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Here Come the Holidays
As the holidays draw near, it is important to take care of yourself. The holidays can be a very stressful time. However, it is also a time of celebration! It is a time to spend time with yourself and loved ones. It is a time to eat good food and even better naps after...
What’s Scary About Therapy
Hello there. My name is Shelby, and I am one of the counselors here at the Works Counseling Center. Fall is here, the leaves are changing, and Halloween is just a few short weeks away. Let’s check in. How are you? Have you thought about going to counseling recently?...
Criticism
In my work with couples, I often lean on the work of Dr. John Gottman, a clinician and researcher with 40 years of experience studying what makes marriages successful…and what makes them fall apart. Gottman and colleagues cite the practices of curiosity, mutual...
Intern, Pre-Licensed, Licensed… What’s it all mean?
If you are trying to find a therapist, it’s likely that you will come across therapists with differing levels of licensure. But what does that even mean? I want to help break that down. To most people, it makes no sense what intern versus pre-licensed versus...
Being Resilient
As the seasons change, so do we. We learn to adjust to the colder weather, less sunshine and we often find ourselves staying home more than we have been. These changes often have an impact on our mood, perhaps we encounter feelings of sadness, loneliness or isolation....
Book Recommendations From Your Therapist: Shelby’s Picks
The color of the leaves are starting to change as we begin our transition to Fall. For me, the Fall season is a time of rest co-existing harmoniously with steady energy - like the kindling of a fire. It is a time to slow down before speeding back up again in...