Summer is the season of busyness and excitement. This is the season that we look forward to all year, when the snow melts away, nature blooms and flourishes green, and we get to enjoy the small window of heat that the Midwest grants us. In the season of it all comes a pressure for us to wring out every little drop of summer that we can get, which can often look like overflowing our calendars with BBQs, late nights-out with friends, road trips, and those travel baseball plans. It can feel like a whirlwind, when all of a sudden, it’s the end of August and
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Licensed Professional Counselor
According to Google, resiliency is defined as a person being able to withstand shock, recover quickly from adversity, or returning to an original shape after being ‘bent,’ or ‘stretched’. Another easier way I like to look at the word is being able to “bounce back”. Now, you might wonder what are some things that can test our resiliency – the things is, everyone has a different capacity to resilience. Some examples you may have attempted to overcome through resiliency include experiencing grief or loss, struggling with anxiety, depression, or low self-esteem, moving across the country, facing a job loss, chronic illness or injury, financial instability (and the list can go on).
Courtney Van Acker M.A., LPC, NCC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Therapy is a wonderful tool to help you cope with various stressors in your life, find solutions that are tailor-made for your unique personality, background, and current situation,. It provides emotional support and a safe space to process your thoughts and feelings without fear of judgement. Sometimes people may not be aware that they could benefit from therapy. They might think that therapy is only for people with deep, profound trauma, severe mental health issues, or addictions that have spiraled out of control. However, there are many common issues that everyone has experienced that would be beneficial to address in a therapeutic space.
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The question comes up often: “What do I do if I feel my relationship can benefit from couple’s counseling but my partner refuses to go?” What a difficult position to be in when one person strongly sees how couple’s counseling can help, while the other refuses to entertain the idea.
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Ricardo José Infanzón MSW, LSW
Anger is a natural emotion
Anger is a natural emotion, but it’s rarely the first one we feel. Typically it’s secondary. Most of the time, it’s a reaction to
something deeper — often hurt, fear, or feeling threatened in some way.
We may feel anger when we feel rejected, misunderstood, threatened, overwhelmed, or
disappointed. In those moments, anger can feel easier to express than vulnerability. Continue reading “Understanding Anger: What’s Beneath It?”
Normalizing autism in therapy starts with a shift in perspective: autism is not a problem to be fixed, but a neurodevelopmental difference to be understood and supported. When therapists frame autism as a valid way of experiencing the world, clients are more likely to feel safe, respected, and open. This approach moves therapy away from
The first 90 days of sobriety are the most fragile, and potentially the most transformative, phase of recovery from alcohol or other substances. This period demands a structured, multi-dimensional approach that addresses physical withdrawal, emotional volatility, environmental triggers, social reconstruction, and long-term planning. The following article details evidence-based protocols you can apply from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and peer-reviewed outcome studies into five key sections:
Preparation & Detox, Weeks 1–4: Stabilization, Weeks 5–8: Habit Re-Engineering, Weeks 9–12: Identity Integration, and Conclusion with Actionable Takeaways.
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