By Cecilia Polkinhorn, Art Therapist, Registered Associate MFT Processing feelings from quarantine 2020 using art materials If you’re anything like me, you struggle constantly with wondering what you are supposed to...
By Kira Wiggins, Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee The other day my head was aching. I turned to the medicine cabinet for aspirin but continued to suffer. As the day wore...
By Kira Wiggins, Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee I really want to watch this latest series on Netflix, but I can’t seem to keep my eyes open. After knocking my head...
By Kira Wiggins, Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee I would like to stay informed of what’s happening outside the walls of the fortress I call home throughout this global crisis. But...
By Kira Wiggins, Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee I sit at my desk, fingers twitching, eager to peck at the letters on my keyboard. I hesitate, type out a few words,...
By Theresa Brown, Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee at West Valley Counseling Center What is OCD? Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) includes intrusive thoughts, images, or urges alongside behaviors aimed at reducing the...
In light of the trying times we’re all in, we wanted to bring help to you as directly as possible. We’ve asked some of our Marriage & Family Therapist trainees...
You already know that sleep is important. We’d imagine that every person has experienced the way a lack of sleep can wreak havoc on your day. Suddenly, things that aren’t...
Not to be alarmist, but stress is literally killing us. Not only does stress lessen your quality of life, but heightened stress levels are linked to a whole range of...
We live in a time and a society that generally encourages us to keep our work life and our personal life separate. Often, though, that’s easier said than done. That’s...
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