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Unmasking: How Masking Can Lead to the Cycle of Anxiety and Affect your Self-Esteem

by Summer SchmidtAnxiety, Children Therapy, Confidence, Neurodiversity, Teenage April 10, 2023April 10, 2023No Comments

This post was a submission by Alexis Lynch, Licensed Mental Health Counselor. See below for information on how to get scheduled with her for individual or couples work. You’re sitting in the living room, blanket over your head, pretending to be batman, making fun noises that go along with being a superhero in Gotham, and repeating, “I’m Batman.” From across the house you hear, “Why do you insist on making so much noise? Can’t you …

Resolving Conflict in Relationships

by Joel SchmidtCouples Therapy August 11, 2022August 11, 2022No Comments

This post was a submission by Joseph Rowe – Couples Counselor and Licensed Mental Health Counselor. See below for information on how to get scheduled with him for couples or individual work. Conflict is an unavoidable part of relationships and if handled incorrectly, it can lead to tension, resentment, and even the dissolving of a relationship. Part of my work as a couple’s counselor is helping couples learn conflict resolution skills and how to put …

Neurodiversity: Awareness, Advocacy, & Cultivation of Strengths

by Joel SchmidtNeurodiversity June 28, 2022June 28, 2022No Comments

Neurodiversity represents a population of people who diverge from the typical way we see others process information. Those who represent the typical information processing are described as “neurotypical.” Those who identify as neurodivergent can include people with ADHD, Autism, dyslexia, dyscalculia, and other neurodevelopmental conditions. Using the terms “neurotypical” or “neurodivergent” only helps to define where that person is at on a spectrum. Neurodiversity became a popular term in the 1990’s, as sociologist Judy Singer …

Understanding Anxiety, Treatment for it, and how to Support: A Resource for Family and Friends

by Joel SchmidtAnxiety November 22, 2021November 23, 2021No Comments

If you’re reading this it’s probably because someone you know and care about has been struggling with some kind of disordered anxiety. Perhaps they’re in therapy – or are considering therapy – and you’re wanting to better understand what’s going on, how therapy can help, and how you can help. Disordered anxiety goes above and beyond the “normal” anxiety we all experience from time to time and can be really challenging (in the most extreme …

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How to Spot Questionable Therapy

by Joel SchmidtTherapy September 23, 2021September 23, 2021No Comments

I recently started listening to a new podcast called “Very Bad Therapy”. I just started, but the hosts (clinical counselors), interview other therapists and people who have been in therapy about bad experiences with therapy, questionable approaches, and times when therapy has been downright harmful. It’s about “what goes wrong in the counseling room and how it could go better, as told by the clients who survived.” It can be hard to take that step…to …