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Learn more about our counseling services, our experienced therapists, and other tidbits about the world of mental health.
What is Family Therapy ?
Discover the transformative power of family therapy in nurturing healthier connections within your family. Explore how a skilled therapist can help you break harmful cycles, improve communication, and cultivate interdependence. Find hope, compassion, and guidance to navigate challenges and experience profound healing. Reach out to our compassionate therapists at Fleurish and embark on a journey of growth and love.
My Farewell to Fleurish
Dear Fleurish fans, clients, and community connections,
It is with mixed emotions that I am officially announcing my departure from Fleurish, the business I have built over the past 10 years.
5 Myths About Therapy…
There are a lot of myths about therapy that need to be debunked. Sometimes people avoid starting therapy because they think that once they start, they’ll be in therapy forever or that they’ll be stuck with a therapist they don’t like. People worry about how much therapy costs. They think it’s a luxury. Some people are afraid that their therapist won’t be approachable. Many think that therapy won’t help them.
The truth about therapy is that all of these things are myths. At Fleurish Psychotherapy, we strive to make therapy as accessible to our clients as possible. We put you first.
How to Cope With Anxiety
Sometimes just the idea of coping with painful anxiety can make you anxious. But ignoring your anxiety tends to only make it worse. Finding ways to cope with anxiety by facing it is the way to go.
Farewell Matthew!
It’s with mixed emotions that we announce Matthew is leaving Fleurish to become a new dad and to start his own practice.
11 Things You Can Do to Cope With Coronavirus Anxiety
During this novel coronavirus pandemic, lots of emotions are running high. Anxiety is one that fits the situation but also feels overwhelming when it gets intense or out of hand. Here are some things to try to mitigate your anxiety response.
10 Ways to Survive the Holidays
The holiday season is a stressful time for so many reasons: your crazy relatives, sleeping in your old bedroom again, all the food…you know what I mean. The key to surviving the holidays – nay I say, thriving through the holidays -- is to be like a Boy/Girl Scout – always prepared!
To help you prepare, I’ve created this list of tips you can use to survive any family interaction the holiday season can throw at you!
Let’s Talk About Talking. What is Talk Therapy?
I often get the question, “What is psychotherapy?” In essence it’s similar to mental health counseling or talk therapy. What actually happens in the process of this type of therapy is often misunderstood. As a therapist, I frequently hear about feelings of shame and weakness associated with coming to psychotherapy. Here I hope to reduce the stigma attached to seeking mental health treatment by highlighting some of the many benefits of psychotherapy.
It’s Not September Anymore…
...a quick note on suicide awareness
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) designates September as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. You may be thinking at this point, “That’s great Erin, but it’s not September anymore,” and you’d be right. I wanted to get on the bandwagon last month, but schedules don’t always go as planned, so here is my September blog post delivered to you in October.
6 Ways to Make Therapy Affordable
...and a free therapy calculator!
I may be biased, but I know that therapy is a really valuable resource to help people get through life’s challenges and to tackle mental illness. I also know that there is a gap between the large number of people who need therapy and the small number of affordable ways to get it. A number of things contribute to this gap...
Coping Skill Are Stupid…
...and other lies depression tells you.
Last month I wrote a blog post about coping skills. I outlined what they are and gave you some basic ones to help you get started in building your “toolkit.” It’s not lost on me; however, that as necessary as coping skills are, the ones I gave you sometimes just don’t cut it. So today I’m presenting some different, more nuanced coping skills for one particular situation: depression.
Everything You Wanted to Know About Coping Skills
Have you been hearing a lot about “coping skills” lately? I know I have… but one thing I’ve noticed missing from the “coping skills” conversation is a clear definition of what they actually are! In this article I talk about what coping skills are, why they help, and how to build more. Check it out and let me know what your go-to coping skills are!
How NOT to Choose a Therapist
Wondering how to pick a therapist out of the sea of faces online? Here are some tips for what TO do and what NOT TO do.
