Individual Therapy Insights

Understanding Depression and Suicide – Breaking the Silence

Depression, Individual Therapy, Recovery, Suicide Awareness

Depression and suicide are critical mental health issues that demand our attention, understanding, and action. Despite advances in mental health awareness, these topics often remain shrouded in stigma and misunderstanding. In this blog, we will explore the nature of depression, the factors contributing to suicidal thoughts, and the steps we can take to support those […]

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Can AI Relationships and Decrease Loneliness?

Individual Therapy, Loneliness

Can relationships with Artificial Intelligence (AI) avatars decrease a person’s loneliness? Can AI connections help us feel connected? These topics and more will be covered throughout this blog post. Advancements in AI In the past few years, our world has seen exponential growth in AI technology and its ability to replicate human interactions. AI is

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Why Do We Dissociate?

Awareness, Evidence-based therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Individual Therapy, Polyvagal Theory, Trauma, Wellness

Many people commonly ask why do we dissociate? Dissociation is a complex process that occurs internally and unconsciously. Our ability to dissociate is largely managed by the nervous system and its ability to regulate given factors in our environment. Nervous System Evolution Throughout the millennia the human body has experienced slow, but ever-changing evolution and

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Heal Your Body – An EMDR Therapist Near South Kenosha

Anxiety, Attachment Trauma, Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, Evidence-based therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Individual Therapy, Mental Health, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Therapy, Recovery, Trauma, Wellness

EMDR therapy helps people heal from the bottom-up versus talk therapy, or top-down therapies. An EMDR therapist near you can help heal the nervous system from past traumatic experiences and/or situations that caused high levels of stress and overwhelm. EMDR therapy’s effectiveness stems from evidence-based research studies. EMDR is also showing effectiveness to help other

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How Does Somatic Experiencing Therapy Work?

Awareness, Evidence-based therapy, Individual Therapy, Mental Health, Recovery, Somatic Experiencing, Trauma, Wellness

Somatic Experiencing (SE) therapy was designed by Dr. Peter Levine to assist with healing from various forms of trauma, nervous system dysregulation, and other disruptions within the mind-body connection. SE is considered a bottom-up form of therapy meaning that SE helps people heal from the body, nervous system, and then up the brain direction versus

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Individual Therapy for LGBTQIA+

Awareness, Individual Therapy, LGBTQIA+, Wellness

Finding an individual therapist near Kenosha can be a challenge. Finding an individual therapist that understands how to support and is inclusive of those who identify with the LGBTQIA+ population is even harder. Which is one of the reason this blog was written. In this blog post we will highlight questions to ask a potential

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What Does Grief and Loss Look Like?

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Grief and Loss, Individual Therapy, Recovery

Every person will experience grief and loss differently in life. Many factors impact how an individual will experience grief and loss. A person’s culture, upbringing, socioeconomic status, and ethnicity may all impact how grief and loss are experienced. Whenever a connection with something we care about is severed, grief and loss can occur. But what

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Panic

Awareness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Evidence-based therapy, Individual Therapy, Recovery, Wellness

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has been shown to be effective in reducing the frequency and intensity of panic attacks. This blog post will explore how CBT therapy works and how it can alleviate panic attack symptoms. How Does CBT Therapy Work? CBT therapy was developed by the late Aaron Beck in the 1960s. Click here

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Healing Attachment Trauma

Attachment Trauma, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Individual Therapy, Recovery, Trauma

Healing attachment trauma can be a long process. Prolonged brakes in loving connection, invalidation, and trauma are usually needed to disrupt a child’s attachment style. One or two events likely won’t be enough. This is why healing attachment trauma can take a long time. It is the profound neglect and lack of connection that needs

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Utilizing Grounding Skills: 9 Skills to Help You Ground Yourself

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Awareness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Grounding Skills, Individual Therapy, Wellness

We go through life and often do not acquire the skills to regulate our emotions, nervous system, or mental health symptoms when they arise. So, when we do need to ground ourselves, we can feel adrift in the middle of the ocean with no direction. Utilizing grounding skills to help manage these challenges can be

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