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Self-Care for the Holidays
With the 2022 holidays creeping right around the corner, this is the time to start checking in on yourself. Whether you’re traveling to see family or picking up the perfect gift for that special person, it’s important to also remember your own self-care. Here are my...
What is Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing Therapy?
One highly evidenced-based practice known to heal a variety of mental health issues, especially trauma, is a modality known as Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy. Created by American Psychologist Francine Shapiro (1948-2019) in the late...
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...