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How Art Therapy Can Improve Your Mental and Emotional Health
Art therapy can be a beneficial tool that can help teens and young adults process their emotions and support their mental health.
Crisis Counseling and Intervention: How Counselors Provide Immediate Help
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Crisis Counseling and Intervention: How Counselors Provide Immediate Help
When a disaster or traumatic event occurs, crisis counselors are some of the first responders. Providing a safe outlet for emotional and mental relief, crisis counselors and intervention specialists work with victims of natural disasters, violence, suicide, and sexual assault to reduce acute distress by sharing coping skills and restoring physical and mental health.
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How to Approach Loved Ones About Family Therapy
Family therapy can be a great tool to help resolve conflicts for families and individuals. Learn more about how to ask loved ones to join.
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What to Do When Video Game Overuse Harms Your Relationship
Online Counseling Programs talks to experts about what couples can do when video game use is affecting their relationships.
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Family Conflict: How to Navigate Political Conversations
Politics can be divisive. How can family members engage in healthy, respectful and productive conversations, even when they disagree?
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How to Prepare for an Online Counseling Session
Virtual counseling is an effective way to start or continue seeking help for mental health. Learn more about its benefits and how to prepare for a session.
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Tips From Counselors on How to Manage Financial Stress During a Crisis
Job loss and financial insecurity caused by a crisis can create or exacerbate mental health concerns. Learn how to manage financial stress.
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How to Know When it’s Time to Seek a Counselor or Therapist
The need for counseling or therapy may be difficult to identify, because mental distress looks and feels different from person to person.
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How to Identify and Intervene in Teen Dating Violence
Only 33 percent of teens in an abusive relationship report it to someone else. Prevention and intervention can help stop teen dating violence before it occurs.
Do Healthy Relationships Need Couples Counselling Too?
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Do Healthy Relationships Need Couples Counselling Too?
The decision for a couple to enter a relationship, or couples’ therapy is, of course, a deeply subjective one, as there is arguably no way of truly “knowing” when you may need to seek counselling support.