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Jan 18, 2021
3 min

5 Questions to Boost Resilience

I feel that resilience has been a big topic in this field for the last several months. 2020/2021 seem to have thrown major hurdles...

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Jan 1, 2021
2 min

New Year's Resolutions Ideas for Mental Health

Happy New Year! 2020 has certainly been a challenging year for many, and I’m sure that many of us are happy to put the year behind us! I...

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Nov 30, 2020
2 min

Taking Care of Your Mental Health During the Winter

Winter is arguably the toughest season on one’s mental health. Less sunshine and holiday stress can wear us down. Below are some tips to...

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Oct 26, 2020
2 min

Tips to Keep in Mind When Saying “No”

The topic of setting healthy boundaries is a common one that comes up in therapy. Interestingly, I’ve found that it’s also a common one b...

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Sep 28, 2020
4 min

How to Create a Treatment Plan for Therapy

A mental health treatment plan is a collaboratively written outline of goals, objectives, and interventions for therapy. Treatment plans ...

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Sep 14, 2020
2 min

Practicing Gratitude

During hard times, it can be difficult to find things to be thankful for, big or small. At the time of this writing, Californians are cop...

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Aug 31, 2020
3 min

Sleep Hygiene Tips

When we talk about being healthy, the first things that come to mind usually include physical activity, diet, and/or emotional wellness... S

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Aug 17, 2020
3 min

Pros and Cons of Teletherapy (from a therapist’s perspective)

It’s been just over 6 months since I’ve been conducting teletherapy sessions, and as a therapist I love that this is a service I can prov...

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Aug 3, 2020
3 min

Tips for Personalizing Your Self-Care Routine

There is an abundance of wonderful advice on building and maintaining self-care routines. Lists that you can find online, detailed routin...

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Jul 21, 2020
3 min

How to Prepare for (and Pass) the Licensing Exam

In my last blog post I reviewed mistakes to avoid when preparing for the licensure process. In this blog post, I’ll review strategies...

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Jul 7, 2020
5 min

Mistakes I Made While Getting My LCSW

As of this writing, it’s been 2 years and 3 months since my license “anniversary”. (Yay!) A frequent question I get from folks in the...

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