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Where does anxiety begin – How do you treat it in therapy?

How are you doing? Most of you have probably seen the recent post that went viral from Elmo asking the…

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How do I write engaging blog articles for my therapist website?

Writing engaging blog articles for your therapist website is a great way to connect with your audience, share valuable information,…

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Counseling services Orlando: Anxious Thinking

We all know the sensation of being caught in a spiral of negative thoughts, unable to break away. The name…

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Breathing into Winter

Well, here we are. Another chapter ending and a new year beginning in linear time – all the while the…

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Five Reasons Emotions Are Important

Emotions can play an important role in how you think and behave. The emotions you feel each day can compel…

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Understanding and Managing Anguish

Anguish is an intense and complex emotional state caused by mental or physical suffering. When people experience anguish, they often…

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Introducing Austin Texas Counselor Carolyn Maurin, LPC, LCDC, MA

Austin Texas Counselor Carolyn Maurin is now offering Online counseling. Online counseling has revolutionized the accessibility of making positive changes…

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Getting Through Grief

Getting Through Grief and Letting Go Letting go of grief is no easy task. Grief is something you might be…

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Shifting red flags to green flags: how to avoid the “situationship”

By: Alison Printz, LSW Swipe right on a picture of a cute stranger. Match with them. They message you. Go…

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Does Self Help Help?

Self-help books and resources can provide valuable insights and strategies for personal development and growth. They often encourage us to…

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Exploring the Greek Forms of Love: A Therapist’s Perspective on Understanding the Dimensions of Relating

Love is a complex and multifaceted emotion that influences our relationships and overall well-being. As therapists, we strive to unravel…

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Why EFT tapping is a great form of therapy

The daily grind sometimes seems to just build up and build up over time. We often don’t realize how much…

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Open Letter – Learning to Connect

The following is part of an email thread between a client and myself. I thought I would post it as…

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What is a website builder?

Looking for a therapist website builder? Website builders are tools that typically allow the construction of websites without manual code…

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Carving Your Riverbed

Creating boundaries Looking back through an old journal, I read a reflection on the function of boundaries during a time…

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Grief Counseling Redbank, NJ

Getting Through Grief and Letting Go Letting go of grief is no easy task. Grief is something you might be…

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How to Channel Your Mind’s Inner Chatter

How to Channel Your Mind’s Inner Chatter As naturally as we breathe, we “decouple” from the here and now, our…

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Anxiety Therapy Los Gatos: Researchers Reveal How Trauma Changes The Brain

Researchers are learning more about how traumatic events may physically change our brains and how anxiety therapy can help. Neurologists…

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About Seasonal Depression

Depressed again for no apparent reason? Do you or someone you know consistently feel depressed as we head into fall…

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What causes insomnia and what is sleep therapy?

What are the Causes of Insomnia? Insomnia is a sleep disorder that affects as many as 35% of adults. It…

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Breathing for Calm

Our breath is a something we always have with us (hopefully), and it can be accessed and utilized in diverse…

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Parenting Advice From D. H. Lawrence, Don’t Smother Your Children With Love.

Children Are More Sagacious Than You Think As parents, we are assailed by injunctions to protect our children, to engage…

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Sarah Tronco, LCSW Releases Wildly Wise: Trusting the Nature Within

Wildly Wise: Trusting the Nature Within. Like nature, you have an amazing capacity to handle the circumstances in your life.…

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Marketing For Therapists: Strategies to grow your practice

Recently a client asked us for a referral in order to be comfortable with purchasing our therapist marketing SEO service.…

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What are the ways to reduce the impact of childhood trauma and how do we forgive?

Children who experience trauma tend to have health problems later in life.  Trauma stays with us.Dr. Nadine Burke Harris explains…

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The Ridiculously Awesome Practice of Surrendering

Every day in this world is a shaky, uncertain, constantly changing landscape — and that causes us to try to…

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Are You Stuck in Constant Self-Judgment?

Are you a good enough friend, employee, partner, or parent? Are you thin, attractive, smart, and nice enough? If you…

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Anxiety and Depression – How To Help Your Partner And Yourself

Living with anxiety and Depression can be tough. Your thoughts might race, you might dread tasks others find simple (like…

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Why Letting Go of Control Can Help You Enjoy Life

Feeling the need to be in control is natural. It’s something we all inherently want, and we feel best when…

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What Is Breathwork and is it Beneficial?

Breathwork is about being able to control how you breathe and it has many health benefits for your mind and…

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Why Perfectionism Stops Us from Creating New Habits

When we decide to create a new habit — exercise, healthy eating, meditation, writing — we can get excited and…

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How To Tell Your Friends You’re Depressed

Deciding to tell the people you love that you’re struggling with depression is a big step. Not only is it…

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Can Counseling Help With Depression?

Depression is a serious mood disorder. with an estimated 16 million American adults having at least one major depressive episode…

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Therapist near me: the reasons why your ADHD brain needs more sleep

As a therapist I’m usually a good sleeper. In fact, sleep and I have a bit of a thing going…

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Anxiety Treatment & Anxiety Disorder

Anxiety Disorder Occasional anxiety is an expected part of life. You might feel anxious when faced with a problem at…

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THE ADHD ADVANTAGE: The 10 greatest benefits of ADHD brains

Is ADHD a gift? Yes. No. Kinda. Sorta. Maybe. It depends. And everything in between. ADHD brains are different. And…

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Choosing to Live Your Life over Anxiety

Remember that anxiety list you keep? It might not be a literal list, but it is a list somewhere in…

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Effective Therapy for Distressed Couples

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is a short-term (8 – 20 sessions) and structured approach to couples’ therapy developed by Drs.…

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Questioning for Clarity: Online Counseling New Jersey and Nutrition Coach Philadelphia

We have all struggled with uncertainty at one point or another in life, and you may find that the more…

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The Guilt of Not Working More, When We’re Done for the Day

At the end of a day of work, there can be a simple practice of wrapping things up and shutting…

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Retreats Texas: RENEW: A MomChic Retreat

The ideal weekend for YOU: Moms looking to relax, connect, learn and clearly define and embrace your roles as mother,…

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How To Experience More Wow

Awe might seem an unobtainable luxury to many but, with the right approach, you can enjoy it daily – no…

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Active Listening – Online Counseling New Jersey

When communicating in counseling It can be easy to focus more on what we are saying than how we are…

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Menstrual Cycle and Mood

The menstrual cycle is composed of four different phases, which vary in duration from woman to woman, and may fluctuate…

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Cortisol, Stress, and Overall Nutritional Health

Cortisol is our body’s primary stress hormone. Our levels of cortisol fluctuate throughout the day, with morning typically being when…

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Staying at the Edge of Uncertainty & Anxiety

When we get into a situation that feels uncertain, most of us will immediately try to get to a place…

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12 Ideas for Establishing a Calming Routine

One of the most rewarding changes in your life can be finding peace with a morning routine. I’ve made it…

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How to Do the Thing You’re Avoiding

Most of us have something on our task list we’re avoiding or a project we’ve been putting off. Think for…

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Healing from Narcissistic Abuse

If you’ve decided to read this article, it’s perhaps because you, or someone you know, is trying to heal in…

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Trauma Therapy, how does it work?

A therapeutic approach in treatment planning has focused on the initial healing of individuals who have survived Post-Traumatic injury. A…

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Unstuck: Create a New Path for Yourself

Sometimes it can feel like we’re stuck in life, doing the same things we’re unhappy with, over and over again.…

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The Effect of Oxidative Stress on Mental Health

Understanding oxidative stress is important because we are exposed to many environmental and dietary stressors that can contribute to an…

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Anxiety treatment NYC: How To Help A Child Struggling With Anxiety

Childhood anxiety treatment is one of the most important mental health challenges of our time. One in five children will…

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A Guide to the Basic Anxiety and Depression of Life

Underlying much of what we do is an uncertainty, an anxiety, a fear, doubts, dissatisfaction, and ultimately depression. And we…

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Are You Sabotaging Your Relationships?

Warning signs that you might be sabotaging a good thing You meet someone new and happily date for a little…

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Finding Mindfulness in an Age of Depression & Anxiety – Depression Treatment Raleigh

Depression Treatment Raleigh We live in uncertain times. Actually, things have always felt uncertain to the people who live in…

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For Men Only – Men’s Mental Health

At A New Day Family Counseling, we understand the challenges men face today to improve their mental health. Men typically…

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Understanding Alcoholic Neuropathy – Addiction Counseling Westwood New Jersey

Alcoholic neuropathy is one of the most common and least recognizable consequences of heavy alcohol use. People with a long…

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What America Can Learn from Couples Therapy

The principles of good communication for Couples Therapy Palo Alto could also apply to divided Americans. At family gatherings, in…

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Online Counseling for Work Stress New York City

Online Counseling for Work Stress New York City What does your reflection reveal? There are times when we see parts…

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Online Counseling in Texas

The Pros of Online Therapy Are you considering Online Counseling in Texas? The internet has opened up new avenues for…

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Online therapy in Texas

online therapy Texas Online counseling is the provision of professional mental health counseling services through the Internet. Services are typically…

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Online Counseling

Welcome back to our newsletter series addressing the question we’ve been hearing from our community of clients: Is my response to…

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Psychologist Chapel Hill N.C. – Telehealth

Recent developments in the COVID-19 pandemic have motivated me to transition to an entirely virtual practice. I believe firmly that…

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Social Media and Suicide Among Teens

Digital media, including social media, became a centerpiece of day to day life at a seemingly exponential rate. Before I…

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Couples Therapy Palo Alto: Relationships in the Tech World.

Being a Marriage and Family Therapist in the Bay Area specializing in Couples Therapy Palo Alto, means I have the…

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the most widely used evidence-based treatment for depression and anxiety. In CBT, the focus is…

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How Google SEO Search Works

Many times our clients have asked the following question: How does Google Search Work? I just launched my website today…

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What is HIPAA Compliant Email?

Are My Emails HIPAA Compliant? If you are using a free email service like @gmail.com, the answer is no. Many…

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Therapist near me

Your Reaction to “The New Normal”: Are My Thoughts And Feelings Normal? How Are You? No, Really, How are you?…

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Create a Therapist Website Free Trial?

Why we do not offer a build it yourself, Free Therapist Website. Our company has very serious security protocols, and…

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Creating a group practice and transitioning from a solo counseling practice

It’s an exciting time when you are considering expanding to a group practice. Typically you’ll want to have your business…

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Counseling for women – Infidelity

According to The New York Times, the most consistent data on infidelity comes from the University of Chicago’s General Social…

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Sleep Hygiene

We’ve all heard someone comment about there not being enough hours in a day, and sadly that can feel true…

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What is Anxiety?

(Wikipedia) Anxiety is an emotion characterized by an unpleasant state of inner turmoil, often accompanied by nervous behavior such as…

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Multitasking: A Lie We Tell Ourselves

You have probably heard someone boasting about multitasking like it is a badge of honor, and maybe you have done…

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The Rage Mothers Don’t Talk About

Mothers are supposed to be patient martyrs, so our rage festers beneath our shame. “[My son] can provoke me into…

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In Defense of Antidepressants

The backlash against antidepressants results from a suspicion of medicine, and misunderstands the very nature of depression. I was first…

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Parenthood and the Problem of Objectivity

Does a mother’s love obscure her objectivity? One would think that it must, almost by definition. Primal by nature, love…

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Agoraphobia Is a Type of Anxiety Disorder

Many people believe that agoraphobia is a fear of crowded places. That’s one type of agoraphobia. However, there are other…

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Marketing in the Mental Health Services Industry

The Ethics of Therapist Marketing Exploring therapists’ resistance to marketing themselves based on a cultural taboo that they perceive. Therapist…

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The Psychophysiology of Action

What is action? What processes are involved in initiating, guiding, and evaluating the outcomes of action? Different research disciplines have…

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Therapist Website Design Examples: The California Round Up!

Time for website design inspiration. As a therapist website designers we always find it helpful to take a look what…

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Each year millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental illness. During May, NAMI and the rest…

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Kids and Medical Marijuana

When you’re driving across the country with a stash of marijuana in your trunk, you follow the speed limit. You…

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Ketamine offers lifeline for people with severe depression

A few months ago, Alan Ferguson decided he was ready to die — for the third time. In 2014, he…

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The bad news on human nature, in 10 findings from psychology

It’s a question that’s reverberated through the ages – are humans, though imperfect, essentially kind, sensible, good-natured creatures? Or are…

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Embracing Negative Emotions Has a Positive Impact

Anger, frustration, fear, and other “negative emotions” are all part of the human experience. They can all lead to stress…

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First Impressions & The “Liking Gap”

Most People Are Terrible at Knowing How They Come Off For better or worse, first impressions can be hard to…

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The Attention Economy Is Eating Our Brains

I start by discussing dinner but end up detailing an alien invasion by four-eyed chickens in bikinis just to see…

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The Urge to Share News of Our Lives is Not New Nor Narcissistic

Narcissism is defined as excessive self-love or self-centredness. In Greek mythology, Narcissus fell in love when he saw his reflection…

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Our Inner Voice, How It Makes You, You

I think, therefore I am,’ the 17th-century philosopher René Descartes proclaimed as a first truth. That truth was rediscovered in…

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Are All Pleasures Pretty Much The Same?

Parents often say that they don’t mind what their children do in life just as long as they are happy.…

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Group Therapy Tribeca

Group psychotherapy or group therapy is a form of psychotherapy in which one or more therapists treat a small group…

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What is the Sandwich Generation and Caregiver Support?

Social worker Dorothy Miller, originally coined the term “sandwich generation” back in 1981, to describe women in their 30s to…

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Hypnosis is About Collaboration Not Control

Psychologist client relationships underwent an important shift during the latter part of the 20th century. The traditional expert-patient model of…

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Schizophrenia Subtypes

Schizophrenia is a chronic mental disorder that makes it difficult for a person to distinguish between real and false perceptions…

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Best website builder for therapists

Should you use a DIY website builder to build your own website? Yes! What is the best website builder for…

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What is True Happiness?

Happiness is more than just smiling all the time and pretending everything is okay. It’s so much more than ignoring…

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Bye To Facebook from Elon Musk

There is no greater burn than pretending you’ve never heard of something when that thing has 2.2 billion monthly active…

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Self-Fulfilling Prophecies: How Do They Work?

Self-fulfilling prophecies are based on the idea that something in our life comes true because we believe it already is…

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Ketamine Infusion Therapy

Ketamine Infusion Therapy is An Exciting and Successful New Treatment For Severe Depression. Ketamine’s potential as an antidepressant was recognized…

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Michelle Kennedy – Thank You

Michelle Kennedy, LMFT, practices Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) in Los Altos, CA. Michelle has been with InSession for many years…

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Schadenfreude – The Thrill Of Another’s Misfortune

Have you ever watched one of those videos of skateboarders falling as they try to complete a trick? Or let…

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Health Insurers Are Still Skimping On Mental Health Coverage

It has been nearly a decade since Congress passed the Mental Health Parity And Addiction Equity Act, with its promise…

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Intuitive Theories and Common Sense – How Are They Related?

Whether we readily admit it or not, we all have ‘intuitive theories’ about the world and our relationships. These theories…

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What is Stoicism?

How this ancient philosophy can help you life a grounded life. When is the last time you truly lived in…

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The Positive effects of Being a Pessimist

Did you know that being a pessimist isn’t necessarily a bad thing? As a matter of fact, it can even…

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The Insidious Effects of Guilt

Is guilt an ever-present part of your life? How to do overcome it and work towards living in a positive…

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Eames Chairs and An Amazing Client

Kin Leung, MFT, is a Bay Area therapist who has been a client of our’s for almost two years. He…

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Marketing for Therapists – Facebook Ads

Introducing a new service: Marketing for Therapists with Facebook Ads. We create compelling Facebook Ad designs and Ad copy to…

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Building Resilience & Preventing Burnout

Late nights, early mornings, endless email, consistent meetings and the idea that the longer you work and the harder you…

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Communication and Conflict Resolution Skills

If you’re in a long-term relationship, there’s a good chance that you and your partner will occasionally have disagreements. There’s…

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Neuroscience 101

The very best chefs have an intimate knowledge of the science behind cooking. They understand not only how, but why…

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Loneliness: What’s Making You Feel So Alone

Everyone feels lonely from time to time. Sometimes, it doesn’t matter if we’re actually by ourselves, or in a room…

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Skepticism About Skepticism

Calling someone a “skeptic” can be a term of praise or condemnation. Too often, it expresses approval when the target…

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How to Recognize a Panic Attack

Having general anxiety disorder can come with a long line of symptoms and negative characteristics to deal with on a…

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6 Signs You Need Couples Therapy

Even people who would say they have a great relationship might sometimes find things to complain about when it comes…

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It’s Great to Suck at Something

Photo: Surf Gear Ltd. Source: https://www.cheapsurfgear.com/ License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ Over the past 15 years, surfing has become a kind of obsession…

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Positive Aging

Successfully Transitioning to Senior Status with a Positive Attitude According to the Pew Research Center, 10,000 Baby Boomers will cross…

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Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depression or Bipolar Depression)

She awakens very early with an extremely happy hopeful attitude. She is excited to tackle the day but before the…

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The Art Of The Brain, On Exhibit

Art and science can seem so different. Scientists work in teams, in the laboratory; their progress is piecemeal and, by-and-large,…

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On Yelp, Doctors Get Reviewed Like Restaurants — And It Rankles

Doctors and health professionals everywhere could learn a valuable lesson from the archives of Yelp: Your officious personality or brusque…

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Paranoia and Delusional Disorders

A young single woman having romance difficulties believes that each and every partner from a terminated relationship is stalking her.…

Pediatric Obesity: Problem, Causes and Solutions

The Problem: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, almost 13 million infants, children and adolescents in the…

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How to Beat the Imposter Syndrome Feeling

Approximately 70 percent of us will experience a period of self-doubt at least once in our lives. Rebuild your confidence…

5 Characteristics Of Grit – How Many Do You Have?

Recently some close friends visited, both of whom have worked in education with adolescents for over 40 years. We were…

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Sarah Silverman Opens Up About Depression

Sarah Silverman is best-known for her comedy. But the new film I Smile Back is a drama, in which she…

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Researchers Paint A Picture Of Health Benefits And Risks

Mammograms are said to cut the risk of dying from breast cancer by as much as 20 percent, which sounds…

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Therapist Website – Getting Started

Congratulations on successfully making it through many years of training, internships and hard work to become a licensed therapist. Perhaps…

Repetition Compulsion, An Expression of Trauma

Welcome to the only all-in-one company devoted to therapists. All Aspects of Your Practice in One Place.™   Looking to…

Saving Your Marriage From Your Children

Statistically, one in four couples say that they are still together because of their kids, but what those statistics don’t…

Five Small Changes That Can Make A Big Difference In Your Marriage

we want to fix it. Quickly. We tend to look at marriages with that same approach, as we have for…

Dealing With Divorce

As common as it may seem nowadays, divorce never really gets easier for any couple going through it. While some…

Sex Addiction – Ways To Tell If Your Partner Might Be Addicted

None of us want to think that our spouse or partner might have a sexual addiction problem. However, if the…

Stop searching for your passion

What are you passionate about? You’re told these five words hold the key to a successful career and life purpose.…

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Even With Insurance Rules, Counseling May Count As Specialty Care

When it comes to insurance coverage for mental health counseling and infertility, how much can people expect? And what would…

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Therapist Website Design Hosting, what’s Included?

We’ve gotten this question a lot lately so we thought we should explain what’s included in our monthly hosting fee:…

An Ancient and Proven Way to Improve Memorization; Go Ahead and Try It

In January, I devoted every walk from my home to the train to the contemplation of work details, hoping to…

Most Top Websites Still Don’t Use a Basic Security Feature

EVERY TIME YOU PayPal someone, or send a Gmail, or log into Facebook, a layer of encryption protects the information…

The Final Months of Brooklyn’s Most Cluttered Bookstore

John Scioli, the owner of the Community Bookstore, in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Cobble Hill, set up shop on the…

Have you been trying to promote your website, but no one seems to notice?

Have you just launched a brand new website, and it’s not showing up on Google’s first page of results? Imagine…

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Interested in Buying Out Your Website?

We offer a one time fee of $2,500.00 and $29.00 per month hosting. Website migration not included. InSession Tools not…

Deciding On Divorce

Coming to terms with divorce can be an extremely difficult, exhausting, and emotionally-draining decision to make. Many couples don’t know…

InSession Therapy Podcasts

Podcasts from the world of Psychology, Therapy and Mental Health. Check back soon for our regular podcast installments on subjects…

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Equine Therapy Explained

Equine therapy (also known as horse therapy) is a calm interaction between equine animals and a patient, used to not…

Psychology Articles, Therapy News, and Mental Health Topics

A great resource for Psychology Articles, Therapy News, and Mental Health Topics. The Panelist is valuable place to find articles…

WHAT IS EMOTIONALLY FOCUSED THERAPY (EFT)?

If you have been seeing this term quite a bit EFT, or Emotionally Focused Therapy and were wondering what it…

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This is a great way to improve your visibility in Google. It is super effective and only costs $99.00 to…

On Why I Became A Therapist, From Lynne Alexander

This was a thoughtful and interesting post from one of our very special and well respected therapists, Lynne Alexander of…

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More on Gratitude as 2015 Comes To A Close

Hopefully it will not get tiring hearing about how grateful we are for all of our InSession clients. We are…

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You Should Google Everyone, Even Your Therapist

When I first met my shrink, I wasn’t so sure about him. He’s handsome, fit, not much taller than me,…

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Why our hosting is not cheap

We use the Google Cloud Platform – The most secure and advanced hosting platform available. Internet communication is SSL Encrypted…

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Take It From David Brooks: Career Success ‘Doesn’t Make You Happy’

On learning how unfulfilling it is to measure success according to your career: I achieved way more career success than…

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Revolting Recipe May Be Key To Defeat Infection

A stomach-churning potion from the Dark Ages could be the death of the modern day Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection,…

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Lots of things contribute to our well-being: our homes, our relationships, and, of course—our sleep.

Be fully present. Leave work and technology elsewhere. Consider practicing a brief meditation before sleep—research shows that just 10 minutes…

Can housecleaning really be "life-changing"?

The logic is that deciding which of your possessions you truly love means making a decision about the kind of…

Is Sentimentality Gross?

I started off thinking that really what linked these essay was sentimentality. I wrote a couple inspired by experience that…

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Your sweet spot: Become more productive By Working less

  It’s very hard for us not to accept this lie we’ve been told – that more is better, that…

It's Not Always Depression

Children with too much shame grow up to be adults who can no longer sense their inner experiences. They learn…

Why do I need SSL for my website?

People have asked us “Why do I need SSL for my website”, the answer is two-fold: one, Security and two,…

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Google Is King

All of our client’s ask us the same question without fail, “How can I rank number one in Google”. I…

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One of Our Favorites

InSession created Rennicke and Associates way back in 2010, but the design stands the test of time. We have a warm…

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Is Therapy Worth The Cost?

“I wish someone had told me that – when I started this – that life gets better, then it gets…

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Most patients overestimate the benefits of medical treatments

If we knew more, would we opt for different kinds and amounts of health care? Despite the existence of metrics…

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A New Therapist Site from InSession

Dr. Jeffrey Ditzell who is an Adult ADHD Psychiatrist was a great client to work with. He was open to…

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A Parenting Paradox: How Kids Manage To Be Not That Much Fun…..

    Kids can be magical and maddening. The title of Jennifer Senior’s book , All Joy and No Fun…

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Good Lovers Lie

We all tell lies, and tell them shockingly often. Read it here Via: NY Times.  …

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Need Some Revenge, Send A Glitter Bomb

An Australian entrepreneur created a service that allows you to send your enemies an envelope full of glitter. When opened,…

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Not Being Excited About Your Life, Might Be A Good Thing….

We are far too too hung up on the importance of being excited about what we are doing, while avoiding the discomfort…

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Can Nutrition Make Us happier?

  Maybe eating less meat is all around good for everyone. And if Beyonce’ is doing it, well then…. Read…

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The Secret History Of Thoughts

Some insightful and graphic interviews about the powers and demystification of thoughts Listen via NPR…

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Feeling Stressed? Breathe.

  Whether you’re facing an imminent deadline or an emotionally-charged conversation with a colleague, you need to find a way…

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Philip Seymour Hoffman on Happiness

Hoffman states, Meditation is actually coming right up to the lip of death and saying, “I’m here, I’m scared, that’s…

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Amy Cuddy shows how power posing can affect our brains.

It’s so interesting how body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves.…

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