by De Angela Smith | Jun 1, 2023 | Anxiety, Counseling/Therapy, Couples, Depression, diversity, Family, Individual Therapy, LGBTQ+ Issues
Pride Month: A Time to Reflect on Progress Made in Mental Wellness June is Pride Month, a time to celebrate the LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer or Questioning, with the “+” representing additional identities that fall under the...
by Dr. Mario Rocha | May 2, 2023 | Anxiety, Counseling/Therapy, Couples, Depression, diversity, Family, Individual Therapy, Men's Mental Health
Men, Depression and Suicide I have been seeing a trend recently online and in my clinical practice related to men and mental health. The purpose of this blog is to address some of the themes and trends I have been seeing around men’s mental health specifically in the...
by De Angela Smith | May 1, 2023 | AAPI Issues, Anxiety, Counseling/Therapy, Couples, Depression, diversity, Family, Individual Therapy
The Power of Openly Talking About Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health There is a stigma around mental health in the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. Mental health is often seen as a taboo topic, and many people are reluctant to openly talk...
by Mason Tanner | Dec 19, 2022 | Counseling/Therapy, Couples, diversity, Family, Individual Therapy
Diversity is the idea that each person is unique. These individual differences serve a vital purpose in society. The value of diversity wasn’t a common thing explored in the past. But, as time progresses, people are beginning to understand how important it is to...
by Dr. Mario Rocha | Oct 7, 2022 | Couples, Family, Love, Marriage Stress and anxiety, Myths of Love
Early in my graduate studies, I remember almost always feeling a sense of despair and hypocrisy, having experienced a failed marriage right before entering the program. It seemed as though every lecture, every book, and every journal article that I read was a personal...
by De Angela Smith | Jun 10, 2022 | Counseling/Therapy, Couples, diversity, Family, Individual Therapy
Individuals are unique and diversity enhances one another. Diversity is inherent to humanity. Languages, customs, religions, races, ethnicities, values, and traditions vary considerably around the globe. So, does diversity matter? Diversity as a positive quality is...
