Posts by Terri Dichiser
Individual Counseling To Heal From Childhood Emotional Neglect
Individual counseling is the best way to identify and treat the lasting effects of childhood emotional neglect. Childhood emotional neglect is when a primary caregiver consistently fails to provide the emotional interactions a child needs for healthy brain development. The brain develops to 80% of its adult volume in the first three years of life.…
Read MoreIndividual Counseling Crucial For Healthcare Professionals
Individual counseling is a crucial care measure for healthcare professionals coping with trauma resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Doctors, nurses, and mental health professionals (therapists) on the front lines are exhausted, burned out, and demoralized. Many have moved into other positions if not left the field entirely, and with more contagious variants raging, many more…
Read MoreIndividual Counseling And Mental Health Trends
Individual counseling and the field of mental health in general have become a priority in the U.S. since early in the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly after many athletes and celebrities came forward with their struggles last year. There are many exciting developments trending in the mental health field, from trauma-informed care and expanding telehealth services to…
Read MoreMarriage Counseling And Adaptive Coping Strategies
Marriage counseling can help teach couples adaptive coping strategies to manage stress both in their relationship and individually. Coping strategies are mechanisms we employ to deal with stress, and they can be either adaptive or maladaptive. As we discussed in our previous blog, maladaptive coping mechanisms are those that, while they may make you feel…
Read MoreIndividual Counseling And Maladaptive Coping Mechanisms
Individual counseling can help to identify and correct maladaptive coping mechanisms. Maladaptive coping mechanisms are strategies that we employ, whether consciously or not, to avoid pain, anxiety, or depression, but that ultimately just delay the inevitable and often only make things worse. These strategies may include but are not limited to procrastination, isolation, substance abuse,…
Read MoreCouples Counseling: What To Expect In Your First Session
If couples counseling will be a new experience for you, you likely have a lot of questions and concerns about what to expect. While every therapist does things a little differently, there are a few things you can expect from any first session, like discussing the history of issues in your relationship and setting your…
Read MoreIndividual Counseling: What To Expect In Your First Session
If individual counseling sessions are new to you, you may have a lot of concerns and questions about what to expect. Different therapists do first sessions in a wide variety of ways, but there are a few things that are pretty standard, and quite similar to visits establishing other types of health care. Before you…
Read MoreCouples Counseling Can Help Lasting Mental Health Effects From Pandemic
Couples counseling is available at Take Charge, Inc. to help manage ongoing mental health issues brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. From financial worries to facing our mortality, coronavirus stirred up a storm of stressors that continue to cause a secondary pandemic of emotional and mental health problems. As we move through the holidays and…
Read MoreIndividual Counseling For Grief And The Holidays
Individual counseling can help you learn to cope with your grief during the holidays. This time of year is especially difficult when you have experienced a loss. For most of us, the holidays seem to magnify the pain of the passing of a loved one, the end of a relationship, a debilitating illness, employment termination,…
Read MoreMarriage Counseling And The Effects Of Breast Cancer On Mental Health
Marriage counseling is often beneficial to couples dealing with breast cancer. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to raise awareness about breast cancer and its impact. Mental health is seldom the first thing we associate with a cancer diagnosis, but they are intrinsically linked. The Mental Health Journey Of Breast Cancer Obviously…
Read MoreIndividual Counseling And Depression Screening
Individual counseling is the best primary course of treatment for depression. October 7 is National Depression Screening Day, which aims to bring depression into the light and help those who need it. According to the National Institute On Mental Illness, 19.4 million adults in the U.S. have had at least one major depressive episode. In…
Read MoreMarriage Counseling: How To Support Your Grieving Spouse
Marriage counseling is available at Take Charge, Inc. to help you support a spouse who is experiencing grief and loss. The loss can be of a parent, sibling, another family member, friend, pet or a job. As we discussed in a previous blog, Polyvagal Theory tells us that safe, supportive relationships in which we are…
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