Elevate Counseling. Shift your thinking and find more enjoyment in life. Individual, Group, and Fami
Jamie is a private practice counselor, public speaker, and blog contributor who combines her knowledge in the realms of gifted cognitive and social development with her therapeutic training in mental health to help you make behavioral shifts to be at your best. Specialties include evidence-based approaches to anxiety, disordered eating and trauma.
03/20/2026
Experts agree that anxiety is largely genetic and tends to run in families.
While efforts to shield your kids from your personal struggles seems wise, they are much more than we think. If you struggle with anxiety, the best thing you can do for your kids is MODEL good self-care, effective coping skills, and SHOW how you WORK THROUGH your anxiety✨
I Thought If I Hid My Anxiety I Could Shield My Children - I Was Wrong (Washington Post)
Even though my daughter is just 6 years old, I can see signs that she shares my anxiety, stress and worry.
03/19/2026
”My DAUGHTER is turning into a MONSTER & SO AM I.”
Parents of TEENS & TWEENS: The struggle is real! I hear statements like this both in my office and among my friends (I’m the mother of 2 boys). Raising kids can be HARD!
Learn how to get off the emotional rollercoaster with your child through my FREE Parent Toolkit!
In this email & video series, I provide simple parenting shifts to help you understand your teen’s brain, improve communication, manage anxiety (yours AND theirs), and set screentime limits that stick!
And let me know what you think! I love to hear what’s working and what you need more support with!
03/18/2026
👗 Do you use your clothing as a costume or as a cover to mask shame due to negative self-judgment & a hyper-focus on your perceived flaws?
Don't lose sight of your true power and worth.💎
Learn to CHALLENGE your inner bully: If you wouldn't let someone say it to your best friend, you shouldn't be saying it to yourself.
03/17/2026
Some studies show that anxiety can actually be a path to our best selves.
To be sure, severe anxiety can be debilitating. But for many people who experience it at more moderate levels, it can be helpful. The key is to learn to embrace and reframe it.
How To Harness Your Anxiety (New York Times)
Research shows that we can tame anxiety to use it as a resource.
03/16/2026
WHY Is Procrastination SO tempting? (Hint: it has to do with our brain's reward center.) Use these tips to move past good intentions
Procrastination is powerful because it’s IMMEDIATELY rewarding. Ch.eck out these tips for motivating through procrastination.
03/15/2026
The bonds between humans and animals are powerful. 🐕😻
And the impact they have on mental health is undeniable.
Pets are shown to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress. They provide companionship and limit loneliness.
This is Henry, my Goldendoodle, cuddle bug, running partner, and Instagram model! ♥♥♥ So happy to have him in my life to lift spirits and make laughter!
03/14/2026
What sort of relationship do you have with food?
This week at Elevate Counseling, we're talking about personal eating habits. TAKE THIS QUIZ to learn more about the differences between an American eater and a habitual eater, or a mindful eater and an obsessively "pure" eater.
We make over 200 food-related decisions a day, most of which are unrelated to a grumbling stomach. So, What’s your eating style? Answer these 5 questions to find out and see how it affects your relationship with food. Note: If you are unsure, go with what you usually do. When it comes to eating, I...
03/13/2026
📝 I loved learning the Myers Briggs Personality Assessment in Grad School (the beginning of my career in psychology was deeply involved in testing). The Myers Briggs is a series of questions designed to identify a person's personalty type, strengths, and overall preferences.
It's "freakishly" accurate, as this link says.
FUN SUGGESTION: Take this 8 minute quiz, as a family building activity. The results include information about your strengths and "growth points", communication style, career advice and overarching way you interact with others. 💡
I'm an "ESTJ" - What are you? Share in the comments!
Discover the world’s most popular personality test. Taken over one billion times in 45+ languages, our 10-minute test delivers accurate personality insights.
03/12/2026
✨ Elevate Spotlight✨
Hello! My name is Hannah!
As a clinical intern, I work with tweens, teens, and adults providing individual counseling. The teen years are full of so much growth and change. I love assisting adolescents in adopting skills to improve their daily lives. I also have experience working with young adults struggling to adjust to the demands and unexpected shifts in life.
I believe that creating a healing and emotionally responsive environment best allows my clients to feel empowered and supported. I work collaboratively with those I support to recognize their strengths and abilities through a combination of cognitive-behavioral, existential, and strengths-based techniques. A feeling of connection is imperative in this work. I aspire to form trusting, meaningful, and nonjudgmental therapeutic relationships in my role as a clinician.
And as an intern my services are offered at a reduced rate, making me an excellent option for those needing support but who may find it financially challenging to work with one of Elevate's fully licensed counselors.
Interested in learning more? Contact Elevate Counseling's amazing client coordinator, Elizabeth, at 602-499-5329, or send her an email at admin@elevatecounselingaz.com
💥 Do you live your life anticipating problems?
Have you ever stopped to take note of how often these problems actually come to fruition?
The next time you find yourself jumping ahead to the worst-case scenario, try bringing yourself back to the present moment with a mantra like ”everything is unfolding as it should.”
Do you have a favorite mantra? Share below!
03/10/2026
"There's growing speculation in psychological research circles that our collective digital hoarding of countless pics, video clips and emails may produce some of the same negative effects as the real-world hoarding of old newspapers, expired cans of food, and cats."
As a regular downloader and saver of pertinent articles, cute pictures of Henry (our family goldendoodle), and memorable kids' quotes, I can see how this digital clutter can be overwhelming without organization.
Having a system in place for managing your professional and personal world is a must (and maybe a few less pictures of Henry).
Do you have thousands of photos and emails stored on your devices or in the cloud? If so, you might be a digital hoarder. But is that as bad as being hoarder in real life?
03/09/2026
"Gifted kids are NOT good at everything just because we are considered 'gifted' in one subject. Everything does NOT come easy to us just because we are 'smart'." -Lily, 10 years old, fifth grade
This week at Elevate Counseling, we're talking about the gifted population...a group of individuals, from tweens to adults, that I am very passionate about understanding and serving. The quote above touches on just one misconception regarding giftedness, but there are several others. In this week's blog post, I address those misconceptions and explain not only what giftedness is, but also what it is NOT.
The term "gifted" is a familiar to many, but what does it mean, and are the inherent challenges for people who are gifted?
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Our goal at Elevate is to help children, teens & adults shift their thinking and find more enjoyment in life. Sometimes circumstances or experiences in life can make it difficult to move forward or see the path clearly. We can become paralyzed by emotions (such as fear, anger, shame or anxiety) or physical symptoms (like stomach issues or panic attacks) and need help overcoming these roadblocks.
Our therapists have sought out advanced training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), and Parental Intervention Programs to address underlying trauma and triggers keeping you from reaching your goals.
Our SPECIALTIES include: birth-12, adolescent development, anxiety, body image, depression, disordered eating, entrepreneurial support, family support, health and wellness, homework/organizational support, parent/child communication, self-esteem, the gifted & high achieving population, performance anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, sexuality, and trauma.
