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Counseling Advice for Surviving the Holidays
The holidays can be a time of joy and merriment, but also a time of great stress and anxiety. From time-sensitive shopping to family obligations, from financial strain to feelings of loneliness, the holiday season often creates more stress than fun. Making the...
Thriving Through Life’s Transitions: How to Approach Change in a Healthy Way
If there’s one thing we can count on in life, it’s change. No matter what. How you choose to deal with it, however, has a great impact on the way you’ll handle life’s obstacles. Will you let change take you down? Or will you let them mold you into a newer, better you?...
Anger Management for Children: Counseling Advice for Parents of Angry Children
Children will inevitably go through a series of emotional phases as they grow up: happy, sad, frustrated, and angry…just to name a few. However, interacting with an angry child can often be one of the more difficult situations a parent can face. Fortunately, there are...
Coping With a Serious Medical Diagnosis
October is splashed in pink to bring about Breast Cancer awareness. It’s also a good time to remember that any individual diagnosed with breast cancer was, at one time, sitting in their doctor’s office, awaiting the life-changing news of their diagnosis. What if this...
Don’t Let Anxiety Take Hold of You…Take Hold of Your Anxiety, Instead!
Those who suffer from anxiety often find it difficult to get past it…to put their worrying aside and get on with the day. It feels like those anxious, worrisome thoughts take the reins of your life and control where you go, what you do, and how you do it. However,...
3 Steps to Better Self-Care
Many people think self-care is all about massages, pedicures, and a warm bubble bath with essential oil and candles. While all of these things are quite nice, self-care is much more than this. Self-care addresses more than just physical needs, and more than emotional...
Supporting a Loved One Who Suffers from Anxiety
When someone you love is struggling with anxiety, knowing how to support them isn’t always straightforward. It’s easy to play “psychologist” and try to rationalize with your partner, or play “martyr” and try to take their burden onto your own shoulders. But, at the...
Finding Self-Worth While Suffering From Depression or Anxiety
When depression or anxiety hits, it can be hard to remember your own self-worth. Negative thoughts and self-doubt have an insidious way of sinking in when you’re feeling down. And when these thoughts settle in, they only serve to perpetuate your feelings of sadness,...
8 Ways Gratitude Can Change Your Life
It’s typically around Thanksgiving when people become mindful about all that they’re grateful and thankful for. However, studies show practicing gratitude throughout the year can improve one’s overall health and well-being. In fact, our counseling team has seen that...
Life with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
If you’ve seen the movie As Good As It Gets, you’re familiar with the repetitive behavior that defines the life of the main character, Melvin Udall. While Hollywood doesn’t always hit the nail on the head in its depiction of mental health disorders, this particular...
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Teri Karjala is a Licensed Professional Counselor & Marriage and Family Therapist. She is the founder and Executive Director of Creative Counseling Center, LLC. Working in the field since 1999, Teri and her team of therapists specializes in counseling for those who have experienced trauma. They work with children as young as age 2, as well as teens and adolescents, adults, seniors, families, and couples.
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