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Four Skills You Can Learn in Therapy that Can Change Your Life

Are you stuck in a difficult situation?  Do you find yourself avoiding certain settings due to your anxiety or depression?  Do you want to better your life with some self-improvement and personal development?  Whether you are coping with tough mental health issues or you want to become a better version of yourself, there are many reasons why you should consider ...

Friendship Anxiety

Friendships are fantastic! Having a solid core of friends that support, guide, and protect you is something that can’t be bought or given but earned on both sides of the friendship. However, just because something as great as friendship is so fantastic does not mean it is immune to anxiety. On the contrary, sometimes friendships can cause the most anxious thinking in ind...

11 Signs of Emotionally Unavailable Fathers

The role that a father plays in a child’s life is critical to their identity development. A father’s involvement in a child’s life from birth to adolescence and into young adulthood shapes how the child views themselves and the world around them.  This self-awareness and world view is impacted by direct actions and indirect interactions that the father has with the child....

Aiming for Neutral

How can I obtain a positive mindset? How do I stop being so negative? This might be a relevant topic for most people! Our mind can be a hectic place filled with a variety of thoughts. Our brain functions faster than we think! With collections of thoughts and stimuli, it can be overwhelming. The biggest question is which thoughts do you believe? Th...

How to become your authentic self?

In the course of your life, there will be times that you will struggle with your identity. This may mean that you question choices you make, directions that you take your career, your personal life, or your activities in, and whether you are staying true to your values. It might also mean that you question what sides of yourself people get to see versus who you feel that you a...

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 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...