by Brittany Lutren | Sep 18, 2023 | Couples Therapy
Talking About Sex in Couples Therapy—Do You Have To? For many people, talking about sex can be a sensitive topic. During middle school, everyone had to learn about the bodily changes and where babies came from during Sex Education. And even then, snickers, laughter,...
by Brittany Lutren | Sep 7, 2023 | Anxiety Therapy
4 Ways Anxiety Affects Relationships That voice inside of your head is trying to get the best of you again. You’re not good enough. Your partner could do better than you. They’re going to leave you for someone who is better. You don’t deserve them. You try to push...
by Brittany Lutren | Aug 21, 2023 | Anxiety Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
How Is DBT Different from CBT? When you’re new to the world of therapy, all of the different diagnoses, treatments, and therapy options can seem a little overwhelming. On top of that, the medical world is filled with acronyms, and the therapy world is no different....
by Brittany Lutren | Aug 7, 2023 | Anxiety Therapy
Tips to Stop Anxious Thoughts in the Moment Your brain feels like it’s going a million miles a minute. You have unwanted thoughts circling around your head with nowhere to go. They’re making you feel on edge, anxious, nervous, and everything in between. You can’t seem...
by Brittany Lutren | Jul 19, 2023 | Anxiety Therapy, Depression Therapy
How Are Teen Brains Different From Adults? Think about the things that you cared about when you were a teenager. Maybe it was school, extracurricular activities, your local sports team, or a crush that you had. Some of the things that you cared about when you were a...
by Brittany Lutren | Jul 6, 2023 | Depression Therapy
How Does Grief Counseling Work? Losing a loved one is hard. The age-old saying, “time heals all wounds” might feel more like a broken promise than a comforting thought. Many assume that life goes back to normal after some period of time — and to a degree, it does. But...
by Brittany Lutren | Jun 19, 2023 | Depression Therapy
What Are the Physical Effects of Grief? Grief is complicated. It can make you feel like you’re on a roller coaster experiencing different emotions, twists, and turns. At first, you feel down. When you think of positive memories, you may feel like you’re climbing...
by Brittany Lutren | May 30, 2023 | Depression Therapy
How to Mitigate Summer Seasonal Depression During the winter months, you wake up when it’s dark outside, and when it’s time to go home from work, it’s still dark outside. The little time the light is available during this time of the year, you’re stuck inside working....
by Brittany Lutren | May 24, 2023 | Anxiety Therapy, Our Approaches
How Exactly Does Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Help Anxiety? You hear a knock on your door. You’re debating acting like you’re not home because you didn’t really expect or want to have any guests over. You were actually kind of looking forward to being alone in the...
by Brittany Lutren | May 7, 2023 | Anxiety Therapy
Symptoms of Anxiety Attacks in Men As a man, you’re often told to “grow up”, “be a man”, or “rub some dirt on it” whenever you’re hurt no matter what the cause is. But not all things in life involve a quick fix like that. Cuts heal, bruises fade, and tears dry up, but...
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