Individual Counseling

How To Handle Conflicting Opinions With Family Members During the Holidays

By Elizabeth McMahan

Inevitably, your uncle is going to have a few too many; your aunt will start a political argument; your cousin is going to brag about her kids (while demeaning yours); your mother-in-law won’t like your apple pie; and of course your parents will be upset that you can’t come over for Christmas AND Christmas Eve. Sound familiar?

Depending on how stressful your family is, you might want “the most wonderful time of the year” to be over before it even begins.

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Personal Boundaries When Your Parent is Addicted: Why They Matter

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By Elizabeth McMahan

Personal boundaries are the limits and rules you establish for yourself in relationships. Whether or not you’ve heard of or engaged in personal boundary work before, you’ve probably unintentionally set a few at some point in your life.

For instance, when you were younger, you and your sibling may have had an unspoken rule where the two of you take a few minutes apart after a big fight.

Live What You Learn After Your Session: How to Push the Reset Button

By Elizabeth McMahan

Therapy usually leaves you feeling great, right? You learn new skills and tactics, you get to focus on yourself, and you figure some things that you may not have been able to on your own. The only downside is you can’t keep your therapist in your pocket at all times…so you have to find ways to live what you learn when your session is over.

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Make Self-Care A Lifestyle? Why And How

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By Elizabeth McMahan

Life. It’s full of beauty, full of fascinating discoveries, full of surprises… and full of responsibilities.

Your education, your job, your bills, your family. Everything is jumping, screaming, and begging for your attention.

And more often than not, those things get your attention first—before yourself.

In the end, your life always revolves around other people and other things

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Have A Voice That Counts ... Why It's So Important To Speak Up

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By Elizabeth McMahan

For many of us, speaking up and making our voices heard is difficult. While it’s human nature to care about what others think, worrying about this too much can stop you from living your life.

The following is just a brief list of reasons to make your voice heard.

Gratitude With Mindfulness And Intention: 8 Ways To Embrace It

By Elizabeth McMahan

Gratitude: “the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.”

Mindfulness: “a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one’s feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations.”

It seems these two terms have been fluttering around the therapeutic community a lot recently.