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5 Tips for a Successful Marriage Counseling Session

Are you struggling to come to terms with the rift in your relationship? Do you constantly have the same fight with your spouse? It’s no secret that marriage is not easy. Your marriage requires work, dedication, and nurturing, and the needs of each individual can also change over time. To adapt to the changes of your marriage, you may need the help of a marriage therapist in Winter P...

How to Fight Fair in Your Relationship

Fighting is normal in relationships, as you may have conflict when you differ in opinions. However, there is a productive way to fight, and then there is a destructive way to fight. By learning how to approach conflict in a productive way, you can grow alongside your partner and allow your marriage to stay healthy. As an experienced marriage therapist in Winter Park, we help couples learn...

Prevent Holiday Stress with These 5 Pro Tips

The holidays are right around the corner, and as you start to make your plans, you may also start to feel that overwhelming stress. As the stress mounts, you may then start to feel dread for the events, instead of excitement. While the holidays can be a magical time of year, your stress may prevent you from fulling enjoying the festivities. As a professional in anxiety therapy, Dr. Philli...

5 Ways to Take Care of Yourself when You Have a Busy Schedule

Being busy can be a good thing. When you create a full schedule that is also manageable, you can enjoy all the perks of staying busy. However, when your schedule becomes too busy and you feel burned out or overwhelmed, you may start to struggle. Your busy schedule may not be leaving enough time to care for your mental health. Sometimes, it requires active pausing to practice self-care, es...

5 Signs Your Marriage Is in Trouble

Are you having trouble with your partner lately? Marriage is full of ups and downs, but when you notice that your marriage has been going down a rocky road, you may become worried. However, you can still seek professional help and sort out most problems with our expert in marriage counseling, Dr. Phillips. If you believe the love is still there, you can then decide to work on things. Thes...

4 Ways to Boost Your Self-Esteem

Do you constantly worry about what you look like? Are you always doubting yourself or worried that you said ‘the wrong thing’ when you are with your friends? These are just a few signs that indicate you may suffer from low self-esteem. During individual counseling in Orlando, we can help you learn ways to boost your confidence so that you can feel good about yourself once agai...

5 Grounding Exercises to Treat Your Anxiety

Anxiety can cause daily struggles that can impact your work, fitness, and overall health. When you feel overcome with anxiety at any given time, it is helpful to invoke your five senses to ground yourself in reality. As an expert in anxiety therapy, Dr. Phillips recommends certain tips to relieve your anxiety, including grounding yourself by using your senses. These are a few helpful grou...

5 Ways to Heal from Childhood Trauma

Many people experience childhood trauma, which can cause intense feelings. It not only bothers you but also interferes with your daily life. The reasons for childhood trauma may differ, such as whether it resulted from physical or verbal abuse. Some children went through trauma due to domestic violence, bullying, illness, or other traumatic experiences. As a therapist in Winter Park, we w...

4 Ways Your Depression May Be Causing Trouble at Work

Does the idea of work cause you to feel anxious or stressed? Do you struggle with getting work done because you are constantly tired or have difficulty concentrating? Unfortunately, depression does not choose when to rear its head. When you struggle with depression, you may also struggle to accomplish certain work tasks or just have the motivation to even go into the office in the first p...

5 Ways to Cope with Trauma

Are you struggling to overcome a past trauma? Do you want to heal from past experiences that have left lingering scars or emotions? When you have experienced trauma in your life, you may be left with side effects that you never saw coming. Some suffer from nightmares, visions, irrational fears, phobias, or even just crippling anxiety. In EMDR therapy in Orlando, we work with many people t...