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Solution-Focused Therapy for Trauma

While seeking trauma counseling near you may be overwhelming at first, it’s a decision to be proud of and a...
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You’re Not Alone if You Don’t Like New Years Resolutions

Goals are a great way to challenge yourself, track your progress and follow your dreams. However, when everyone around you...
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Do I Have PTSD?

When a traumatic, distressing event occurs, it can negatively impact a person’s mental, emotional, behavioral, and social health. The shock...
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Overcoming Overthinking: How to be a Balanced Thinker

Many of us have had a time or several in our lives when we have experiences we can’t stop thinking...
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Where Gratitude Fits in Trauma Treatment

When you’ve had a traumatic experience or challenges you can’t seem to overcome, gratitude may be far from your mind....
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Benefits of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

If you find yourself constantly experiencing mental, emotional, or behavioral health crises and unable to attain the better days you...
Solutions-focused therapy in Yakima Washington for anxiety, depression, and trauma

Why Can’t I Find a Quality Therapist Through My Insurance?

When most people are looking for therapy, often they figure that the best way to get connected with and find...
Solutions-focused therapy in Yakima Washington for anxiety, depression, and trauma

The Surprising Drawbacks of Getting a Mental Health Diagnosis as an Adult

So you’ve just received a mental health diagnosis. Or maybe you’ve seen another TikTok that hit a little too close...
Solutions-focused therapy in Yakima Washington for anxiety, depression, and trauma

Building Inner Peace in Your Life in Time for International Day of Peace

A harvest of peace grows from the seeds of contentment - Indian Proverb. When we feel busy, stressful, chaotic, rushed,...
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How to Harness Hope When Healing

Instilling Hope through Solution-Focused Therapy for Depression When you look up the definition of hope, you'll find that it describes...
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The Allure of Negativity and the Power of Your Thoughts to Overcome it

Your Thoughts Hold More Power Than You May Think Imagine you are watching a movie about a woman and her...
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Navigating Life Transitions for Everyday Change

Dealing with change is strange and scary, exciting, challenging, and nerve-wracking! It happens to all of us for many reasons,...