Our Therapy Blog
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Understanding Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) affects many people worldwide. It can result from experiencing or witnessing traumatic events. Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is a proven treatment for PTSD. It helps individuals process and understand their trauma. CPT is a type of cognitive-behavioral therapy. It focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and beliefs related to trauma. Some CBT
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Powerful CBT Exercises for Anxiety Relief
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a powerful tool in the treatment of anxiety. Understanding the fundamentals of CBT techniques offers practical strategies to help individuals manage their symptoms. This approach focuses on the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and is designed to identify and alter negative patterns. But how does CBT help with anxiety, and
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29 Ways to Soar with Your Mental Health at College
This is a list of actionable steps that a student can make to improve their mental health at college. As a therapist for over 20 years, and a mother of a 19-year-old college student, I care deeply about college students’ mental health. The college experience can bring both good and bad feelings. This is common
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101 Ways to Cope with Anxiety and Depression
Clients suffering with anxiety and depression feel really stuck. They feel like they are in a bottomless pit and have no way to get out. I (Vincent) ask them what they can do to help themselves, and they have no reply. So I bring out my big white board (it is about 52″ wide and
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Nicknames and Their Power
I love reading biographies. In good biographies, you really get to know the person. As a marriage counselor, I now read biographies with a little different slant – with more depth than I did before. I read about a person’s experiences and interpret how it affected their decisions and attitudes and the direction that their
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Fear of Missing Out: Two Lessons I’ve Learned From Motherhood
I Always Feel Like Somebody’s Watching Me My baby won’t stop staring at me. This isn’t literally true, but it feels like it. You see, Vincent and I (Laura) gifted ourselves a canvas photo of our son Jesse for Christmas. When we decided on size, we went a little overboard. Now, no matter where you
