Posts by Harmony Therapy Group
Anorexia and Bulimia Support and Process Group with Lauren Henderson
Please consider joining us or reaching out if you have any questions regarding our Anorexia and Bulimia Support and Process Group with Lauren Henderson, LPC on Thursdays from 6:00pm to 7:15pm
Read MoreVirtual Binge Eating Support and Process Group with Meredith Riddick
Virtual Binge Eating Support and Process Group with Meredith Riddick, LPC-S, CEDS-S and co-led with Jill Sechi, RD, CEDRD-S. We meet every other Monday from 12pm to 1pm CST For more information, visit here: https://www.acollaborativeapproach.com/binge-eating-disorder-virtual-group
Read MoreNew Mom, New Struggle: Part II
Photo by Zach Lucero on Unsplash Good news, you’re not alone. This is the second installment of our “New Mom” series: New Mom, New Struggle.” If you haven’t read the first part of the series, you can access that by clicking here. In the first part of our series, we opened the floodgates on this…
Read MoreNew Mom, New Struggle: Part I
PHOTO BY JULIE JOHNSON ON UNSPLASH So, you’re a mom now Becoming a new mom is a courageous and vulnerable act. Whether you’re a new mom for the first time, or you’re adding to your family, you have some unique and often unacknowledged challenges and successes ahead of you. If you didn’t grow up with…
Read MoreRadically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO DBT) Why so many acronyms in mental health? I ask myself this almost daily. At any rate, RO DBT is a newish type of therapy I think will be life changing for many clients. Never heard of it What do I mean by newish? It’s been researched for over…
Read MoreDealing with the difficult emotions
Dealing with the difficult emotions can often be the core of some mental health issues. We’re often taught strategies of avoidance or defensiveness, though with perfectly good intentions. Types of Difficult Emotions Sometimes difficult emotions such as anxiety, sadness or anger are met with assumptions of weakness, moodiness or being “too sensitive.” In reality, these…
Read MoreThe Relief of a Diagnosis
Starting the Counseling Process So often people enter counseling with some fear and trepidation around what exactly the clinician might say. Am I ‘normal’? Am I the only person experiencing challenges to my way of being in the world? These are universal questions those of us who struggle with such challenges ask ourselves. Often the…
Read MoreWhat To Expect In Recovery From An Eating Disorder
My friend, colleague and business partner extraordinaire has this great idea for us to write blogs together. We are both passionate not only about eating disorder treatment, but also the treatment team collaboration that is so important. We hope you enjoy various topics from the perspective the dietitian and the therapist! Here are our thoughts…
Read MoreWhat’s in Your Mindfulness Toolbox
What’s in Your Mindfulness Toolbox? The Nuts and Bolts of Stress Relieving Activities Mindfulness is one of the new buzzwords in our culture. Time Magazine recently dedicated an entire issue to educating its readers on what exactly it is. Jon Kabat Zinn has even developed a program around it called Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction. …
Read MoreWhat to Expect When You’re in Counseling
As the office manager at HTG, a privilege I have is making that first point of contact with new clients. Often a prospective client unfamiliar with what the therapeutic process entails will call me with several questions about what counseling looks like. This may include how the therapeutic alliance is established and what they can…
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