Author: Doubleday Counseling

• What to Expect When You First Contact a Counselor

  Making the first call is often the hardest step. Here is what usually happens next, from that call through the first session.

• How Online Counseling Works

  Counseling by video can be as personal as meeting in an office. What you need, what a session is like, and who it suits.

• Anxiety and the Thoughts Behind It

  Anxiety is driven partly by what we tell ourselves. A short introduction to how cognitive behavioral therapy helps you question anxious thoughts.

• Four DBT Skills for Hard Moments

  Dialectical behavior therapy teaches practical skills for intense emotions. An introduction to its four skill areas.

• Early Recovery: What Helps in the First Months

  The first months of recovery from alcohol or drug use are demanding. What tends to help, and where to find support.

• Understanding Trauma: When the Past Feels Present

  Trauma can keep showing up long after the event is over. How it affects mind and body, and what helps.

• How to Play the Waiting Game…

  Waiting to hear back about a job, a test result or a relationship can fill your mind with worst-case thoughts. Five ways to make the wait easier.

• First Steps in Obtaining Mental Health Care

  Faced with feelings of overbearing sadness, acute anxiety, or even suicide? Engaging with a professional mental health provider can serve as a first step to obtaining relief.

• The Only Excuse You Have

  We all make excuses. The one that works best, and costs the least, is the truth.

• Conquer Self Doubt to Become a Successful and Happy Person

  Self-doubt is common, and it can be managed. Five ways to quiet it and live with more confidence.

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