J.Marie Counseling

We can't win them all, but we can explore, get curious and do better.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/stress-fracture/202112/are-you-stuck-in-victim-stance

Are You Stuck in a Victim Stance? The power that accompanies a victim mentality must be recognized to overcome it.

We don't always have the answers, but we'll always try to help you get there.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/happiness-is-state-mind/202109/ten-things-your-therapists-want-you-know

Ten Things Your Therapists Want You To Know What your therapist won't tell you, but wants every client to know.

Positivity definitely has a place in our lives, but the pressure to constantly choose that thought process keeps us away from feeling the full spectrum of emotions. Including those that may feel uncomfortable and painful.

https://www-psychologytoday-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-man-cave/201908/toxic-positivity-dont-always-look-the-bright-side?amp

Toxic Positivity: Don't Always Look on the Bright Side Truly process your emotions instead.

A kind reminder that sometimes surviving, is the biggest success of all.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-color-wellness/202104/the-world-has-changed-and-guess-what-you-survived

The World Has Changed. And Guess What: You Survived! Maybe you didn’t write that book, but you’re still here.

Happy New Year to my wonderful clients, friends, and followers!

As we go into the new year, it's a great time to dump the resolutions and set intentions instead. We set a different bar for ourselves when we don't have the expectation of a resolution to live up to and instead, shift the mindset to intentionality.

Little steps pave the way to success!

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-path-passionate-happiness/202012/setting-intention-the-new-year

Setting an Intention for the New Year How you spend your days is how you spend your life.

A friendly reminder to practice a little extra self care this weekend as we fall back on Sunday!

https://psychcentral.com/lib/daylight-savings-time-andpp-mental-health/

Daylight Savings Time & Its Impact on Mental Health In the days that follow the twice-yearly "springing forward" or "falling back" of our clocks, you can count on lively coffee-break complaints about body clock confusion, taping the

I always stress to my clients about the importance of using your hands. Especially when it comes to journaling or other expressive arts. This also gives the space for neuroregulation to take place.

The brain is so powerful. Using techniques like this help to keep brain matter in tip top shape. And also allows us to retain more for better function.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/psychology-today_why-writing-by-hand-is-good-for-your-brain-activity-6720826502616776704-fdIa

Psychology Today on LinkedIn: Why Writing By Hand Is Good for Your Brain | 44 comments Modern technology has made writing by hand unnecessary for many. But using pen and paper comes with some serious benefits for memory and learning, research... 44 comments on LinkedIn

Anyone else dreading the Fall and transition into Winter?

Seeing the leaves falling, feeling the chill in the air, and being bombarded with Pumpkin everything can be overwhelming. Especially when these things are everywhere like on Social Media. Not to mention the loss of daylight.

It's clear that our bodies struggle with the loss of light. But when this is added to any sort of Mental Health struggle, our thoughts and feelings can be amplified.

Check out this article highlighting the affect that seasonal transitions can have along with some helpful tools to keep yourself healthy.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/when-your-adult-child-breaks-your-heart/201710/5-ways-the-change-seasons-might-affect-your

5 Ways the Change of Seasons Might Affect Your Mental Health ... and what you can do about it.

Boundaries and assertiveness have been hot topics lately!

With Quarantine forcing us to spend more time in, oftentimes with family, having firm, healthy boundaries are incredibly important in order to help us feel safe both physically and emotionally.

Here is a great article about boundaries, what they look like, and how to implement them.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anxiety-zen/201906/boundaries-guide-making-essential-life-decisions

Boundaries: A Guide to Making Essential Life Decisions Learning when to say yes and when to say no to others and yourself.

Quarantine is getting monotonous for some. Boring for others. Straight up triggering for some. And a few of you wildflowers are out there enjoying some lessened stress.

Whichever category you fall into, becoming self-aware of your needs, wants, and areas of concern is a good place to start on your Mental Health Check In. With so much uncertainty and lack of steady routines right now, it's important to keep this check list in mind as we face more doubts and questions heading into Summer. Mental Health is health!

To all my fellow Therapist friends and colleagues out there!

As Missy, my very wise intern supervisor from back in my grad school days always reminded us, you cannot pour from an empty cup. You have to take care of you first!

There certainly isn't enough support for anyone right now, but it seems as if we have become the invisible providers in this crisis. That doesn't make our jobs any less meaningful, productive, or stressful. And we've had to jump through more hurdles than most.

But none of those things stops us from doing the job we love and it certainly doesn't stop us from making sure that our clients receive the resources that they so desperately need. No matter what.

https://medium.com/mindhive-insider/mental-health-workers-the-invisible-first-responders-in-this-pandemic-8a4e92b53370

Mental Health Workers: The Invisible First Responders in this Pandemic Why mental health workers need safeguarding and protection more than ever.

While we long for normalcy in an uncertain time, I challenge you to think about the things you've had to go without and see if they're worth allowing back into your space once we're allowed to return to our usual day to day lives. You might find some growth in this uncomfortable time!

Now it's easier to contact J.Marie Counseling.

No! There's nothing wrong with you! Quarantine deeply effects Mental Health in many ways. We are social beings designed to crave connectivity with people!

Check out this article to see what steps you can take today to improve your Mental Health during this time of isolation!

Still accepting new clients via Telehealth and other forms of communication!

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/20/coronavirus-tips-for-protecting-your-mental-health-during-quarantine.html

Psychology experts share their tips for safeguarding your mental health during quarantine As people across the globe adjust to prolonged periods of quarantine, CNBC Make It spoke to psychology experts to find out how people can protect their mental health.

J.Marie Counseling updated their business hours.

J.Marie Counseling updated their website address.

Announcing the official launch of my Private Practice page! Excited to use this as a resource for the community as well as for client updates regarding practice procedures, especially as Mental Health enters the Telehealth world during quarantine!!