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Tantrums vs. Meltdowns: How To Help Your Child (And Yourself)

Strategies For Your Family To Effectively Deal With Tantrums and Meltdowns — If you are like most parents, you have probably had the experience of a crying, screaming, tantruming child…

By Loyal Blue Counseling February 24, 2021Parenting, Relationships, Self-Help

Anxiety Covid Self-Help

End of 2020…and now 2024: How To Deal

Update November 2024: This post is from December 2020, but the concepts remain the same as we close out 2024. See if you can use these road-tested ideas to get…

By Loyal Blue Counseling November 2, 2020Anxiety, Covid, Self-Help

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Habit & Time Management Self-Help Students

Procrastination Doesn’t Have To Be Your Enemy

Hey guys, it’s midterm season. When I was in college and printing a finished paper (believe it, we used to print papers), you’d have found two things to be true…

By Loyal Blue Counseling October 19, 2020Habit & Time Management, Self-Help, Students

Anxiety CBT in Action Covid Depression

Does Therapy Even Work During Overwhelming Times?

Our counseling practice is not new to personal suffering caused by World Problems. I have counseled clients who are victims of hate crimes and those who were disturbed following elections, those…

By Loyal Blue Counseling June 25, 2020Anxiety, CBT in Action, Covid, Depression

Anxiety Covid Depression Self-Help

Special Post #3: Where Sadness, Waiting, and Hope Meet

On Wednesday we received official word that schools in our area won’t reopen for the year. While nobody was surprised, I did feel more than justified in having pancakes for…

By Loyal Blue Counseling April 4, 2020Anxiety, Covid, Depression, Self-Help

CBT in Action Covid Depression Parenting

Special Post #2: Shelter In A Circus and Beware Silver Linings

I hope you’ve been taking care of the most Essential Business: staying sane and healthy. (I cannot wait to expand the meaning of "Essential Business" and hope somebody funny patents…

By Loyal Blue Counseling March 24, 2020CBT in Action, Covid, Depression, Parenting

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Anxiety Covid Habit & Time Management

3 Ideas To Manage Uncertainty

This is an updated post for election season 2024. You can scroll down to read the original post below. I became a psychotherapist as a way to master the science…

By Loyal Blue Counseling March 15, 2020Anxiety, Covid, Habit & Time Management

Relationships

A Q&A On Healthy Relationships

Recently a writer for Healthline contacted me to collaborate on an article on healthy relationships. You can read the comprehensive article here, and my full responses to her questions below. What…

By Loyal Blue Counseling February 14, 2020Relationships

Anxiety CBT in Action Habit & Time Management News & Research

Mind Your Worries With These Strategies

Have you ever felt that your worries were out of control, or at least out of proportion to their importance? Many of us go through stressful times with a lot…

By Loyal Blue Counseling February 2, 2020Anxiety, CBT in Action, Habit & Time Management, News & Research

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Anxiety CBT in Action Depression Parenting Self-Help

Good Therapy Should Include Teaching These Two Skills

Here are two topics that come up over time with nearly everyone in my office. I use them to evaluate a person's well-being and assess where to begin. Ready to…

By Loyal Blue Counseling July 11, 2019Anxiety, CBT in Action, Depression, Parenting, Self-Help