Level of Care Options: Finding the Right Level of CARE
At CARE Counseling, we are an outpatient clinic that exclusively provides outpatient services. We love to do therapy and do it well.
Tag Archive for: Anxiety
Individual Advocacy & Case Management
Individual advocacy encompasses speaking up and advocating for the mental health needs of those who are vulnerable. Individual advocates can be family members, friends, or professional supports.
College Anxiety
The countdown to college begins. Many students will be moving into their dorms in a month. Exciting and yet scary! The transition to college involves a lot of moving parts, especially when young people are moving out of their parent’s home for the first time.
Mental Health Declutter Before Beginning College
College is a time for a fresh start. While some high schoolers reflect on their high school years as one of the best times in their lives, what if your experience was challenging, even traumatic?
Summer Mental Health Facts
Fact #1: Increased anxiety and panic during the summer months can be triggered by hot weather.
Physical symptoms of panic-attack such as sweating, heat sensations, chest pain or discomfort, dizziness, nausea, and feeling faint can be similar to what the body experiences when it becomes too hot/ in high humidity.
Self Talk in a Digital World
For the past few decades we have become increasingly connected thanks to technology. Now, thanks to the global pandemic that began in 2020, we are closer than ever before.
Making Time for Self-Care in May
Taking time for yourself may seem like a luxury, but self-care is an important aspect of good mental health.
Holiday Self Care
Who can relate to at least one of the following?
Stressing out over holiday plans to make everyone “happy”
Making a decision that you don’t agree with in order to “keep the peace”
Running all over the place, driving or traveling long distances when you would rather stay put
Saying “yes” to plans when you’d rather say “no”
Pushing yourself beyond your limits because it is something you “should” be doing
Feeling obligated to do the same yearly activity/ outing that you’ve always done because “others are counting on it”
Top 10 things to do (and not do) when someone is having a panic attack
As a therapist who works with individuals who experience panic attacks, here are my top 10 things friends, family and concerned others should do (and not do) when someone is having a panic attack. – Charlotte Johnson, MA, LPCC
7 Step Holiday Self-CARE Plan
The Holidays can be a stressful time. Here is a list of 7 things to remember to help with Self-CARE.
