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The Therapeutic Power of Pets and Benefits for Mental Health

Guest post by Sheri Leasure, LCSW Years ago, long before I would have even considered the therapeutic power of pets, my older sister and her husband had a big goofy Golden Retriever named Daisy Jane. I was a living with them at the time, as I was a poor graduate student working part-time at a […]

How to Find a Therapist: 5 Steps

Guest post by Sarah VanMeter, LCSW Has the world felt like it turned upside down over the last couple of years? You’re not alone. Many people are grappling with the impact of the pandemic, civil unrest, political tensions, inflation, and more. The stress has created an increase in depression, anxiety, worries, and even suicidal ideation. […]

Social Anxiety Therapy

Emerging from the Pandemic is causing anxiety for many people. The level of anxiety depends on your comfort level in various public situations. But you may have social anxiety disorder experience if you experience this kind of social anxiety feeling on an ongoing basis.  What is different about social anxiety disorder than a temporary uncertainty […]

Tips to Reduce Anxiety and Stress When You Need Surgery

Guest post by Martha (Marty) Dennen, LCPC SEP Medical procedures such as surgeries can be anxiety-provoking and stressful. It can be difficult and scary to submit to needed procedures because it triggers fears of being out of control and of facing uncertain outcomes. Between the pre-test procedures, the surgery itself, and the never-quite-sure lengthy of […]

Can Anxiety Make You Sick?

  One way depression and anxiety are so frustrating is how they affect the whole body. But can depression and anxiety make you sick? No two experiences of depression are the same. But it’s common to feel lethargic, fatigued, agitated, tearful, in pain, not hungry or insatiable, and headachey, in addition to feeling down. Similarly, […]