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Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Depression, Individual Counseling
The family is vaccinated, the bags are packed, the car is loaded, and your headed off to your favorite vacation spot. You stop on the way to pick up the grandparents and to your surprise there’s no answer. It’s the first time in over a year you could all be together yet ringing the bell …
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Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Counseling, Individual Counseling, Mental Health
The attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 has been described by many as a cataclysmic event planned in plain sight. Others describe it as a “moral dilemma”, while others believe it to be the summation of “self-destructive behaviors to escape anxiety”. Regardless of how the event is labeled, it is clear the …
Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Children and Adolescent Counseling, Counseling, Individual Counseling, PTSD Counseling
Why do we keep talking about the coronavirus? Because unlike the flu, to-date, there is no vaccine, it is easily spread from person to person, it affects the mental well-being of the sick and the healthy, and it can be life-threatening to family, coworkers, neighbors, and friends. In 2020, the mental health community added COVID-19 …
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Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Children and Adolescent Counseling, Counseling, Individual Counseling, Therapy
“To be or not to be, that is the question?” is a question far too many Americans are asking themselves as we face a worldwide pandemic. As state, county, city, and local governments formulate long and short range plans – applicable to the needs of their specific communities, many within those communities are experiencing mental …
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Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Individual Counseling, Love Languages
People crave connection with those around us, whether it be work relationships, friendships, romantic partners, or family bonds. We have the capacity for logical thought and a wide range of emotions. But logical thought is not enough in all situations. We don’t just want to know we are safe, we want to feel safe. We don’t …
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