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Why Coping Strategies Remind Me Of Potty Training

This rite of passage for all kids (and parents) is one I return to frequently in the therapy room because of what we can learn from this experience that everyone…

By Loyal Blue Counseling August 23, 2023Self-Help, Uncategorized

Anxiety Depression Habit & Time Management Parenting Relationships Self-Help Students Uncategorized

3 Things Summer Can Do For Mental Health & How To Curb Screen Time, For Starters

Most of us are in our summer season by now. So this month we're talking about how to take advantage of summer's natural uplifting effects. Whether it is the longer…

By Loyal Blue Counseling June 20, 2023Anxiety, Depression, Habit & Time Management, Parenting, Relationships, Self-Help, Students, Uncategorized

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Parenting Relationships Self-Help Uncategorized

Communicating Through Tense Conversations, Part 2

By: Emmy Spencer, AMFT Last month, we began reflecting on the communication skills needed to navigate conflict. We identified four key steps that can help get to the other side…

By Loyal Blue Counseling May 10, 2023Parenting, Relationships, Self-Help, Uncategorized

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CBT in Action DBT Parenting Relationships Self-Help Uncategorized

Communicating Through Tense Conversations, Part 1

By: Emmy Spencer, AMFT “Rarely can a response make something better. What makes something better is connection.” -Brené Brown Communication is the most essential way we navigate our lives. We…

By Loyal Blue Counseling April 10, 2023CBT in Action, DBT, Parenting, Relationships, Self-Help, Uncategorized

Anxiety CBT in Action Depression Habit & Time Management News & Research Parenting Relationships Self-Help Students

8 Therapists Give Their Wish List For A Healthy Year

At our recent staff meeting, we talked about our client community and what we wished we could provide everyone with the magical wave of a wand. So instead of offering…

By Loyal Blue Counseling January 16, 2023Anxiety, CBT in Action, Depression, Habit & Time Management, News & Research, Parenting, Relationships, Self-Help, Students

Anxiety Depression Parenting Self-Help

The Name of the Well-Being Game Is: Tolerate

Brought to you by elections, football coaches, and toddlers. The word on my mind this month is tolerate. Actually, as a therapist, that word is frequently on my mind. How…

By Loyal Blue Counseling November 18, 2022Anxiety, Depression, Parenting, Self-Help

News & Research Parenting Relationships Self-Help

Understanding The Universal 5 Personality Traits

Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism Have you ever wished you could understand someone's tendencies better? Or why you struggle in certain areas when others flourish? Most modern psychologists agree…

By Loyal Blue Counseling September 14, 2022News & Research, Parenting, Relationships, Self-Help

Anxiety Depression Habit & Time Management Parenting Self-Help Students

When You’ve Got The Transition Blues

Even if you enjoy your job and love your home life, there is something difficult about returning to work after a vacation, or to school after summer — or just…

By Loyal Blue Counseling August 15, 2022Anxiety, Depression, Habit & Time Management, Parenting, Self-Help, Students

Anxiety Covid Depression News & Research Parenting Self-Help Students

Two Favorite Ways To Beat Burnout

With all the back and forth of expectations and effort the past two years, “burnout” has become a buzzword worthy of its overuse. Those experiencing burnout are also more likely…

By Loyal Blue Counseling April 25, 2022Anxiety, Covid, Depression, News & Research, Parenting, Self-Help, Students

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Self-Worth Is Much More Than Liking What You See

By: our former AMFT, Maddy Pettit Young adulthood is a time when many enter therapy for the first time. People come in for a variety of reasons- depression, anxiety, relationship…

By Loyal Blue Counseling March 17, 2022Anxiety, CBT in Action, Depression, Grief and Loss, Self-Help, Students