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Five Common Symptoms of an Anxiety Disorder

Are you constantly tossing and turning at night from worry or fear?  Do you find yourself struggling to focus on certain tasks because your mind is too busy?  Do you skip social gatherings because you are too worried about what you'll or do?  If you are dealing with any of these symptoms, you may suffer from an anxiety disorder that is negatively affecting y...

Five Signs that It's Time to Consider Marriage Counseling in Orlando

Are you and your spouse constantly arguing?  Do you avoid your spouse every day?  Are you struggling to regain the trust of your spouse after a fight or issue? When you are having a difficult time in your marriage, you may find yourself contemplating divorce.  However, before you give in to divorce, you want to see if your marriage is worth saving.  Doing t...

Why More Men Should Be Seeking Therapy

Are you a male that is having a difficult time accepting that you may need help?  Are you contemplating whether therapy will actually make a difference in dealing with persistent issues or mood swings in your life?  Many men shy away from even considering therapy because of the preconceived stigma attached to the idea of a man needing help.  However, this archai...

Five Ways Counseling Can Help You Live a Better Life

Are you looking to improve your well-being and find the right path towards success in your life?  Do you want to dive in your passions and recognize the potential that lies within yourself?  Many people live their lives without taking the time to learn about their true needs, strengths, and goals.  However, when you are looking to thrive in your life, you may wa...

Four Steps to Getting Help with Your Depression

Are you feeling stuck, isolated, or alone in your depression?  Do you suffer from depression that leaves you feeling hopeless or even frozen in time?  When you are battling depression, it can be extremely tough to find the motivation to ask for help.  However, it is also when you need the support the most.  As counselors in Orlando, we work with many people...

What You Can Do to Take Care of Your Mind

Are you struggling to prioritize your mental health?  You hear the phrase "be kind to your mind," but you don't even know where to start.  Being confused about how to take care of your mental health can cause many people to put off their own health needs.  Eventually, this can cause your problems to become much larger and affect all aspects of your...

Four Reasons to Establish Healthy Habits in Your Everyday Life

Do you often wake up and say "today is the day" only to let the entire day go by without doing what you say?  Do you struggle to maintain a schedule or tackle the stuff on your to-do list?  As a counselor in Orlando, we work to help others create and establish good and healthy habits that make their everyday life much easier.  By implementing the right...

Performance Anxiety for Adolescent Athletes

As sports counselors in Orlando, we know performance anxiety can happen at all ages. While the young athletes are first experiencing it, the older adolescents and teens are learning how to deal with it. If your teenage son or daughter is an athlete and you feel as though something may be off, dive a little deeper. Have you noticed a change in their motivation, drive, or a sens...

Youth Performance Anxiety in Sports

A Sports Counselors Weighs In

I didn’t start formally playing sports until I was sixteen years old. At that age, I had missed all the fun travel teams, experiences, and learning tools that most acquire when they start at a younger age. I missed out on a lot but what I did not miss out on was developing coping skills for performance anxiety. As an athlete trying to overcome performance anxiety, the fi...

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

This is possibly one of the most common personalities you may think you are able to spot in the world. It is a personality trait often associated with someone that you have a strong dislike for or recognize when you think back on a past relationship you have had with that person. Narcissistic personality disorder is often something that has manifested as a result of life exper...