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Embracing Equity in Mental Health this International Women’s Day
We want to start a conversation on what equity means for women’s mental health.
EMDR Therapy: Common Questions About How It Can Help You Feel Better
EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) is a type of therapy that has proven to be extremely effective for treating trauma - reach out if we can help.
What To Do When Someone Sets a Harsh Boundary With You
How to respond to harsh and unreasonable boundaries.
5 Best Places to Practice Mindfulness in Los Angeles
Finding moments of calm and tranquility in the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles can be challenging. Practicing mindfulness can be an invaluable tool. It can help you navigate through life's stressors and improve their mental well-being. Best of all, it's free! Here are five place across Los Angeles where you can embrace mindfulness.
Relationship Green Flags
California therapist Alexis Bibler shares 8 things to look for in a partner as you're dating.
What is Trauma Therapy and How Does it Work?
Trauma therapy aims to help relieve the suffering of individuals who have experienced trauma. Trauma can encompass a wide range of experiences, from abuse or neglect to witnessing or experiencing natural disasters, as well as smaller experiences that build up over time. Trauma therapy can help individuals work through these symptoms and embark on a path of healing
Coping with Loneliness During the Holidays
A therapist gives recommendations for coping with loneliness during the holidays.
What is Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)?
A therapist explains seasonal affective disorder and how to treat it.
Setting Healthy Boundaries This Holiday Season
Tips on setting healthy boundaries over the holidays from a therapist.
Holidays as a Couple: A Guide to Love, Negotiations, and New Traditions
A therapist gives advice about how to communicate with your partner around the holidays.
Why You Should Consider Working With A Prelicensed Therapist
Working with a prelicensed therapist has many advantages, including affordability, flexibility, fresh perspective, and consultation and care coordination with other professionals.
Why Do We Still Need National Coming Out Day?
A therapist explains why we still need a holiday to celebrate coming out.
LGBTQ+ Mental Health History, and Future!
LGBTQ+ History Month is an important time to remember the advances made by the LGBTQ+ community and to continue working towards a world where everyone can live with pride. This also applies to mental health.
The Most Common Problem Between Couples - And How To Fix It
In the last 10 years I have worked with many couples and I wanted to share one of the most common problems that I hear about and see on my couch: that is the pursuer-distancer dynamic.
Mindfulness For Beginners | Advice From A Therapist
Get started using Mindfulness - audio tips from Laurel Therapy Collective. “Mindfulness is great because you can do it absolutely anywhere.”
The Sound Relationship House: How Therapists Help Couples
Therapists at Laurel Therapy Collective use the Sound Relationship House model to help couples reduce conflict and build greater affection.
How To Do A Quick Self-Check To Feel Better Fast
Here’s a hack for figuring out why you don’t feel good. Now, this is a short term, in-the-moment hack, and it’s not meant to replace therapy or medication or any kind of longer-term plan. But if you’re having a day where you just feel terrible, this acronym can help you hopefully get some relief:
Six Steps to Maximize a Psychiatry Visit
An appointment with a psychiatrist is often difficult to get, so you really want to maximize that time. Here are six steps to help you communicate clearly and in language they will understand.
What can Straight Couples Learn from Queer Couples?
Hetero couples could learn a few things from queer relationships, according to a recent study of straight and gay couples.
Quiet Quitting is Actually Just Having Good Boundaries with Work
How to set good boundaries at work according to a therapist.
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