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Anxiety Counseling Tips: Relieve Your Stress With Exercise

Did you know that exercising could help you reduce your stress dramatically? For those that deal with anxiety, exercise done here can be a great reducer. The physical benefits of exercise have long been proven but there are also some great mental benefits including reducing fatigue, improving alertness and concentration and enhancing your overall cognitive function. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, over 40 million adults suffer from some type of anxiety disorder. Psychologist who have studied anxiety disorders have found that a 10 minute walk can do just as much for your mental health as a Read more
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4 Myths and Facts About Depression Counseling

There are many different opinions when it comes to depression counseling and therapy. Unfortunately, counseling tends to be a hush hush topic of conversation and not hastily talked about due to the myths surrounding it. Depression counseling is a tool that can be used and should be used to prevent and combat depression. Due to the opinions out there, counseling can sometimes have a bad reputation. It is important to understand the myths surrounding depression and then the actual facts in order to fight this reputation. Depression counseling can truly help those in need of the service. It is time Read more
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Depression Counseling: What To Do When Parents are Depressed

Most everyone has heard the phrase, “When momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy”. As silly as the phrase might seem, you have probably experienced this very same thing in your family. The honest truth is that children can sense when their parents are not operating at 100%. And that is okay. Parents are not robots and immune to bouts of depression or anxiety. However, it is important that as parents you make sure your children understand what is going on and how they can help. 1) Make sure your children understand that they are not the “cause” of the depression. Read more
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Teen Counseling Corner: Understanding The Why Of Self Harm

The facts are that 1 in 5 females, and 1 in 7 males engage in self harm. Those statistics are staggering. Leaving depression untreated or other mental health challenges can lead teens to feel powerless in their challenges. Left unchecked and without healthy coping mechanisms, teens can turn to cutting and other self harm. Here are a few things you may not have heard about self harm: 1. Many of those who self injure report learning how to do so from friends or using some additional hints from their parents or pro self injury websites. 2. People self injure to Read more
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Teen Counseling in the Summer

Summertime is an important time for your teen. From sleepovers with friends to family vacations, the summertime is full of fun. However, if you have a teen that is dealing with anxiety or depression, you may find yourself searching for teen counseling, even in the summer. It is important that your teen receives the counseling he or she needs throughout this time. All of the activity during the summer months can add more stress and anxiety to your teen’s regular routine. Here are ways to keep your teen active in counseling this summer. Make Teen Counseling a Priority Although there Read more
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Summer Anxiety Solutions from an Anxiety Counselor

The summer is full of fun times, beaches, sun and sand. However, the summer can also be a time where anxiety truly kicks in. For those who suffer with anxiety, the summertime can be just another few months in the year. At a time where family gatherings and friendly vacations are at an all time high, your anxiety doesn’t have to be. Here are some summer anxiety solutions to kick your anxiety to the curb, straight from an anxiety counselor in Plano, TX. Solutions from an Anxiety Counselor: Get Outdoors During the summer, the sky is super blue and the Read more
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School Refusal: When Its Time To See An Anxiety Counselor

With the school year right around the corner you need to be prepared as parents for the chance that your child may refuse to go to school. While it can be easy to dismiss this as simply a ploy to stay home in their pajamas all day and watch cartoons, some children suffer from anxiety when it comes to school. Oftentimes this stems from fear of something happing to their parents while they are away, bullies they face or simply not having adjusted to a new school or grade level. As parents navigate the challenges of helping their children adjust Read more
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Child Counselor: Tips For Summertime With Your Children

As a child counselor, I know the importance of keeping your child mentally healthy during the summertime. Its true that summer is the long awaited break for your children from the rigors and stresses of school. Downtime is a must. However, as with everything in life, there needs to be a good balance of scheduled and unscheduled time in their summer break. Here are a few ideas that you can intersperse into your summer routine to break up the monotony of tv and video games (use these services here to get the new released video games easily) without inciting riots Read more
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Recognizing Social Anxiety And When to Seek Out A Counselor

For those that have been described as “shy” or “timid” there may be more to the situation than that. Social Anxiety is a very real disorder that causes people to have paralyzing fear of being around or talking to strangers. Oftentimes this can lead to feelings of loneliness or frustration. Social Anxiety sufferers don’t WANT to be alone, but their anxiety forces them into a world of seclusion. As an experienced anxiety counselor, Insight Child & Family Counseling can help you recognize your social anxiety and give you practical, real world tips on managing it. Our treatment approach is to Read more
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When to Choose an Anxiety Counselor: 5 Signs of an Anxiety Disorder

Are you struggling with feelings you don’t understand? Maybe your loved ones have told you that you have changed or you seem depressed or anxious. Do you have moments of intense fear, hopelessness or erratic feelings? You may be dealing with anxiety. Some symptoms of anxiety can come and go, and other can hide in plain view. If you are wondering if an anxiety counselor is right for you, you should understand your symptoms. When are your symptoms a sign of anxiety? Here are five signs of an anxiety disorder. #1. Severe Worry This doesn’t mean natural worry that happens Read more