Mindfulness

There is more to mindfulness than most people think. Often I find clients surprised at the helpful effects and the different thinking about the reasons behind including mindfulness in their routine. Mindfulness research has been growing over the last decade. More and more therapists seem to be turning to use this helpful resource for their clients and I have found it to be a vital part of helping in the the therapy room when working with depression and anxiety. There has also been research d...
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Anxiety

Anxiety can be a good thing. Yes, A counselor said that! Consider the circumstances for how it might be helpful. Anxiety can tell us we are in a dangerous situation or we might need anxiety to tell us that it is time to study for a test or complete a project that is almost due. When it is healthy and we can do something about it listening to that anxiety and following the prompting to do something can be helpful. The problem is that we often get in a spiral in our thoughts where we feel stuc...
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