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Hi Ahwatukee 411!At Cooper Counseling Center, we have three therapists. Today, I’d like to introduce Marisa. She is a co...
02/10/2023

Hi Ahwatukee 411!

At Cooper Counseling Center, we have three therapists. Today, I’d like to introduce Marisa. She is a compassionate and down-to-earth therapist. She is an avid hiker, powerlifter, bookworm, and animal lover! Marisa specializes in helping individuals overcome anxiety, depression, and trauma using parts work (IFS).

Parts work has a profound shift on how you view yourself and day-to-day behaviors. Want to know more about parts work? Check out these related posts.

How is your inner critic trying to protect you?
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Your inner critic
https://www.coopercounselingcenter.com/blog/inner-critic

Are you ready to start your journey to healing and growth? Schedule your complimentary phone consultation using this link. https://www.coopercounselingcenter.com/contact

Cooper Counseling Center is growing! We are excited to welcome Marisa to our team. She will be providing reduced-cost th...
05/20/2022

Cooper Counseling Center is growing! We are excited to welcome Marisa to our team. She will be providing reduced-cost therapy with the added benefit of a clinical team to oversee the care of her clients. Marisa has shared a little about herself below.
Hello! My name is Marisa. I was born and raised in Arizona, and I am very proud to call this beautiful desert home. I am an avid hiker, novice powerlifter, book worm, and animal lover. I have also recently embarked on my own personal journey of practicing mindfulness and meditation, and I continue to learn more every day. While these are hobbies you may find me practicing in my free time, throughout my career I have dedicated myself to serving my community and helping people improve their lives the best I can.
As an intern with Cooper Counseling Center, I utilize tools from a variety of theoretical approaches and perspectives, strongly believing that each of us have our own individual strengths and opportunities for growth with unique needs. In my work, I utilize a solution-focused, empowerment-based approach, understanding that while many of our concerns may take a longer time to resolve or explore, it is helpful to learn strategies or tools that can help us feel better in the meantime.

Changing a behavior or learning a new habit takes time. Understanding where you are in your process of change can help y...
05/19/2022

Changing a behavior or learning a new habit takes time. Understanding where you are in your process of change can help you identify progress, increase self-awareness, and determine when it could be helpful to reach out for support.
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Check out our blog to learn more about the stages of change. What stage are you in? A link to our blog is in the bio.

Growth and healing take time. Day by day, little by little, choice by choice we take the journey. Some days are easy and...
05/19/2022

Growth and healing take time. Day by day, little by little, choice by choice we take the journey. Some days are easy and others are hard. Some days are really hard. But a year from now you'll thank yourself for pushing through and making the choices needed to grow and heal.
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It’s a wonderful feeling to look back on your journey and see all the progress you’ve made. Start today with one choice.

When someone talks about being anxious, we generally understand and assume they are worried. However, sometimes we miss ...
05/18/2022

When someone talks about being anxious, we generally understand and assume they are worried. However, sometimes we miss that anxiety can look like irritability, exhaustion, or tense muscles.
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When we have anxiety for an extended period of time, it can impact our body and result in the symptoms listed above.
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If you are struggling with anxiety, you are not alone!
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Here are some tips for managing anxiety:
-Practice mindfulness skills
-Eat regularly throughout the day
-Limit caffeine and alcohol
-Move your body
-Get enough sleep

“Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves even when we risk disappointing others.” -Brene ...
05/17/2022

“Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves even when we risk disappointing others.” -Brene Brown
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Setting boundaries around time, personal space, and the requests of others can help create balance in our life and proper self-care.
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Check out our blog to learn more about the importance of having the courage to love yourself by saying “no”. A link to our blog is in our bio.

Being able to set assertive boundaries with others takes courage, but it is such an important part of having healthy rel...
05/17/2022

Being able to set assertive boundaries with others takes courage, but it is such an important part of having healthy relationships and taking care of yourself.
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Check out our blog about setting boundaries to learn more about saying “no”.

Many of us are taught a limited vocabulary of feeling words. As children, adults may have only asked us about being happ...
05/17/2022

Many of us are taught a limited vocabulary of feeling words. As children, adults may have only asked us about being happy, sad, or tired. Or perhaps we didn’t learn to label emotions at all.
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Being able to clearly identify our emotions helps with self-awareness and self-understanding. This can also help us communicate to others how we are feeling and increase accurate self-expression.
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Ask yourself “How am I feeling?” and review this list to build your feeling word vocabulary.

Understanding your autonomic nervous system (ANS) and how it is working to protect you is so valuable when healing from ...
05/16/2022

Understanding your autonomic nervous system (ANS) and how it is working to protect you is so valuable when healing from trauma. At Cooper Counseling Center, we help you understand trauma responses in our individual sessions. Check out our blog to learn more about your ANS and ways to regulate your nervous system.

Cooper Counseling Center is growing! We are excited to welcome John Eli to our team. He will be providing low-cost thera...
02/04/2022

Cooper Counseling Center is growing! We are excited to welcome John Eli to our team. He will be providing low-cost therapy with the added benefit of a clinical team to oversee the care of his clients.

John Eli is passionate about supporting people with overcoming depression, anxiety, codependency, and life changes.

He is a native New Mexican who relocated to the beautiful state of Arizona in 2010. In his free time, you can find him hiking a trail, taking a road trip, or reading a book at his favorite coffee shop.

Are you ready to have the support and empowerment you need to create healing and growth in your life? Visit our website www.coopercounselingcenter.com to schedule a no-pressure complimentary 15-minute phone consultation to see if John Eli would be a good fit for you. We look forward to hearing from you!

Emotions are information that invite us to check-in with ourselves, much like a check-engine light in a car. Emotions ar...
02/03/2022

Emotions are information that invite us to check-in with ourselves, much like a check-engine light in a car. Emotions are neither good nor bad. The judgement of emotion is a social construct usually learned in childhood.

Part of healing is learning to notice and check in with your emotions to inform your behavior. Part of growth is acknowledging your emotions without treating them as instructions or allowing them to run your behavior.

Next time you feel an emotion, pause and name the emotion. “I am feeling disappointed”. As you check-in with yourself, get curious and ask what is leading to this emotion? What is this emotion trying to tell me? “I am disappointed because my plans got cancelled and I was really looking forward to getting out of the house.” “My disappointment is telling me that it would be beneficial for me to connect with friends or loved ones”. The disappointment is not an instruction to lash out on the friend that cancelled. Instead, the disappointment is information to tell you that you are looking for human connection or something fun to do. Lastly, create a plan. “I am going to call a different friend or make plans for tomorrow night.''

1. Pause and name the emotion
2. Check-in and get curious
3. Create a plan
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