Individual, Relationship, and Family Therapist in Houston, Texas
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Social media loves to popularize therapy and psychology terms, but often mixes up meanings. Depending on what you’ve read and watched, you might have the wrong impression about different important mental health concepts. Today we’ll look at the term “intrusive thoughts” and what it actually means! Social media trends incorrectly call random socially…
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When supporting friends going through hard times, there are mixed opinions about whether you should share relatable stories from your own experiences. On one hand, some feel like this hijacks the conversation and makes it about the relater. On the other hand, some feel like this is a good way to show…
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You might wonder what therapy is like if you’ve never been, or you have been in the past but aren’t sure if what you experienced is “normal.” You might even wonder who therapy is “for” and how bad an issue gets before people should look for support. Any time is…
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If you’ve lived a good portion of your life in survival mode, you might not be sure what exactly stress and de-stressing look like. You might not even be sure what the words functionally mean. You tell people everything you’ve been doing for the past x amount of time and…
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When you think of OCD, or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, what comes to mind? Maybe someone who needs to wash their hands over and over? Or that person you work with who says “I’m so OCD” because they like to organize their desks? We have a lot of ideas of what we…
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Self-care is such a buzzword these days. When was the last time you heard it? This week? Today? 5 minutes ago? Wellness is an important concept in today’s culture and everyone is talking about “self-care.” But what does “self-care” even mean?? There are so many lists and discussions that try…
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“Mindfulness” is one of the latest mental health terms that has been co-opted and misappropriated by our society of trends. Mindfulness allegedly now has something to do with coloring books and a mythical state of letting everything go and being really super calm all the time. While attempting to guide…