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Setting Healthy Boundaries

The Delicate Dance of Boundaries When Navigating Family Dynamics

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Understanding the complexities that contribute to the struggle with boundaries within the family is the first step towards cultivating healthier relationships. By fostering open communication, recognizing the impact of emotional ties, and acknowledging the role of societal expectations, individuals can embark on a journey towards establishing boundaries that nurture both familial connections and personal well-being.
New Year Resolutions

A Guide to New Year Resolutions and Coping Strategies

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As you embark on your journey of New Year resolutions, remember that change is a gradual process. Be patient with yourself, celebrate your successes, and learn from your experiences.
Embracing your imperfection

Embracing Your Imperfect Self

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Perfectionism, the relentless pursuit of flawlessness, is a common trait that many individuals grapple with in their daily lives. While striving for excellence can be a positive quality, perfectionism often morphs into an unattainable and detrimental standard, leading to anxiety, stress, and a diminished sense of self-worth.
Mental Health Benefits

Exploring the Life-Changing Power of Therapy: A Guide to Coping Tools and Benefits

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Therapy, in its various forms, has proven to be a powerful and…

Coping with an Infertility Diagnosis and In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF)

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Are you one of million couples who were recently diagnosed with infertility? Are you having difficulty getting pregnant? Or perhaps you've had one or more pregnancy loses and are considering IVF? Do you feel alone, worried and concerned about the impact that this issue has on your relationship? Freedom Counseling can assist you through this process in this difficult time.

Accepted Insurance Coverage

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Wondering if Freedom Counseling LLC accepts your insurance coverage? Learn about what mental health benefits we are in-network with.

Working with clients from high control groups (cults)? What every therapist needs be aware of.

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Mental health practitioners need to be aware of the harmful psychological issues current and ex-cult members continue to show even after they leave such an organization.  Individuals who have become part of these restrictive religious groups generally suffer from rigid thinking patterns, feelings of guilt, shame and a sense of abandonment. Mental illness and substance abuse are also commonly observed. Suicidal tendencies, PTSD, anxiety and depression are just some of the grievances that these clients endure.

Marriage and Relationships - Do's And Don'ts

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ing in them. Vowing to be with someone in "good and bad, health and sickness" is easier said than done - simply check the most recent divorce rates. Many couples hit a standstill when they face difficulties and indeed, there's no faster way to test a relationship with its carefully imagined "picture perfect" ideal than the frustrations of day-to-day life.

School bullying and the effects on children's psychological health.

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Being a minor while attending public school can be and often is a traumatizing event. A bullied child can develop negative cognitive views to his/ her capabilities, eventually starting to see themselves as unlovable and not worthy of respect or appreciation.

Anxiety: Impairment, symptoms and coping solutions

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Learn more about anxiety and its symptoms and ways to cope with its effects.