The Mental Health Blog
Teens, Screens and Sleep
For parents with concerns about their children’s device usage, experts recommend talking to their kids openly, early, and often. Setting age-appropriate boundaries with children and adolescents on types of screen time activities and time spent on their devices is crucial.
Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing: Why Does EMDR Work?
If you are feeling anxious or depressed I encourage you to seek out a brain based therapist. These therapists are usually using EMDR, ART or Somatic Experiencing. Brain based therapies take in to account how your brain systems work with your body and process information.
Archetypes (Part 3) – Role Couple vs. Real Couple
At times the role couple attempts with deliberation to plot their own course. Standing at the helm they turn the big wheel steering towards a new direction yet somehow a short time later they find themselves in that familiar shipping lane moving towards the same old horizon.
Couple Archetypes – The Origins
There is a certain truth about these roles that is important for us to know, the truth that these roles cannot define us. They cannot tell us who we are.
Helping the Community-Attorneys and Therapists Come Together
The lady in the picture you see above standing in the middle of those two dashing fellas is me, Kristen Neal, MEd, LPC. As you are looking at the picture, to the left is James Ahearn, MEd, JD, LPC and to the right is John Kershman, Esq. Yes, James is a therapist AND a lawyer and, yes, he practices in both professions! John Kershman is a well known family law attorney in Saint Louis with a stellar record.
Greenway Therapy on Channel 5 News: Isolation leading to mental health concerns in teens, doctors say
The increase in mental health issues is brought on — at least in part — by isolation during e-learning and being apart from their friends during the summer.
“Kids that are pre-teens and teens are at a developmental place where their relationships with their peers are extremely important, and they’re missing out on that,” therapist and counselor Kristen Neal said.
With Love, From Lizzo
“If you can love me, you can love yourself.” These words from the talented performer and self-love guru Lizzo emphasize a reality that we all too often overlook when it comes to our ability to exercise self-compassion, acceptance, and gentleness. The idea that we need...
Having a Sex Life With Kids Living at Home- From a Therapist in St. Louis
If you are feeling this way about your sex life there can be a couple culprits contributing to your feelings. If you identify with any of these, definitely work through your feelings with your therapist.
Having Tough Conversations With Your Kids- St. Louis Therapist Podcast
Kristen Neal, LPC participates in a local, growing podcast with fellow therapists to discuss burning questions you may have. One question many people want the answer to is: How do I have difficult conversations with my kids (drugs, sex, self regulation)? Click to...
What is a Healthy Relationship? -St. Louis Therapists View Point
Kristen Neal, LPC participates in a local, growing podcast with fellow therapists to discuss burning question you may have. One question many people want the answer to is: How do I know if I am in a healthy relationship?