The Mental Health Blog
Domestic Violence- Love Shouldn’t Hurt- Therapy in St. Louis
You know you need to get out. You are afraid of knowing where to go, who to turn to, what your first move will be. It is next to impossible to do this on your own. Sophya Raza, a local St. Louis attorney has a great blog with resources available to those of you who are living in the St. Louis area looking for resources for domestic violence. Click here to access the plethora of information she has compiled for you. If you need legal help you can find her firm’s contact information here.
Your Kids, and Mine- How to Keep it “Fair”- Blended Family Therapist
Blended families are nothing short of complicated.
Talking to My Teen About Marijuana- Teen Therapist in St Louis
Teens are primed to seek novel stimuli because they are at a point in their development where they can learn very easily and at a fast rate. In the teen mind learning is heightened, fun feels more intense and pot just amps up the intensity that their brain is already seeking out. When a teen smokes pot it reduces the stress they feel from their senses being naturally heightened all the time, while also making fun seem way more fun. The problem? When they come down off marijuana, life doesn’t have the luster it did before, nothing seems as interesting, so they smoke more pot. Volia, you have habitual use and then addiction.
Reduce Intense Anxiety in 20 Minutes
Here is what to do:
Step 1- Find a quiet place to lay down or sit. Make sure your legs are not crossed and that you are comfortable.
Step 2- Develop a Calm/Safe Place in your mind. Think for a few minutes about a memory, experience, person, or place from the present or past that gives you a feeling of safety, comfort, acceptance, etc. You can even use something imaginary if you need to. The goal here is to have something your mind can focus on that incorporates good feelings.
Pregnancy and Expecting in a Time of COVID-19
I want to address the experience of pregnancy, not just from a professional mental health perspective, but also on a personal level. As someone who is still (somewhat) newly pregnant at 13 weeks…
Keeping Depression Away: St. Louis Therapists Tell You How
…remember that you do not have to be alone, even if you are isolating. Reach out. Therapists are just a phone call or email away.
Useful Tips for Home Schooling during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Schools across America have been closed for up to 3 weeks now, meaning parents get to play the teacher role. For many of you, you are juggling working from home, cleaning, cooking, and guiding your kids through their daily lesson plans. While each school district has...
Is This Therapy or Play Time? St. Louis Therapist Clears the Air
When hearing your child recounting sessions, it may seem like you're spending your hard-earned money for a stranger to just play games or baby-sit your child. Why Play therapy? Where do games and activities fit into the therapeutic process? It’s normal for parents to...
I Don’t Want My Ex Back But I Feel Guilty That My Family is “Broken”-Find Online Therapy
If it was so great you would certainly be with your kid’s other parent. It wasn’t working and splitting up became necessary, but you feel an intense guilt or, longing even, that it could be put back together so you could have the happy, in tact family that you and your kids deserve.
These feelings can create all sorts of behaviors in the person that is experiencing them; and they are COMPLICATED.
NPR Spotlight- Frustrated, Angry, Depressed: Pandemic Takes a Toll on Mental Health
Kristen Neal, LPC goes live with National Public Radio (NPR). Thanks to Nancy Fowler for conducting the interview. You can follow Nancy on her website. Click to hear the story