Julie Higginbottom, LCSW, ACSW

02/13/2022

Hi all! I’m still here 😎 Things really picked up last Fall, but I’ll be going through the waiting list soon for some openings I have.

Some updates: I’ve recently completed Exposure and Response Prevention training! I will work towards certification this summer. ERP is used for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, phobias, and the like.

While I’ve been trained in EMDR for 3 years, I also plan to work towards certification this Fall as well. EMDR is used for a variety of treatments, but most specifically trauma.

All sessions are still via telehealth. Partially because my office building is being remodeled, but also because Covid is still very real and vaccines aren’t available for our entire family.

If you’ve made it this far in my post, take an opportunity to relax your jaw, roll your shoulders down and back, and take a good inhale through your nose- exhaling through your mouth like a sigh. I hope to see you soon!

Julie

09/22/2021

Go be great!!

08/06/2021

Grief. It’s an emotion we all will feel a few times in our lives. Commonly associated with end of life, but you can actually experience this complex emotion in many living situations (divorce, health, career changes and challenges, end of relationships, etc.).

Our culture has many beliefs about grief such as how we should handle it, how long we should feel grief, how we should express it and cope, but each person experiences it differently. (And that’s ok!)

If you’re struggling with grief and need some help exploring what to do with it, therapy may help. 479-385-7775

08/01/2021

Don’t be afraid to honor your personal boundaries! Need help working on this? 479-385-7775

06/30/2021

Join me in completing a gentle morning stretch via Yoga with Adriene.

I often encourage clients to be kind to themselves, and this is one way to do it! Gentle stretches, deep breaths, and relaxing for 15 minutes is a great way start your day.

Morning Yoga! Yoga To Start Your Day is a yummy full body sequence to get you stretched and poised for an awesome day. Physically. Mentally. Even emotionally...

06/01/2021

Happy Pride Month too all my LGBTQIA+ clients, friends, and family!! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

05/11/2021

Each family will receive 40 lbs. of frozen Tyson protein products. First come, first served until it's gone!

04/27/2021

03/30/2021

It's hard to find the words to express the sadness and frustration we here at NASW Arkansas feel by this bill, and the many other attacks of this legislature, to dehumanize trans people. We know this onslaught of anti trans legislation has caused harm and will only continue to do so. We are disappointed and angered by the legislature as the point of these particular bills are to purposefully inflict pain and suffering for some of our most vulnerable citizens. Our elected officials have betrayed the children of Arkansas today by denying them the right to comprehensive medical care. Trans rights are human rights. We see you, we hear you, we care for you, and you can expect us to continue to meet your mental health needs.

03/17/2021

It can be overwhelming when it’s hard to identify what you’re feeling or how to deal with these emotions. This is fairly common!! Therapy can help!