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By Adam Maurer, LPC, LMFT Associate Part 1- Knowing Your Partner Being a guru of relationships people often ask me, “what is the secret to making love last?” Most folks are hoping for some quick two sentence response that will rescue them from the pain of separation. A simple guarantee that if they do this magical […] The post What Makes Love Last? Simple Ways to Improve Your Relationship appeared first on Just Mind.

By: Loren Lomme, MA, LPC, NCC I am a frequent reader of parenting articles and blogs. I am always on the lookout for new information and ideas, and I enjoy the different perspectives of parents and child development experts related to various topics and experiences. As can be expected, I don’t always agree with or like […] The post Why We Should Play with Our Kids appeared first on Just Mind.

We have a lot of clients that ask, “If I have ADHD, do I have to take medication?” Indeed, medication can be a part of treatment, but when you only take medication to treat the thing you are weak at, it can potentially make you weaker in that area. Dr. Edward Hallowell describes ADHD as having a Ferrari […] The post Simple ADHD Treatment Strategies appeared first on Just Mind.

by Adam Maurer, LPC, LMFT Sexting can make your relationship better. Yep, that thing that horny teenagers do can also benefit you in your long term committed adult relationship. The term is a relatively new, it came into the lexicon in 2007, although it did not enter the “Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary” until 2012. Sexting marries […] The post Why Sexting Is Good for Relationships appeared first on Just Mind.

Don’t wait another second to do the thing you have always wanted to do. All of us have at least one thing that makes us feel both alive and at peace. It could be an activity you have never tried or a childhood pastime that got pushed aside by other demands. Oftentimes, it is what […] The post How to Stop Missing out on Life appeared first on Just Mind.

I can’t tell you how often I see people come into my office who clearly have adult ADHD and yet they were never diagnosed. What will often bring them in is difficulty in their relationship or work and then as we pick apart those tricky areas, we work to build strategies to overcome those obstacles. […] The post Communication Strategies in ADHD Relationships appeared first on Just Mind.

by William Schroeder Many people are coming to counseling for the first time and aren’t sure what to expect or maybe they are concerned it could be overwhelming. In our video below Andrew Willis Garcés, LPC lays out a very simple exercise to help you prepare for your first session. If you are concerned coming in to counseling […] The post How to Prepare for Your First Counseling Session appeared first on Just Mind.

by Adam Maurer, LPC, LMFT, LGBT Therapist When was the last time you hurled nasty words at your honeybun during a fight?  What vile words did you string together to really zing ’em?  What was it like after all the venom was spewed?  Tense? Quiet? Avoided?  It is a fascinating phenomenon to me. We choose […] The post So Much Commotion Over Emotions appeared first on Just Mind.

Loren Lomme, LPC Intern Let me paint a picture any parent can imagine. You just sent your six year old to time-out for pushing his younger brother and you are now noticing yourself using your impatient, yelling voice with the four year old who is yelling at you because he can’t find his favorite superhero […] The post How to Respond to an Emotional Meltdown with Kids appeared first on Just Mind.

By William Schroeder, MA, LPC, NCC One thing that I see come up pretty commonly in relationship counseling is defensiveness followed by the blame game. We are all familiar with it in our relationships. The thing to know is that it never helps. The tricky thing about blaming is it makes one person the victim […] The post How to Avoid the Blame Game appeared first on Just Mind.

by Adam Maurer, LMFT Associate, LGBT Therapist January, the time of year when we take a moment to consider the trajectory of our lives. We might reflect on our shortcomings and develop resolutions to overcome them, or consider challenges we wish to conquer in order to grow towards our ideal self. There is just something […] The post A New Relationship for a New Year appeared first on Just Mind.

by Shannon Haragan, MA, MFA, LPC-I If it’s true that the space between our expectations and our reality is where stress lives, then it’s basically guaranteed that at some point during the holiday season, most of us will want to pull our hair out. Expectations are shaped by a variety of forces. Every fall, both […] The post 5 Holiday Stress Busters appeared first on Just Mind.

by Andrew Willis Garcés Have you ever wondered if or how body posture influences brain chemistry? File this under “very strange, but true” but how you sit and stand can change your brain’s neurochemistry. And your mood. And your memories. Oh, and it can affect your sense of self-confidence. (At this point you might be […] The post How Body Posture Influences Brain Chemistry appeared first on Just Mind.

By Adam Maurer, MA, LMFT-A It’s that magical time of year again when the air gets crisp with familial obligations to return home.  For some people, this is nothing more than a minor inconvenience.  Traffic on I-35 will be the worst part of visiting home for the holidays.  And then there are the rest of […] The post Survival Tips for Holiday Homecomings appeared first on Just Mind.

I want to tell a personal story about what ADHD looks like in college. I hear variations of this story very frequently, and I know it all too well because it happened to me. College is a whole new level for many kids attempting to organize what can feel like chaos. Some kids with attention […] The post What ADHD Looks like in College appeared first on Just Mind.

by Shannon Haragan, MA, MFA, LPC-I What’s your favorite movie? I’ll give you a few seconds here. [Pause] Got it? Great! Okay, now WHY is it your favorite movie? Your answer may be that you loved the storyline, or the action sequences, or that it kept you on the edge of your seat, or one […] The post Reel Therapy: Mental Health in the Movies appeared first on Just Mind.

Andrew Willis-Garcés, MA/ED, LPC We’ve all been there: The eyes cast down, or pointed at you, burning with pain. The discolored cheeks and defensive posture. Difficulty translating thoughts and feelings into words, as if there’s a traffic jam somewhere in the prefrontal cortex.  In fact, there is: neurologists like Robert Sapolsky, professor at Stanford University, […] The post Five Ideas for Supporting Teens in a Tough Moment appeared first on Just Mind.

Often I have ADHD individuals come in for counseling and one issue that frequently comes up is communication difficulties in relationships. This isn’t to say that people with ADHD are bad at relationships, it just means that their areas of difficulty can present slightly differently than others. Communication breakdowns are frequently the sore spot which […] The post Tips for Better Communication in ADHD Relationships appeared first on Just Mind.

by Adam Maurer, LPC Intern, LMFT Associate, LGBT and couples therapist A Peek At The Gay Agenda After a wonderful pride week, we wanted to take a closer look at LGBT issues.  We have a great deal to celebrate this year.  Last June the Supreme Court ruled that marriage equality is now the law of the […] The post What’s Next After Marriage Equality? appeared first on Just Mind.

Ah. Fear of missing out, better known as FOMO. The infamous disease that tortures many Americans this day and age, especially millennials. The afflicted become riddled by ever-present worries about what they are NOT currently experiencing or what they might not get to experience in the future. Perhaps, they are working the evening of Blues […] The post Develop Fear of Missing out for the Now appeared first on Just Mind.