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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, A Brief Primer Part 3: Ignoring Negative Thoughts
As we discussed in part 2 of this series, according to cognitive behavioral therapy, our thoughts control our behaviors and thus control our feelings, but sometimes it is very difficult to control our...
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Solitude Versus Loneliness
One of the main therapeutic interventions I suggest when working with people is to spend time alone with themselves. Too often we aren’t just busy with school, work, family and a social life, but...
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Inside The Mind Of A Potential Psychopath
As promised, here is a letter from someone I believe could be a potential budding psychopath. A brief background: This is a 16 year old male that came to see me for feelings of hatred and anger towards...
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Am I An Effective Counselor? A Case Example On Counselor Effectiveness And...
Often as a counselor, it’s not always easy to know when I am truly being effective in helping clients live better lives. This can be difficult because clients often lie, not only about their feelings,...
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Combating Depression: 10 Tips
Depression affects about 17. 5 million Americans and out of those, an estimated 9.2 million will have what is considered major or clinical depression. What’s the difference between depression and major...
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STDs and Pregnancy Scares: My Week In Review
Last week was a super busy and crazy week. It seemed like I couldn’t get a handle on anything. On top of the many clients I already see, the referrals were pouring in and I only got a chance to meet...
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The DSM-V: Coming Soon, Criticisms, Flaws and All
The long awaited and controversial Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, version five (DSM-V) is slated to come out toward the end of this month. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual...
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Mental Health Awareness Week: Borderline Personality Disorder
Perhaps out of all of the different types of personality disorders, borderline personality disorder is the most studied and most known as it seems like more and more people today are being diagnosed...
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Six Things Therapists Don’t Want You to Know
As therapists, we want you to open up to us. To trust us enough to tell us things you may have never told anyone else. We want you to explore your deepest, darkest places and deal with things you may...
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Anti-Depressants May Increase Suicide Risk In Children, Teenagers and Young...
It’s been known for a long time that when people with depression are treated with antidepressants, their risks of committing suicide can actually increase, at least initially. It’s thought that one of...
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Family Shares UPenn Student’s Suicide Note
Suicide affects thousands of families each year. Last year, many people were shocked to hear about Madison Holleran’s suicide. She was a beautiful, intelligent college freshman, but like many college...
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We All Need To Practice Emotional First Aid
As a mental health professional, I have found myself spending a lot of time trying to convince people that they need to take care of themselves mentally and emotionally. Meaning, I run into people who...
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Who And Where You Are Today Is Right Where You Are Supposed To Be
Many of us spend a whole lot of time not being happy with ourselves and our current situations. We we always think there is somewhere else we should be at this point in our lives and would have a lot...
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Five Ways To Combat Worrying
“Worry is the direct descendant of the need to be in control. We cannot see everything. We do not know everything. It’s impossible for us to control everything…” –Iyanla Vanzant Worrying is a natural...
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Why I Became A Certified E-Therapist
embracingyourinnerpower.org When I first started this blog, I had no idea the number of people I would be reaching from not only across the country, but across the world! It wasn’t long before I...
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To The Bone: A Film Review From A Mental Health Professional
Content warning: This post deals with eating disorders and may be triggering for some readers. To The Bone is a new Netflix original movie about a 20-year-old woman, Ellen, who suffers from anorexia...
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Like most people, there have been times in my life where I was really down, even depressed. Things in my life just weren’t going the way I wanted them to go and most often for me, that boiled down to...
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