The Nostalgic Brain Eases Trauma
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Stressed Out? Your Problem Solving Skills Are At Risk
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Why Therapy Should Be Your Top Self-Care Goal This Year
We’re taught to set goals every year—move more, eat better, advance in our careers, show up for the people we love. But somewhere in all that planning, we often forget to include the one thing that makes everything else possible: taking care of our mental health. If you’re carrying anxiety, depression, burnout, or the […]
What to Do When Imposter Syndrome Strikes in Your Career: Shifting Perceptions | Amority Health
What to Do When Imposter Syndrome Strikes in Your Career: Shifting Perceptions | Amority Health By: Rachel Cooper, MS, LPC-Associate Supervised by Amber Quaranta Leech, PHD, LPC-S This article was originally published on Amority Health’s Blog – Shifting Perceptions: Read the original article Introduction: Have you ever achieved something significant in your career, […]
Social Isolation Therapy Begins When Disconnection Becomes the Norm | Michael Elwan
Social isolation rarely arrives all at once. It tends to build quietly. Contact reduces. Invitations feel effortful. Being alone starts to feel easier than explaining yourself or risking disappointment. Over time, disconnection becomes familiar, even when it hurts. Many people living with social isolation are still functioning. They work, care for others, and meet responsibilities. […]
Social Anxiety Therapy Starts When Being Seen Feels Unsafe | Michael Elwan
Social anxiety often hides in plain sight. You might show up to work, attend events, and hold conversations, yet feel constantly on edge. Your body stays alert. Your mind scans for mistakes. Afterwards, you replay what you said, how you said it, and what others might have thought. When being seen feels unsafe, the nervous […]
Self Esteem Therapy Begins When Self-Criticism Is No Longer Helpful | Michael Elwan
Many people live with an internal voice that constantly evaluates, compares, and judges. It may sound like motivation, responsibility, or self-awareness, but over time it becomes exhausting. Self-esteem struggles rarely announce themselves loudly; they often show up as second-guessing, people-pleasing, perfectionism, or a quiet sense of never quite measuring up. Self esteem therapy is not […]
Relationship and Marriage Counselling Starts When Patterns Become the Problem | Michael Elwan
Most couples don’t arrive at counselling because they want to give up. They arrive because something feels stuck. The same arguments keep looping, closeness feels harder to reach, or distance grows despite genuine care. Relationship and marriage counselling becomes relevant when effort alone is no longer enough. When communication turns reactive, when misunderstandings repeat, or […]
Men’s Issues Therapy Starts When Carrying It Alone No Longer Works | Michael Elwan
Many men arrive at therapy after years of managing quietly. On the surface, things may look functional; work continues, responsibilities are met, relationships are maintained. Yet underneath, there is often exhaustion, disconnection, irritability, or a sense that life has narrowed. What once felt like strength begins to feel like weight. Men’s issues therapy begins at […]
Depression Therapy When Coping Is No Longer Enough | Michael Elwan
Many people live with depression long before they name it. They keep functioning, meeting responsibilities, and showing up for others, even as their energy fades and their emotional world becomes narrower. Often, what people describe is not intense sadness, but a sense of flatness or disconnection. Motivation drops. Rest no longer restores. Things that once […]