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An Anxiety Therapist On Navigating Stress Over The Holidays
“It’s a holly, jolly Christmas! The best time of the year! Oh, by golly, have a holly, jolly new year!” Burl Ives This time of year is meant to be a happy celebration of life, love, and other positive emotions. Unfortunately, this time of year can often bring as much...
Online Trauma Therapy with Equestrian Sports
How we define a traumatic event all depends on how these events impact our daily lives. Events happen all the time. We then filter the event in our minds and do our best to make sense of the events. For example, there was this one time when I was getting ready for a...
EMDR Intensives: What they are and how they can help.
The mind is an awesome thing. When something impacts us profoundly, we can remember things easily. For example, I remember the night my husband of 10 years said he was leaving. Just as if it were yesterday. I had gotten home from work. I still had my hand on the...
Life Transitions Therapy: Thoughts From a Virginia Based Therapist About Facing Life’s Changes
Fall is a Season of Change, Much Like Life The leaves are changing, and the air has a different feel. Some days are warm, and some days are chilly. The nights are colder now, and some would say brisk or cold. It is a time of transition and change. We are leaving the...
Thoughts About Depression and Anxiety From a Virginia Therapist
Can We Talk About Depression and Anxiety? Can We Talk? That is what comedian Joan Rivers used to say. It was her catchphrase. She would use it for almost everything, and people would also use it for almost everything sarcastic. I want to talk about some serious...
Horses and Healing: The Connection Between Mental Health and Equine Assisted Therapy.
The Power of Horses and Equine-Assisted Therapy Horses are often described as majestic, powerful, and beautiful. Sometimes they are described as expensive, big, and scary. It does not sound like the same animal, yet most people who spend time around a horse will tell...