The Mental Health Blog
Addiction and Relationships: Recovery from the Former Necessitates Healing in the Latter
What happens to relationships when one or more of those involved is engaged in active addiction? Research overwhelmingly shows that addiction takes an immense toll on a person’s relationships. Anyone who has experienced addiction—either themselves firsthand or in...
Trauma and the Arousal Cycle
When a traumatic event happens, there are parts of our brains that go offline, so to speak. What this means is that the parts of our brains that help us work through memories and our actions stop working in the way that we want them to—think spotty cell reception....
Modeling Healthy Habits to Kids
I was recently hanging out with a friend and her daughter before going to the pool when my friend said, “my thighs are fat!” Her daughter, being next to us, heard this interaction take place. Later that week, my friend’s daughter stated that she no longer wanted to...
“I’m Not Coming Back”: Understanding the Therapeutic Process and Relationship
It takes two—just like the old song says—though I am not referencing romantic relationships. What I am referencing is the therapy process. As a clinician, I often find myself frustrated by the way that movies and other media sources portray the counseling process as a...
What Therapy is and What it is Not
When I tell people that I am a therapist, I generally hear, “So, are you analyzing me right now?” I even have friends and family members tell me, “Stop therapizing me.” So, I just want to say that therapists are not always “therapizing” you. Truthfully, being a...
St. Louis Counseling Practice Opens New Office
Brief: Greenway Therapy is opening a new office in the St. Louis area. The main purpose is to ensure that they can provide for the needs of more residents. Counseling Practice Greenway Therapy is pleased to announce the opening of its new office in St. Louis. The...
The Isolation Inherent within a Person’s Eating Disorder
For many individuals who experience symptoms of an eating disorder, they encounter common themes of social disconnection, isolation, and loneliness. Oftentimes, family and friends may notice that their loved one has pulled away, particularly once the eating disorder...
I Love an Addict
It hits you like a ton of bricks one day, “Oh my gosh, I-love-an-addict.” Then you wonder how you didn’t see it all along. It seems so simple, right? Addicts should be easy enough to spot. They are walking around drunk or high, or both, all day and it would seem that...
When is the right time to see a therapist?
Hey guys, it's me here. Yes, your neighborhood therapist that writes blogs. It is not often that I change my answer on things (not because I am stubborn), but I am more of a leave it up to the person asking kind of guy. The question I am referencing here is "how do I...
Parenting principles: obedience vs accountability part one
PART I - OBEDIENCE PARENTING One question that comes to mind for many parents is, what works? What method or approach to raising and training a child for life, really works? The deeper question might be; works to do what? This question brings us to the root of the...
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She is immensely knowledgeable and professional. Lately, she has been described as "quiet, but mighty!" Most of all, she is respectful of our clients and genuinely cares for them.
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