As you may know, my full time job is actually as a mental health counselor. During these uncertain times surrounding COVID-19, the practice I work at has already shifted to offering only telehealth services. Like many others around the globe today, I am also confined to my apartment, working from home and only interacting with…
Continue reading ➞ 6 Tips For Coping During COVID-19 From A Christian Counselor
Last week was rough. I cannot go into descriptive detail about all that I was facing and what was running through my mind, but you can definitely say that my anxiety was rearing its ugly head. And honestly, that made me feel pretty down. My anxiety hadn't skyrocketed that high in a long time and…
Continue reading ➞ What To Do When Life Keeps Knocking You Down
Dear sweet friend, Maybe you are hurting, maybe you have things in your life that you need to figure out, or maybe you simply need someone to just listen... whatever your situation is, I want to offer you some encouragement. I will to instill confidence within you. I want to help you find the strength…
Continue reading ➞ An Open Letter To Anyone Considering Therapy
We can be our own worst enemy. As a mental health counselor and human being, I have personally witnessed and experienced abusive self-talk. You may wish that I'd pump the breaks there and change the term to negative self-talk. But I won't. I truly do believe that many of the things we tell ourselves is abusive. Here…
You can’t pour from an empty cup. Take care of yourself. There have been moments in my life where I have cried over nothing, where I have snapped at people for doing nothing out of the ordinary, and where I have simply just not felt quite right.Looking back on those moments, what did they all…
