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Handling Intolerance of Uncertainty

Posted by Improving Lives Counseling Services, Inc. | Children and Adolescent Counseling, Counseling, Family Counseling, Individual Counseling, Mental Health

Today more than ever, people display an intolerance of uncertainty to political, religious, societal, climatical, and secular views, beliefs, and behaviors. Many in the American Psychological Association believe mass shooters and people who commit suicide suffer from an inability to tolerate not knowing, or accepting the uncertainties tomorrow might bring. Even when viewpoints and philosophies …

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Mental Health Challenges We Are Facing From The Pandemic

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

The entire family is vaccinated and ready to return to normal. There will be visits with extended family, dinners at your favorite restaurant, Friday night movies in an actual theater, and center court seats at the playoffs. It’s back to the workplace Monday through Friday, and soon back to school. Does returning to normal with …

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Senior Citizens Dealing With Mental Health Illness During the Pandemic

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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Preparing Your Child For Summer Camps And In-Person Learning As America Reopens

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

Parents nationwide are making big decisions. Some insist their child be “free from a mask mandate”, while others want both their child and teacher masked. Many want a return to full time in-person learning, while others prefer hybrid or distance learning. There is no way to know the rationale behind each parent’s plea. If grandparents …

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How Gaslighting Can Affect Mental Health

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 …

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