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July 2, 2024

Does Your Therapist Talk About You? (A Message About Clinical Supervision)

By Jessica Smith, LCPCCo-Author Dr. Kendra O’Hora, Ph.D., LCMFT READING TIME: 5 MINUTES Well, yes. But, not in the juicy HBO gossip sense you may be thinking of. And thank goodness – what’s portrayed on TV is most often not ethical! But yes, most therapists (not all) talk about their clients in what’s called clinical […]

January 10, 2023

Why Get Help When You Should Just ‘Man Up’?

By Jessica Smith & Dylan Vanz Alright, men- this one’s for you! At Wellness & Co, we’ve received some feedback that we need to publish more blogs geared toward men. As such, this blog aims to tackle why it can be so hard for men to seek therapy, providing some useful insights from our very […]

August 16, 2022

Ladies, Scratch the ‘Midlife Crisis.’ This is Midlife Growth!

Hello readers – I hope this blog finds you well! Today, I’d like to spend some time focused on midlife transitions, particularly in women ages 40 through 60.  That’s right…this one’s for you, ladies! First, A Few Questions: Are you finding yourself in a new phase of life and suddenly unhappy in your marriage or […]

February 5, 2021

How to Get Motivated One Month Into 2021

by Jess Smith, LCPC It’s February 2021. The holiday dust has settled, and we’ve reached those long winter months. Now is the time to get focused and start working toward those goals you’ve set for yourself. With that being said, it’s one thing to set a goal, but how do we get motivated to start […]

January 8, 2021

Moving Into the New Year: Common New Years Goals

by Jess Smith, LCPC Moving Into the New Year: Common New Year Goals Well, we made it. 2021 is finally here. Goodbye and good riddance to 2020. So, now what? New Year, New Me Now that 2021 is here, let’s talk about some new goal/resolution ideas! You may have listened to our IG Live about […]

December 31, 2020

2020: The Year of Grief, Loss, and Disappointment

by Jess Smith, LCPC 2020. Yuck. I think it’s safe to say we’re all ready for 2020 to be over, and it can be incredibly helpful to create some new goals for the new year as they can provide hope and excitement for things to come. Over the next few weeks, we’ll aim to wrap […]

October 30, 2020

How to Overcome Your Anxiety: What Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Says

by Jessica Smith, LCPC What CBT Says We Can Do About It! By now you should be fairly familiar with some of the most common cognitive distortions (check out Parts III, IV, and V for examples), and hopefully you’ve been able to pinpoint when you’ve engaged in them when experiencing anxiety in the past. As […]

October 23, 2020

How to Overcome Your Anxiety: Our Last Five Cognitive Distortions

by Jessica Smith, LCPC And finally, our last five distortions to cover! Here’s Emotional Reasoning. This distortion involves internalizing our emotions so that we believe what we feel must be true. For example, “I’m feeling sad today. I’m such a miserable person” or “I’m feeling overwhelmed, so I’m not going to be able to solve […]

October 16, 2020

How to Overcome Your Anxiety: Five MORE Cognitive Distortions

by Jessica Smith, LCPC Hopefully you were able to read through my previous post which identified, described, and gave examples of some of the most common cognitive distortions (see Part II in our series for a definition of cognitive distortion). We’ll keep this psychoeducation train moving onto a few more! Here’s Personalization Has anyone ever […]

October 13, 2020

How to Overcome Your Anxiety: Five Common Cognitive Distortions

by Jessica Smith, LCPC Welcome back! In this post and the following two posts, I will be identifying, describing, and providing examples of some of the most common cognitive distortions. As you read, try to think of times you may have experienced certain feelings or behaved in certain ways based on these thought patterns! We’ll […]