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Healing Childhood Trauma From a Covert Narcissist Parent
Hidden Wounds Childhood trauma, I want to sit here and lick my wounds; I have so many. I have so many injuries from childhood trauma, some deeper than others. Some have managed to scab over, but others seem unable to heal. Some I thought were recovered, and...
Online Therapy and Its Benefits
The Evolution of Online Therapy Online therapy, or telehealth, has increased in popularity and necessity in recent years since the pandemic. And it appears to be something that will stay. It could be that if there was a good thing that came from the pandemic, the...
Breathing and Anxiety
What is the easiest way to relieve anxiety, that we almost always forget to do? Yes, you guessed it is breathing!! So, we often hear, breathe, just breathe it will be OK. But how often do we actually do this? I mean, really breathe. Learning To Relieve Anxiety...
Perspective: Thoughts from an online therapist in Virginia
People often say that perspective is important, and it is important to how we solve and look at everyday problems. This was pointed out to me very acutely in a conversation once about trees that taught me about changing perspective. The Tree A tree was growing close...
Tips for Mindfulness and Change from a Virginia Therapist
So, we all want to do things better. We all say we are going to do things differently this time. Or, we are going to create new habits and new ways of doing things. Then, it does not happen! Or, we make an excuse to not do it differently. We say we can not change. We...
Unexpected Ways Equine Therapy Helps With Anxiety Treatment
Have you ever noticed that when you are anxious or nervous you tend to do things differently than what you want to do or would like to do? Perhaps, you've noticed that when you are nervous and anxious people are less likely to want to be around you? They may be likely...