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Trish Glynn Carey MA, LMHC, CRC Trish Glynn Carey MA, LMHC, CRC

Can you take a compliment?

Nowadays we often hear about expressing gratitude - how it’s so great for our mental well-being. But hardly anyone talks about being the recipient of gratitude. While we might find it easy to give a compliment, we don’t quite know what to do with ourselves when we get one.

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Trish Glynn Carey MA, LMHC, CRC Trish Glynn Carey MA, LMHC, CRC

What to Expect During Your First Therapy & Counseling Session

Maybe you’ve never participated in mental health counseling before and you’re unsure about what it will be like. In such situations, when we don’t know what to expect, it’s typically far too easy for our minds to imagine all sort of stories as we’re trying to fill in the blanks.

But counseling needn’t be some mysterious or anxiety provoking thing. With that said, what exactly can you expect at your first counseling appointment?

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Trish Glynn Carey MA, LMHC, CRC Trish Glynn Carey MA, LMHC, CRC

How (and why) To Stop Stressing the “Little” Things

The small “little” things which stress us each day, throughout our day, often seem deceptively innocuous. After all, they’re “little.” Yet, taken all together, they can cause us hours of stress every single day. So how do you combat the stress brought on by the “small” stuff?

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Trish Glynn Carey MA, LMHC, CRC Trish Glynn Carey MA, LMHC, CRC

Feeling Depressed or Anxious? Reading Fiction Can Help Reduce Symptoms.

Many people think the self-help genre is the only category which could potentially be effectual in terms of enhancing mental health and well-being. This just isn’t true! In reality, there are several reasons you should consider stepping out of the self-improvement aisle. You might even be surprised to learn that FICTION might be the best thing to read when you’re feeling anxious or depressed.

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Trish Glynn Carey MA, LMHC, CRC Trish Glynn Carey MA, LMHC, CRC

8 Habits Which Could Be Making You More Anxious and Depressed

A lot of people who come to me for counseling experience symptoms of anxiety and/or depression. Some have been told the root cause is a biochemical imbalance. However, I have discovered that, most of the time, this simply isn’t true. Usually, we come to agree that one or more of the following 8 habits is usually contributing to their distress:

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Trish Glynn Carey MA, LMHC, CRC Trish Glynn Carey MA, LMHC, CRC

How to Make the Most Out of Therapy - 10 Tips

Therapy can help facilitate a significant transformation within you. But therapy is not something that happens to you. The reality is that you can’t just show up, passively sit by, and expect your therapist to change you. Here are ten things you can do to make the most out of therapy.

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Trish Glynn Carey MA, LMHC, CRC Trish Glynn Carey MA, LMHC, CRC

Am I Too Old to Have Problems With Food? (And Too Old to Get Help?)

“Physicians and the general public have had this long-term belief that midlife women are somehow immune to eating disorders. That’s just not true.” In fact, more and more women who are middle aged or older are reaching out for help with disordered eating – with numbers only continuing to rise.

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Trish Glynn Carey MA, LMHC, CRC Trish Glynn Carey MA, LMHC, CRC

Tips for Managing During the Holidays When You Struggle With Food

Everyone is expecting you to be merry and thankful. And while you may certainly experience joy during the season, you may also be feeling a lot of other emotions - everything from worry to grief to anger. It’s suddenly not the most wonderful time of the year.

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