The Blog
Here you'll find posts on topics such as communication, healthy relationships, stress and much more.
How Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) Can Help Your Relationship
Do you ever get into an argument with your partner and you can already tell how it is going to end? You’ve gone through the same cycle over and over again. Every time you fight it feels like you are just saying the same things in different ways, never truly getting...
“It’s not you, it’s my attachment!” Attachment in Dating and Relationships
I think it’s safe to say that many of us have experienced an argument in a relationship–be it a small disagreement over what brand to buy at the grocery store, or a full blown conflict that’s been building for weeks. If you haven’t, first of all, congratulations to...
Rejection Sensitivity: The Unknown Symptom of ADHD
Rejection sensitivity and ADHD are closely related, but this fact isn’t often known. Those with ADHD are more likely to struggle with maintaining interpersonal relationships, jobs, and school. This struggle can come with various forms of rejection. This can look...
Breaking the Stigma of Mental Health within the African American Culture
Mental health plays as big of a role as physical health in the overall being, yet it is often overlooked. Within the African American community, issues with mental health are frequently accompanied by a significant stigma that can prevent individuals from seeking the...
10 Benefits of Premarital Counseling
It is likely that you found this post because you are recently engaged or considering marriage with your current partner. First of all, congratulations! As with any major life transition, this decision may come with some amount of stress and anxiety, even if you feel...
Breaking the Cycle of Anxiety with CBT
Everyone has experienced anxiety or knows someone who has dealt with anxiety at some point in their lives. It’s an extremely common reaction to things, situations, or events that we’re anticipating in the future, and for the most part, it’s a helpful tool to get us...
What is Executive Functioning, and what does it have to do with ADHD?
Have you ever noticed your mind being pulled in several different directions at one time, but somehow you’re able to reign it all in? I think we need to thank a little system called executive functioning for that. Located in the prefrontal cortex of our brains,...
Unlearning Unhelpful Thinking: How to Challenge Cognitive Distortions via CBT Approach
You’ve just finished a performance review with your boss where you received the comment, “Needs improvement.” As you stare at the comment, thoughts begin to swirl through your head. I can never get a good review. They hate me. Or: I can’t do anything right. This is...
What is Mindfulness and Can it Help with Anxiety?
Mindfulness has become quite the buzz word as of late. But what is it really? And can it really help us reduce our anxiety symptoms? Let’s dig into this question, and start by clarifying our terms. What is anxiety? We’ve all heard the word “anxiety”, but what exactly...
Working with an Intern Therapist: What you need to know before working with a graduate student therapist
At Fava Counseling Associates of Atlanta, we sometimes have intern therapists as a part of our team. Working with a therapy intern can be a unique experience for clients. It offers its own set of advantages and considerations. You might be wondering, what are the...
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