Summer can be a wonderful time to consider starting (or returning) to therapy. With more time and longer days - not to mention more therapist availability - Summer is one of the best times of year to start your mental health journey.

We often find that our brains will give us the same, unwanted thoughts time and time again. Thinking about our brain as the ultimate social media algorithm can help to bring understanding to why this happens - and strategies to make change!

For many, the holidays are a time for gathering, giving, and celebration. While it can be a time of joy, gratitude, and parties, it can also be when our losses and hurts stand in stark contrast to those around us. When we are navigating loss, a powerful path to healing is building special spaces and habits around the feelings of love and joy embodied by the person or experience for which we are grieving.

When we enter into a partnership, we usually do so with the purpose of creating something greater than we can create alone.

Learn about the surprising benefits of being outdoors, in nature, and surrounded by greenery on your emotional, physical, and mental health. Research shows that even just a few minutes in nature can help improve mood and cognitive functioning.

Dr. Benjamin Metta Penhas discussed why it’s important to validate our issues and problems, even when they may be considered “first world problems.” The impact of how invalidating our concerns can have negative effects on our lives is discussed and these issues are addressed within the context of recognizing and being grateful for the privilege some of us have been afforded.

Journaling has been shown by no small amount of research to be helpful in many ways. Learn how journaling can be helpful for mental health as well as a few ways to get started!

We are surrounded by negative news 24/7. Between TV, social media, and podcasts it can feel almost inescapable at times. Using strategies to change how you digest news (and learn why we’re so drawn to negative information) can help to increase calm in your life.

Talk about mindfulness is everywhere, but is is really as magical as it seems? Learn how mindfulness works to change your brain and what issues research has shown mindfulness to actually work for!

Biofeedback is becoming more commonly used as technology improves. This blog discusses what biofeedback is, how it can be used to treat various mental health concerns and ways that it can be used in conjunction with other therapies for overall improvement in wellbeing.