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Are you feeling your feelings?
| By Priscilla Buentello, LPC Associate | Uncategorized
Imagine you have just received some bad news. You’ve just been told that you have not been awarded with that ...
Kids Think the Darndest Things
| By Krista Bassani, LPC Associate | Parenting
For those of us from the now prehistoric era of the nineties, you may recall a show titled Kids Say ...
Friendships
| By Kaitlyn DeLeon, LPC | Relationships
When you think of friendship what comes to mind? You might think about the friend you see every day, the ...
The Pressure of Peers
| By Krista Bassani, LPC Associate | Teen Counseling
As we near the end of the school year, there are often parties and celebratory events that take place. Each ...
Praise vs. Encouragement
| By Krista Bassani, LPC Associate | Parenting
“Good job!” “Nice work!” “You’re so smart!” “This is beautiful!” We have all heard a comment of this sort at ...
Self-Care Where?
| By Krista Bassani, LPC Associate | Self-care
There are many mental-health terms and phrases that have become popularized over recent years. The familiarity of these words has ...
Totally Radical
| By Krista Bassani, LPC Associate | Relationships
With the holidays approaching, there may be interactions or events that will leave you in a less than positive mood. ...
The Four Attachment Styles
| By Lu-Cheree De Jager, LPC | Couples Counseling, Relationships
Attachment styles are patterns of behavior and beliefs that individuals develop in response to the way they were cared for ...
Resentment
| By Lu-Cheree De Jager, LPC | Couples Counseling, Relationships
Resentment is a common and often toxic emotion that can develop in couples over time. It can be triggered by ...
Effective Communication
| By Lu-Cheree De Jager, LPC | Couples Counseling, Relationships
There have been so many times in my sessions with couple’s where the desire to “communicate better” is the key ...
Attachment Styles
| By Priscilla Buentello, LPC Associate | Anxiety & Depression
Have you ever wondered at some of your thoughts or behaviors in relationships? Have you found yourself looking back on ...
What is Trauma?
| By Priscilla Buentello, LPC Associate | Adult Counseling, Anxiety & Depression
Often, words like trauma or something being “traumatic” get used in everyday vernacular without a true understanding of what that ...
Sleep
| By Kaitlyn DeLeon, LPC | Uncategorized
Do you ever feel like you aren’t getting enough sleep? That’s because most of us aren’t. And even though the ...
Real-Life Monsters
| By Krista Bassani, LPC Associate | Adult Counseling, Couples Counseling, Relationships | domestic violence, Relationships
October is mostly associated with spooky ghosts, scary skeletons, and excesses of candy the likes of Willy Wonka have never ...
The Thing We Don’t Talk About
| By Krista Bassani, LPC Associate | Adult Counseling, Anxiety & Depression | Depression, suicide
Trigger Warning: suicide September comes with many things: fall leaves, cooler temperatures, and children back at school. Another topic you ...
This or That?
| By Krista Bassani, LPC Associate | Uncategorized
We run into a lot of decisions throughout the course of our lives, from what to wear today to whether ...
H.A.L.T. Stress
| By Kaitlyn DeLeon, LPC | Uncategorized | Anxiety, Stress
When in recovery, we are challenged to engage in healthy and proactive methods of coping with life stressors. Tools can ...
Spinning Out of Control
| By Krista Bassani, LPC Associate | Adult Counseling
Do you often feel like there are a million things going on in your mind? Like your brain is caught ...
What’s your (personality) type?
| By Kaitlyn DeLeon, LPC | Adult Counseling, Self-care
In the time of health and wellness, and getting to know ourselves more, several have gone to personality inventories to ...
Shapeshifting Grief
| By Krista Bassani, LPC Associate | Uncategorized | Grief
What comes to mind when you think of the word grief? Most would say death or loss, which is an ...
Fact Check Your Feelings
| By Krista Bassani, LPC Associate | Anxiety & Depression
If you could have a superpower, what would it be? I think most would say super strength or flying, maybe ...
Spring Cleaning
| By Kaitlyn DeLeon, LPC | Self-care
Hello Spring! We are now past the cold and gloomy winter months (along with being very fun from the holidays), ...
When the Panic Attacks
| By Lu-Cheree De Jager, LPC | Uncategorized
Racing thoughts, pounding heartbeat, sweating, chills, trembling through your limbs, feeling weakness or dizziness, numb all symptoms caused by the ...
Blocks to Communication – Part II
| By Natalie Wilie, LPC | Uncategorized
In last week's blog, we discussed five ways you could be blocking healthy communication in your relationships. The ability to ...
Blocks to Healthy Communication
| By Natalie Wilie, LPC | Uncategorized
The ability to communicate in a healthy way can make a difference in how productive your conversations are. Whether you ...
Calming the Storm
| By Lu-Cheree De Jager, LPC | Adult Counseling, Anxiety & Depression, Self-care
Have you ever watched a storm chaser show on tv? A storm such as a tornado has something called an ...
Are you really ‘fine’?
| By Krista Bassani, LPC Associate | Anxiety & Depression
Picture This You snoozed your alarm and now you are 30 minutes late for work. You’re rushing around, trying to ...
Conquering Your Inner Critic
| By Kaitlyn DeLeon, LPC | Uncategorized
With the fast pace of life and distractions all around, it’s easy to spend our days on autopilot. But when ...
Meeting Your Needs
| By Krista Bassani, LPC Associate | Adult Counseling, Self-care
Imagine you are getting set up to participate in a meditative activity like yoga. The lighting is low, essential oils ...
Making Goals
| By Madison Wilie | Self-care
It’s still early in the year. Have you stuck to your New Year’s resolutions? If your answer is “no,” that’s ...
Your Relationship with Alcohol
| By Kaitlyn DeLeon, LPC | Self-care | Alcohol, Therapy
Now that it’s February, there are many out there who are just coming off the challenge that is 'sober January.' ...
Make your resolution fun!
| By Kaitlyn DeLeon, LPC | Self-care
“What’s your new year's resolution?” is probably one of the most asked questions during this time of the year. For ...
Grief During the Holidays
| By Kaitlyn DeLeon, LPC | Anxiety & Depression
The holiday season is fully upon us! Decorations are out, and gatherings with friends, co-workers, family, and loved ones are ...
Start Using Your Dimmer Switch
| By Natalie Wilie, LPC | Anxiety & Depression
Do you find yourself using words such as “the best,” “the worst,” “love,” “hate,” “always,” or “never?” Do you say ...
Holidays and Boundaries
| By Kaitlyn DeLeon, LPC | Anxiety & Depression
While the most wonderful time of the year is fastly approaching, the holiday season can also bring on a unique ...
Boundaries are Self-Care
| By Kaitlyn DeLeon, LPC | Uncategorized
In recent years, self-care has had a rise in popularity, and in fact, is recommended by almost all professionals in ...
Positive Personal Habits
| By Madison Wilie | Self-care
The habits you incorporate into your daily routine can have a positive or negative impact on your mental health. If ...
Managing Your Time
| By Madison Wilie | Self-care
As we grow older, we take on more responsibility. You move out and go to college. No one is there ...
Seasonal Depression
| By Kaitlyn DeLeon, LPC | Anxiety & Depression
As the days become shorter, and the nights become longer, autumn is quickly approaching. For some, this is a well-loved ...
Suicide Awareness: Know the Signs
| By Natalie Wilie, LPC | Anxiety & Depression
Suicide is a national epidemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 47,500 Americans die ...
Leaves on a Stream
| By Natalie Wilie, LPC | Anxiety & Depression
Often, especially for those of us suffering from depression, anxiety, or OCD, a thought can get stuck on a loop ...
Your Kids and Stress
| By Madison Wilie | Uncategorized
Your child experiences stress, just like you do. They have homework, friends, social scenarios, academic expectations, all on top of ...
Anorexia and Bulimia
| By Kaitlyn DeLeon, LPC | Adult Counseling, Anxiety & Depression, Teen Counseling | Anorexia, Bulimia, Eating Disorder, Therapy
Out of the various eating disorders in existence, Anorexia nervosa and Bulimia nervosa are more easily recognized, just by name ...
Social Media and Mental Health
| By Natalie Wilie, LPC | Self-care
When you wake up in the morning, what’s the first thing that you do? For most of us, the answer ...
Is Counseling Right for You?
| By Madison Wilie | Adult Counseling, Teen Counseling | Counseling, Couples, Therapy
In the past, counseling has been incorrectly stigmatized as something only for people with serious mental health issues. But, haven’t ...
Changing Your Body Image
| By Madison Wilie | Uncategorized
Are you happy with the way that you feel about your appearance? I don’t mean are you happy with the ...
Do You Have a Healthy Body Image?
| By Madison Wilie | Anxiety & Depression, Self-care | Body Image, Eating Disorder, Self-Care
How do you feel in your own skin? When you see yourself in the mirror, do you hyperfocus on your ...
Addressing Eating Disorders
| By Kaitlyn DeLeon, LPC | Adult Counseling, Anxiety & Depression, Self-care, Teen Counseling
In the age of social media, diet culture, filters and photoshop, there are so many unrealistic expectations for the way ...
Self-Care in the Morning
| By Madison Wilie | Self-care | Anxiety, Depression, Self-Care
Mornings are often regarded as the worst time of the day. You have to get out of bed (yuck), prepare ...
Dealing with Social Anxiety
| By Madison Wilie | Anxiety & Depression | Anxiety, Depression
After spending the past year in self-isolation, many people are discovering that the prospect of social situations is causing a ...
Boost Your Self-Esteem
| By Madison Wilie | Self-care | Anxiety, Depression, Self-Esteem, Therapy
Self-esteem is an important part of a healthy mindset. However, it is often easy to deplete but difficult to build ...
Isolation & Mental Health
| By Kaitlyn DeLeon, LPC | Anxiety & Depression | Anxiety, Counseling, Depression, Health, Isolation, Mental Health, Texas, The Woodlands, Therapy
Given the hectic and busy world that we live in, time by yourself is necessary. It is important to take ...
Managing Your Anger
| By Madison Wilie | Anxiety & Depression | Anxiety, Depression, Therapy
Everyone gets angry at one point or another. Whether it's because a car on the freeway cut you off or ...
Supporting A Loved One
| By Kaitlyn DeLeon, LPC | Anxiety & Depression, Relationships | Counseling, Health, Love, Mental Health, Relationships, Support, Therapy
We’re living in a time, in which mental health struggles are at an all-time high. Mental health disorders and experiences ...
Healing and Nature
| By Kaitlyn DeLeon, LPC | Self-care | Anxiety, Counseling, healing, Mindfulness, Nature, Self-Care, Therapy
Humans have a special relationship with nature. Do you ever struggle to remember what it was like to go on ...
Stop Anxiety Before it Happens
| By Natalie Wilie, LPC | Anxiety & Depression | Anxiety, Coping, Counseling, Depression, Panic, Panic Attack, Therapy, TheWoodlands
Do you have anxiety? Have you ever had a panic attack before? If so, you know exactly what I mean ...
Anxiety in Quarantine
| By Kaitlyn DeLeon, LPC | Anxiety & Depression | Anxiety, Counseling, The Woodlands, Therapy, Wellness
This past year has been a new challenge for a majority of the population. We have taken on the challenge ...
Dealing with Holiday Stressors
| By Natalie Wilie, LPC | Anxiety & Depression | Anxiety, Family, Holiday, Holidays, Self-Care, Spring, Stress, Texas, The Woodlands
Like the rest of 2020, this holiday season is probably going to look different from previous years. On top of ...
Deepening Your Relationship – Part 2
| By Natalie Wilie, LPC | Couples Counseling, Relationships | Counseling, Couples, Love, Relationships, Spring Texas, Texas, The Woodlands, Therapy
It is surprising how a couple can go from a loving, respectful, deep connection with their partner to living like ...
Deepening Your Relationship – Part 1
| By Natalie Wilie, LPC | Couples Counseling, Relationships
If you stop for a moment and take a good look at the relationship you have with your partner, are ...
Parenting and the Pandemic
| By Natalie Wilie, LPC | Parenting | Counseling, Covid-19, Kids, Parenting, Relationships, Texas, The Woodlands, Therapy
Attention all parents! Feeling stressed during this difficult time? Parenting is hard enough, without a pandemic. The struggle is real! ...
Why Journaling is Useful
| By Natalie Wilie, LPC | Self-care | Care, Counseling, Creativity, Journaling, Self-Care, Spring, Texas, The Woodlands, Therapy
The concept of journaling is not only for teenagers with their sparkly spirals and colorful pens. The benefits are applicable ...
Social Support
| By Natalie Wilie, LPC | Anxiety & Depression, Relationships, Self-care | Anxiety, Depression, Health, Mental Health, Relationships, Self-Care, Social Support, Support, Texas, The Woodlands
How Important is it to Your Overall Health and Wellbeing? Social support can be described as the physical and emotional ...
Mindfulness and Kids
| By Natalie Wilie, LPC | Parenting | Kids, Meditation, Mindfulness, Self-Care
In simple terms, mindfulness is being focused on the present moment and yes, kids can learn how to implement mindfulness ...
6 Ways to Build Resiliency
| By Natalie Wilie, LPC | Anxiety & Depression, Self-care | Psychology, Resiliency, Self-Care, Therapy
Have you ever noticed that two people can go through situations that are very similar and their responses and ability ...
Weaken Your Inner Critic
| By Natalie Wilie, LPC | Adult Counseling, Anxiety & Depression
“You’re weak… you just made another stupid mistake… you’ll never be good at this… you’re ugly… there’s something wrong with ...
Assessing Your Self-Care
| By Natalie Wilie, LPC | Self-care | Counseling, Health, Self-Care, Stress, Therapy
When we think of self-care, the most obvious thing to consider is if you are eating right, exercising, and getting ...
Coping Strategies
| By Natalie Wilie, LPC | Anxiety & Depression, Self-care
Life is tricky and, at times, can get very overwhelming. During bouts of anxiety and stress, you are going to ...
How Internal Dialogue Influences Your Daily Life
| By Natalie Wilie, LPC | Anxiety & Depression
Studies show that we have an average of around 50,000 thoughts per day. Wow, we really are in constant dialogue ...
How to Survive Becoming an Empty Nester Part 2
| By Natalie Wilie, LPC | Parenting
Part 2: Thriving vs Surviving the Empty Nest The tough part is over! You have already taken a ride on ...
How to Survive Becoming an Empty Nester Part 1
| By Natalie Wilie, LPC | Parenting
Part 1: The Departure and Remaining Connected You’ve distracted yourself with planning the high school graduation celebration, followed by shopping ...
3 Tips on How to Use a Mantra to Shift Your Thinking
| By Natalie Wilie, LPC | Adult Counseling
“I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggonit, people like me!” If you are an SNL fan, you will recognize ...