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What Can a Mental Health Screening Actually Tell You?

Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Articles, Counseling, Depression, Individual Counseling, Mental Health, Therapy

Introduction Taking a mental health screening can feel surprisingly serious. You answer a series of questions about your mood, sleep, anxiety, concentration, behavior, or thoughts, and then you are given a score. Suddenly, you may find yourself wondering: Does this mean I have depression? Does a high score mean I have an anxiety disorder? What …

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When Should You Go to Therapy If Nothing Feels Seriously Wrong?

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Introduction When people picture therapy, they often imagine a specific problem that needs to be fixed. Someone is struggling with severe anxiety, dealing with depression, recovering from trauma, or trying to get through a major life crisis. That image can make therapy seem like something you turn to only when a problem has become serious …

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What Do You Say When Someone You Love Isn’t Okay? How to Start a Difficult Conversation

Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Articles, Counseling, Family Counseling, Individual Counseling, Mental Health

Introduction You already know something is wrong. That is not the hard part. You have noticed it, sat with it, maybe even mentioned it to someone else. The hard part is what comes next: actually saying something to the person themselves. If you have not said anything yet, it is probably not because you do …

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When Back to School Doesn’t Feel Like a Relief

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Introduction You saw the “first day of school” countdown posts. You watched other parents talk about how much they will miss their kids this summer. And somewhere underneath your own relief that school is starting again, a quieter feeling crept in: guilt. If part of you is genuinely looking forward to school starting, and another …

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How to Choose the Right Therapist in Oklahoma: 10 Questions to Ask Before You Book

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Introduction You have decided to start therapy, or maybe you have been in therapy before and it did not quite click. Either way, you are now facing a search bar full of names, credentials, and specialties, and no clear way to know who is actually right for you. Finding the right therapist is about more …

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