Written by Marissa Halstead As a client, it can be intimidating to walk into a counselor’s office. (Just calling for an appointment can be scary enough!) Thoughts might cloud your thinking that sound like, “What will he think of me?” “Is she judging me?” or “I wonder if I’m…
A WORD FROM Dr Veronica… You’ve read “We’re in a mental health crisis!” in just about every news article, school newsletter, social media post, TV show… But what is mental health? Think first about physical health. Generally that means an absence of disease and being physically able to do what…
Written by Marissa Halstead Have you ever thought to yourself, “Something needs to change!” But then, time goes on and you look back and realize that not much has changed. Change is hard – we often fear the unknown of what change will bring even when we know we need…
Written by Marissa Halstead Part of being human is the need to cope with the stressors that life throws at you. Typically when life is going smoothly it’s harder to see what our coping skills are since we don’t need them. Unfortunately, we will all deal with stressful and…