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Facing Social Anxiety: Practical Tips for Everyday Challenges
Social anxiety disorder can be a formidable challenge, impacting various aspects of daily life. In Plano, where mental health is a priority, individuals facing social anxiety find ... Read More
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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Disruptive Behavior Disorders
Disruptive behavior disorders pose significant challenges for individuals and their families, impacting various aspects of daily life. In Frisco, where a commitment to mental health is ... Read More
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Self-Growth: Depression in Mental Health
Depression is a mental health disorder that affects people of all ages and backgrounds. It can cause feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and worthlessness, and can interfere with daily life. ... Read More
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From Service to Support: A Veteran’s Guide to Healing the Pain That Is Unseen
My journey from the disciplined ranks of a US Army combat engineer to a bastion of support for those battling internal wars has been both enlightening and deeply personal. This path, paved ... Read More
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How to Navigate Two Different Parenting Styles
Parenting is difficult on its own, but when you and your partner, or co-parent, have different approaches to such an all-consuming role, frustration is likely to flair, impacting not only ... Read More
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Where to Start: Mental Health in a Changing World
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and there’s no better way to start it off than taking the first step in seeking help or assisting those who would like to start counseling. Doing ... Read More
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How to Talk to a Therapist about Depression
By the nature of how depression manifests itself, it’s often hard for those in its grip to seek any support, let alone therapy. And while it may seem like everyone else isn’t struggling, ... Read More
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Nutrition and Culinary Skills in Eating Disorder Treatment
The appropriate level of eating disorder care depends on a patient’s ability to consume and retain proper nutrition. A qualifying criterion to enter a residential treatment center is ... Read More
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What am I missing? Part 2: Applying Attachment Theory to Treatment and Recovery
Addiction is an attachment disorder. Human beings, addicts or not, only know and repeat what was modeled for them during childhood. I like to call ages 0-10 healthy narcissism given ... Read More
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What am I missing? Part 1: Defining the Problem and Attachment Theory
“what am I missing; I keep relapsing and don’t know why I have such a difficult time remaining clean and sober?” How we treat addiction in treatment must change. The idea that ... Read More
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How to Prepare for Couples Therapy
From navigating parenthood to coping with work stress, there are a seemingly endless number of challenges couples will have to grapple with over the course of their relationship, and sometimes ... Read More
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How Emotion-Focused Therapy is Used in Couple Counseling
There is no one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to couples counseling, as each relationship comprises different challenges and experiences. But some therapeutic strategies have proven ... Read More