Services are FREE for anyone who has Title XIX Medicaid or SoonerCare in Oklahoma

918-960-7852

Improving Lives Blog

The Never Give Up Toolkit for Preventing Suicide

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

Tragically, the suicide rate has increased by 24 percent over the past 15 years, according to the National Institutes of Health. What we absolutely can never forget is that every suicide is preventable. This toolkit presented below by Improving Lives Counseling Services offers tips and resources to those who are suffering. Experiencing Suicidal Thoughts? Here’s …

Continue reading "The Never Give Up Toolkit for Preventing Suicide"

Want to Live a Happier Life? Stop Doing These 5 Things

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

It’s great to have long-term goals for self-improvement. But sometimes those long-term goals can feel so, well, long-term. So, don’t just think about where you want to be five or 10 years from now; ask yourself what’s getting in the way of making your life better right at this moment? Sure, there are some things …

Continue reading "Want to Live a Happier Life? Stop Doing These 5 Things"

Tools To Address Oklahoma’s Opioid Crisis

Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Counseling, Individual Counseling

The Nation’s drug-related overdose and death epidemic are at an all-time high and Oklahoma is no exception. The CDC, and Oklahoma State Department of Health, show drug overdose deaths increased 23 percent in Oklahoma from March 2020 to March 2021, with each remaining month showing a continued increase. “A prevention specialist with the Tulsa Health …

Continue reading "Tools To Address Oklahoma’s Opioid Crisis"

How To Free Yourself From A Toxic Ex

Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Counseling

Toxic relationships can have lasting effects on both your mental and physical health. Due to the stress induced by the situation, toxic relationships can increase the risk of high blood pressure and heart disease. The constant conflict can cause a decline in mental health, increasing a person’s likelihood of developing conditions like depression and anxiety. Sometimes, the paranoia …

Continue reading "How To Free Yourself From A Toxic Ex"

Looking Forward to 2022

Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Articles

We are thankful for the successes we have had and for the many children, adolescents, teens, adults, and seniors we have helped. However, as 2021 comes to an end, Improving Lives Counseling Services is looking forward: to providing care for the many who have lost family and friends due to the pandemic; to counseling those …

Continue reading "Looking Forward to 2022"