This is a great question, and self-harm is one of the mostly highly stigmatized aspects of mental illness. Per the American Psychological Association, about 5% adults self-harm with rates spiking in early adulthood. That’s about 16.5 million adults in the U.S. today. This still does not answer the question of as why do people self-harm? […]
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At some point in our lives, a traumatic event or events will occur. We sometimes have no control over when/if this happens. The National Council for Mental Wellbeing estimates about 70% of adults have experienced trauma in their lives. There are numerous variables throughout life that impact how someone manages trauma when it occurs. This
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Mental Health Therapy Benefits A local mental health therapist can offer support for a variety of challenges or symptoms that occur in life. Reasons to seek individual therapy in South Kenosha can include but is not limited to: Alleviate stress(ors) Learn coping skills Process past trauma Grief Counseling Couples Counseling Work Stress Affairs and Infidelity
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Bipolar disorders have long been thought to be something you cannot recover from. With new forms of medications and a renewed focus on mental health therapy this is no longer the case. Especially when someone is committed to recovery despite the challenges that arise in life or fluctuations in symptom severity. How Can Psychiatric Medications
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The First Appointment In one-on-one therapy, the clinician will most likely begin with an assessment to determine one’s level of functioning and areas for treatment to target. A therapist’s interventions will likely be tailed to a person’s clinical needs. The therapeutic relationship is one of the biggest predictors to a client’s success. It is important
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The topic of mental health recovery is broad topic and can encompass many different principles. These principles are lived out in daily life to support recovery both now and in the future. For the focus on this blog post, mental health recovery will apply to those with mood diagnoses (bipolar, depression, or anxiety disorders), Traumatic
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