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Anti-LGBT Legislation’s Impact on Mental Health
All across America, we are seeing state legislatures attack the LGBTQIA+ community. According to the ACLU, at least 417 anti-LGBTQIA+ bills have been introduced in state legislatures across the United States this year. That’s more than double the amount introduced in...
The Enneagram, Therapy, and You: Enneagram Four
Hello! I am Shelby, a licensed professional counselor who loves all things enneagram, and works with clients at The Works Counseling Center located in Nashville, TN. Today, we are continuing to part four of our nine-part series focusing on the enneagram and how it may...
Letters
This week’s blog is inspired by a personal client of mine. During our session, she discussed various aspects of her relationship with her parents that she missed. This conversation eventually led me to ask her how she felt about writing a letter to her parents,...
What My Cat Has Taught Me About Being in Relationship
My cat is an orange tabby named Toby (pictured above). My husband, Jonathan, and I adopted him during the height of the pandemic, in the summer of 2020. Growing up, my family always had a dog, and I was reluctant to get a cat at first. Jonathan had been wanting one...
Adult ADHD Tips and Tricks
As a person who has lived with an ADHD diagnosis for over half their life, and as someone who has spent a lot of time studying this disorder, I know how complicated living with ADHD can be. School and work life feel impossible, relationships suffer, and as a result,...
The Enneagram, Therapy, and You: Enneagram Two
Hello! I am Shelby, a professional mental health counselor at The Works Counseling Center in Nashville, TN. Welcome back to part two of a nine-part series on the enneagram and how it can be used in therapy. If you missed part one and want to catch up, click here....