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Counseling

Why Seeking Therapy Can Be Hard in Thai Culture and Why It Matters

In Thailand Buddhism teaches us to be compassionate, empathetic, and to allow ourselves to express and process our emotions. However, this often contradicts our culture, and that is where the complexity lies: our religion tells us to do one thing, but our culture tells us to do another. It’s hard to maintain that balance. While Buddhism is practiced and adhered to, it still doesn’t relieve us of those mental health struggles as one might think.

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Couples Therapy

New Job, New Baby, New City: Couples Therapy for Relationship Stress

Big transitions can often bring both growth and stress to relationships, even when that change is something you’ve been wanting. It can challenge the way you and your partner communicate, connect, and support one another.

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Anxiety

Do Teens Grow Out of Social Anxiety? Helping Teens with Social Anxiety!

It’s normal for teens to get a little nervous before giving a class presentation or meeting someone new. But when those nerves become so intense that they start shaping everyday life, it might be more than just shyness. It could be social anxiety disorder.

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Counseling

Making Therapy More Relatable: The Impact of Analogies in Psychotherapy

As therapy often involves delving into complex emotions and abstract psychological concepts, one valuable tool therapists can use to make these ideas more accessible is analogies.

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Couples Therapy

How Can Past Emotional Trauma Affect My Current Relationship?

Emotional trauma can carry over into our relationships. Some signs of this may include an increased sense of anxiety, fear, negative thought patterns, and mood swings.

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Couples Therapy

How do I Deal with Infidelity in my Relationship?

Infidelity in a relationship is one of the most challenging obstacles for a couple to navigate. It can very well shake the foundation of any relationship. How do you deal with infidelity?

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Addiction

My Therapist Recommended I See a Psychiatrist. Now What?

Beginning the journey of psychiatric care can be daunting, especially when it comes to considering medication.
Let’s debunk some common myths surrounding psychiatric medications to help ease any apprehensions and empower you to make informed decisions about your mental health treatment.

Anxiety

How to Calm Down Anxiety

Anxiety is considered to be the most common mental health issue, with around 31% of adults in the US experiencing symptoms. Despite this, many still have difficulty regulating their anxiety when they feel it activating. Here are some tips that can help to calm anxiety, or even lessen the chances of activating symptoms.

Self Care

What is self-care? It is well defined in an article by Raphailia Michael on Psych Central as “any activity that we do deliberately in order to take care of our mental, emotional, and physical health..” The key word is DELIBERATELY!! Take a second to think what you have deliberately done to take care of yourself in the past week. You can even write them down. It is embarrassing how we do not prioritize our overall well-being. What does self-care have

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