Clarity Counseling Center Blog
Self-Care in Strange Times
As we do our best to navigate all the recent sudden changes and challenges, it’s important now, more than ever, to take good care of ourselves. Though for many of us opportunities for self-care may seem limited due to time and space constraints, there are still some things we can do to manage stress and tend to our well-being in these very strange times.
Parenting through a Pandemic
Parents are struggling. Mothers and fathers across the globe are working to find their own new normal at the same time they are trying to establish a new normal for their kids, when all the while, NOTHING IS NORMAL.
Coping with Anxiety during COVID-19
Have your thoughts been racing lately? Feel a pit in your stomach? Quarantine got you worrying more than usual?
Beginners Guide to Telehealth
So, your therapist has officially switched to Telehealth sessions for the time being and your weekly sessions will now be held through an online portal. Or maybe you had scheduled your first appointment and were recently notified this session will be conducted online. Or maybe the impact of COVID-19 has reminded you how hard it is to be a human, and your only option to discuss this is to meet with someone electronically.
Shifting to Full Telehealth Until Further Notice
Clarity will be shifting to all virtual appointments until further notice. But we’re still accepting new clients. Yay!
Becoming the Designer of Your Life
There is not a single person in the world who doesn’t experience change. In fact, humans aren’t the only beings that undergo transition. From the smallest insect to the largest mountain, all things on this planet change. Sometimes these changes are life-altering, other times barely noticeable. Either way, the process is inevitable. It’s how we view a transition that determines how we navigate it.
Say “I Do” to Premarital Counseling
What is premarital counseling?
Premarital counseling is a type of structured therapy in which the goal is to set you and your partner up for a successful marriage. It is a time in which you are given the space and tools to ensure you have created a strong relationship foundation before you say “I do!”
Coping with Loss
Grief is a normal and natural response to loss. It’s the accumulation of varying emotions we feel when someone or something we care about is taken from us. The emotions associated with grief can be unpredictable and messy.
Letting Go
Why is it so hard to let go?
I hear this over and over with clients, many of whom come to therapy because they are experiencing panic episodes or racing thoughts, having difficulty getting out of bed, avoiding friends or family. Once we explore this, I often find people are holding on desperately to negative people, places, and things in their lives: an ex-partner or one who won’t commit, a toxic relationship or job, unhealthy friendships. Living in this manner creates a stress cycle, which can cause anxiety and depression symptoms.
Reversing the Downward Spiral of Depression
Depression often leaves us feeling hopeless and unable to see the “light at the end of the tunnel” everyone talks about. Depression may produce feelings of being stuck, as if no matter which direction or actions we take, we cannot escape falling deeper and deeper into difficult thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Sometimes depression is experienced as an emotion that will eventually pass, but other times, it can feel like being on a hamster wheel or sinking in quicksand. This process is often referred to as the “downward spiral of depression.”