Coping with Back-to-Work Anxiety after COVID
Tuesday, 02 June 2020
As restrictions ease and people begin going back to work, we are also faced with a new level of anxiety about returning to the world we used to know. Emerging from weeks of strict coronavirus lockdown, itself a cause of serious mental health disruption, the lifting of restrictions brings for many a sense of trepidation
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COVID-19 & Mental Health: We’re Here to Help!
Thursday, 19 March 2020
UPDATE ON SERVICE DURING COVID-19 (“coronavirus”) PRECAUTIONS: During the current response to the COVID-19 virus in Michigan, Advanced Counseling Services has implemented telehealth and telephonic counseling services. We have also implemented e-prescribing where possible, ensuring that our patients medical needs are met in a timely manner during this crisis. Please call our intake line at 517-882-3732 if
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Understanding Anxiety and Why Counseling Helps
Thursday, 27 February 2020
Fun fact: anxiety is normal experience. We are hard wired to experience anxiety. It serves a purpose for us. It is responsible for keeping our senses, brain, and body alert and prepared for any possible threats. Our senses take in over three trillion bits of information in any given second. Subconsciously, a consistent and erratic
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When To See a Psychologist for Depression
Sunday, 16 February 2020
A psychologist is someone who has studied psychology, the study of human behavior. A clinical psychologist refers to someone who has studied psychology at a masters and / or PhD level. They have specific training in handling depression, anxiety, and all manner of mental health issues. When you’re experiencing depression, they are an absolutely wonderful
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Grief Counseling: Living with Loss
Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Grief is a part of being human that is an inherently vulnerable experience, and loss is an inevitable part of being alive, no matter the season. The ability and willingness to open ourselves to grief, as ironic as it might seem, is essential to living a full, enriched, meaningful life. The deeper and fuller we
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Life After Addiction
Sunday, 17 March 2019
After entering into an addiction therapy program and moving away from a life of addiction, it can be difficult to know what’s next. For so long, your life has centered around drugs or alcohol, but when you have the opportunity to redo everything from scratch, it can be difficult to know how or where to
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Anger Management: 5 Tips From Our Counselors
Saturday, 17 February 2018
Speak when you are angry – and you’ll make the best speech you’ll ever regret” Laurence Peter “To be angry is to revenge the faults of others on ourselves” Alexander Pope What is the main cause of anger? First of all, it’s important to begin by noting that anger is not necessarily a negative emotion.
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Benefits of Animal Assisted Therapy
Wednesday, 17 January 2018
“It is the intuitive power of animals that can help us heal hurts, lessen stress, feel needed, and express our caring side.” Marty Becker, DVM, Resident veterinarian on Good Morning America Why do people have pets that they feed, walk, play with, and take care of in the same way that might care for a
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Why See A Therapist
Friday, 15 December 2017
Why see a therapist? The Huffington Post recently published an article titled “8 Signs You Should See a Therapist.” Some of the examples they outline include: Everything you feel is intense You’ve suffered a trauma and you can’t stop thinking about it You have unexplained and recurrent headaches, stomach-aches or a run down immune system You’re using a substance
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Ask a Child Psychologist: Should My Child Get Counseling?
Friday, 08 December 2017
The decision to seek out a child psychologist for your little one is a scary, stressful proposition. But it shouldn’t be! In actuality, you’re one of a growing number of parents who are involved enough with their children’s lives to see a problem or an area needing improvement, and turn to a psychologist who can
- Published in Children & Teens
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