By: Dylan Stancil A Therapist’s Guide to Finding a Therapist Trying to find great support for your mental health is challenging. There are a million different mental health professionals, all with different education, credentials, specialties, theories, availability, and cost. I hope this guide demystifies the process of finding a therapist and provides practical steps to help you find a professional who can support you in meeting your goals. This guide does not need to be re

By: Cassie Cain, MS, LPC, NCC Challenging mental health misconceptions: "Let's break the stigma together!" Many of us grew up in environments where mental health wasn’t a topic that people discussed or even acknowledged. If anything, at least for me, growing up in the early 2000’s meant growing up in a world that would hide and criticize people’s struggles - especially those related to topics like addiction, depression, suicide, neurodivergence, etc. It wasn't until high sch

By: Brooke Parker, MS, NCC Therapist attentively listens as the client discusses personal challenges during a session in a calming office environment. Therapy gets a lot of mixed reviews in today’s culture. There are a plethora of examples of therapy in pop culture, ranging from Shrinking and In Treatment’s portrayal of boundaryless clinicians who are there for their clients 24/7, to therapy being a place that the evil supervillain is dragged to at the end of the movie. Even