How would you say your social connectedness has shifted since before the pandemic? Maybe you’ve managed to stay in touch with close friends, but get-togethers with less connected friends have…
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Talking to Your Therapist About Next Steps: Online or In-Person?
The majority of mental healthcare providers made the switch to telehealth last year in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. In turn, many therapists and their clients were trying online therapy…
3 Tips for Coping with Re-Entering Anxiety
As of the publication of this blog, about 40% of the American population has been fully vaccinated against Covid-19. The CDC recently updated its guidelines for fully vaccinated people, indicating…
“Languishing”: A Word for What You’re Feeling
You’re functioning well enough. You get out of bed in the morning. You do what you need to get done (for the most part). You don’t feel total despair, hopelessness…
Results: People are Enjoying Online Therapy
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the practice of psychotherapy largely evolved as most therapists moved their practices online. In turn, many therapists and their clients alike were trying online…
3 Mental Health Benefits of a “Fake Commute”
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, apprehension about worker productivity may have dissuaded managers from allowing employees to work from home as much as they wanted. Inadvertently, the great migration to…
5 Tips for Facing a Pandemic Winter
The fall and winter months bring with them shorter days, limited sunlight, and lower temperatures. Even under normal circumstances, it’s not uncommon for those living at higher latitudes to struggle…
5 Tips for Preventing Burnout
Especially this year, many of us know the feeling of burnout all too well. It’s that state of total exhaustion - emotional, mental, and physical - brought on by chronic…
Coping with Grief (and Guilt) During the Pandemic
For many, 2020 has been a year of loss: loss of routine and a sense of safety, loss of jobs and income, loss of important ceremonies and celebrations, and sadly,…
3 Tips for Coping with Reopening Anxiety
For months now, we have been staying at home and keeping our distance from others as much as possible in an effort to reduce the spread of the coronavirus and…