how to mindfully calm your worried mind.

02/14/2020

Our community mourns 17 lives taken too soon and the thousands of lives affected forever by this tragedy. Gone but not forgotten.

10/10/2019

We all have our struggles. Kindness matters.

09/05/2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVA2N6tX2cg

Words of wisdom from these children explaining how to use mindfulness to help calm feelings.

The inspiration for “Just Breathe” first came about a little over a year ago when I overheard my then 5-year-old son talking with his friend about how emotio...