TOPIC: Building Mental Toughness: Navigating the Transition from High School to College Athletics with Resilience
POST BY: Makenna Vacek, Master's Level Clinical Intern - CLICK HERE TO SEE HER BIO
WRITTEN: June 26, 2025
WILL BE REVIEWED: June 2028
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TOPIC: How to Stop the ED Voice: Therapy That Helps with Eating Disorders
POST BY: Lyla Mills, LMSW - CLICK HERE TO SEE HER BIO
WRITTEN: June 26, 2025
WILL BE REVIEWED: June 2028
Eating disorders are complex — anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other specified feeding or eating disorders, are extremely challenging. They can be life-threatening and have a vast amount of emotional consequences.
Eating disorders can feel like an internal war - a battle between control and chaos and the body and the mind.
Living with an “ED”, eating disorder, voice in your head is incredibly challenging... and in so many different ways. Whether it is a consistent fear of
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Posted on 06/26/2025 at 08:19 PM
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TOPIC: What to Do When Everyone Around You Is Moving On and You Feel Stuck
POST BY: Lyla Mills, LMSW - CLICK HERE TO SEE HER BIO
WRITTEN: June 26, 2025
WILL BE REVIEWED: June 2028
Your friends start getting married. They buy homes, move in with partners, land promotions, or post smiling pictures from places you can’t afford to visit right now. Or maybe it’s the opposite, maybe you’re the first to get married, or start a career, and you’re suddenly left feeling like no one around you fully understands what you’re going through.
Adulthood rarely unfolds in sync. As we move through our twenties and thirties, our paths start to diverge. One friend might be starting a fa...
Posted on 06/26/2025 at 08:19 PM
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TOPIC: Adoption Is Lifelong: Counseling Support for Every Stage of the Journey
POST BY: Lyla Mills, LMSW - CLICK HERE TO SEE HER BIO
WRITTEN: June 26, 2025
WILL BE REVIEWED: June 2028
True adoption-competent counseling is hard to find. First, understanding the different types of adoption and the nuances that are attached to them is key. Examples of some of the different types are: International adoptions, domestic adoptions which is a category that can be broken down into several more categories —> foster to adopt, open/closed adoptions, transracial adoptions, and kinship adoptions.
Then, after beginning to understand the types, comes understanding just how much adoptees hold onto and h...
Posted on 06/26/2025 at 08:17 PM
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Communication is the heartbeat of every healthy relationship—but it’s also where many couples struggle the most. Whether it’s misunderstandings, emotional shutdowns, or constant arguments, poor communication can leave couples feeling disconnected, frustrated, and unheard.
The good news? You’re not alone—and help is available.
In this blog, we’ll break down the 7 most common communication barriers in relationships and explain how couples therapy can help you and your partner rebuild trust, improve understanding, and strengthen your emotional connection.
💬 Why Communication Is So Important in Relationships
At its core, communication isn’t just about talk...
Posted on 05/26/2025 at 07:00 AM
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Pregnancy Self-Care: How to Find the Support You Deserve | JCACounseling Podcast Short
Pregnancy can be overwhelming, and it's important to remember you're not alone. In this video, Janice Collins, CNM, and Erica Gregory, LMFT, discuss why asking for help and finding support is crucial for your well-being during pregnancy. Join them as they explore practical tips for self-care and how to lean on others to thrive during this journey.
The journey to motherhood is a remarkable experience, but it can also come with emotional and mental health challenges. After childbirth, many new moms experience feelings of anxiety, sadness, or stress. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, you are not alone. Post...
Posted on 05/05/2025 at 07:00 AM
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AM I DEPRESSED? Or Just Sad? Depression Explained in Detail By A Licensed Counselor
Counselor, Erica Gregory, explains what depression is by outlining the 9 key symptoms of depression. Erica has worked with depressed children, teens, and adults, and uses her experience with real clients who have depression to explain the difference between feeling sad or down and clinical depression or medical depression.
Life’s challenges often leave us feeling stuck or overwhelmed, whether it’s dealing with emotional distress, life transitions, or mental health struggles. Individual counseling offers a safe, supportive space to help you process, heal, and find clarity. At Johns Creek and Alphare...
Posted on 04/28/2025 at 07:00 AM
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The Secret to Getting Your Marriage Back and Avoid Divorce! | Marriage Master Class Ep 1
Love is central to our life, yet we're not very good at it. Why?! In this series, Marriage Counselor, Erica Gregory, will walk you through the same process she walks a couple through counseling to save marriages from divorce.
Relationships are beautiful, but they can also be challenging. Whether you’re newly in love or have been together for years, every couple faces ups and downs. When conflicts arise, communication breaks down, or emotional distance grows, couples counseling can be a valuable tool to rebuild and strengthen your relationship.
What Is Couples Counseling?
Couples counseling, also kno...
Posted on 04/14/2025 at 07:00 AM
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In this insightful JCACounseling Podcast Short, therapists Rachel and Erica explore the impact of grief on relationships, particularly how it can lead to feelings of loneliness and strain a marriage. They provide valuable insights into the emotional challenges couples face when dealing with loss and offer practical advice for maintaining connection during these difficult times.
Grief and Loneliness: How Grief Can Impact Your Marriage | JCACounseling Podcast Short
Grief & Loneliness: Rachel and Erica begin by discussing how grief can create profound feelings of loneliness. They delve into the emotional isolation that often accompanies loss and its effects on individuals and relationships.
Coupl...
Posted on 09/18/2024 at 02:00 PM
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