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Here you'll find posts on topics such as communication, healthy relationships, stress and much more.
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...
ADHD: Breaking Down a Complex Diagnosis
Does trying to wash your dog, take out the trash, load the dishwasher, fold your clothes, and re-organize your fridge in between the original task of running upstairs for a charger sound familiar to you? Have you ever told a story and by the time you finished you’ve...
How to Find a Good Therapist: 9 Questions to Ask Before Your First Appointment
Research has shown that approximately one in 25 adults in the United States struggle with a serious mental illness. These include major depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and schizophrenia. Working with a good therapist can be a great way to overcome these issues....
Gottman Method of Couples Therapy: A Guide
If you’ve been looking around for a couple’s therapist in Atlanta, you might have stumbled upon something called the Gottman Method for couples therapy. If you’re wondering what it’s all about, you’ve landed in the right place. There are many methods counselors use...
Ambiguous Loss
I was first introduced to the term “ambiguous loss” in my Marriage and Family Therapy graduate program. When I learned about this theory, things started to click in my mind, and it has become an integral part of my work around grief and loss. When many of us think...
What is Brainspotting?
What is Brainspotting?: An Introduction To Brainspotting Brainspotting is a rapid, effective therapy that works with trauma as well as a wide range of other issues. It is one of a few types of newer therapies focusing on the brain-body connection, including Somatic...
When All is Not Merry and Bright
The holiday season begs us to be filled with cheer, joy, and merriness. Houses have been decorated with lights and wreaths, there are parties, school plays, gifts to buy, and Christmas music playing in every store. There is no escaping the fact that the holidays are...
The Holidays are Here! How to Handle the Stress of Family, Planning, and More
A few years back, my family started a yearly GoogleDoc to share our Christmas wish lists. We each add some items we’d like, and family members then send texts and emails claiming what they intend to purchase. I come from a family that likes to plan and get a head...
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