Overcoming Addiction Addiction doesn’t discriminate. It crosses age, income, faith, and background. It wears many faces—alcohol, drugs, pornography, sex, eating disorders, gambling, and more. While the substances and behaviors differ, the root is often the same: pain seeking relief, emptiness seeking fulfillment, and wounds seeking comfort in all the wrong places. For many, […]
You know that feeling when you’re lying in bed at night, mentally running through tomorrow’s schedule, remembering you need to buy a birthday gift for your nephew, schedule the dog’s vet appointment, figure out what’s for dinner every night this week, and oh yeah, someone needs to call about that weird noise the washing machine […]
It’s New Year’s Eve, and if you’re anything like me, you’re probably feeling that familiar pull to reflect on the year that’s ending and thinking about what’s ahead. Instead of jumping straight into resolutions or pressuring yourself to have everything figured out by midnight, what if you gave yourself some quiet time to just… gently […]
Perfectionism in Relationships: Shifting Perceptions for Healthier Connections | Amority Health Written 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 When High Standards Affect Connection Perfectionism is often praised in high achievers as […]
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 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 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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
