AP Counseling and Yoga

09/08/2021

‎A Fully Nourished Life: Episode 26: Trauma Informed Yoga + Healing Disordered Eating with Angela Prior, LCSW, RYT on Apple Podcasts

Angela Prior was on a Podcast talking about how yoga can play a role in healing from an eating disorder, body image, and disordered eating

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-26-trauma-informed-yoga-healing-disordered/id1540429519?i=1000534678905

‎Show A Fully Nourished Life, Ep Episode 26: Trauma Informed Yoga + Healing Disordered Eating with Angela Prior, LCSW, RYT - Sep 8, 2021

08/04/2021

Following the new CDC guidelines and Dallas County Covid threat level being increased to Red, which is a high level of community transmission we are requiring face masks to for all of our services which includes Counseling and Yoga sessions. If you would prefer to move your session to telehealth please reach out to your Clinician to do so. We appreciate your help in helping us help you.

~ Thank You
Angela

07/01/2021

It's now easier to contact AP Counseling and Yoga.

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03/24/2021

Did you know we are proud members of The Healers Circle ? As eating disorder therapists we know that accessibility to treatment is a major issue and barrier to treatment. A part of accessibility is cost. How do we try to do our part to bridge that barrier? As members of The Healers Circle we provide pro bono therapy services to 2 clients that applied and were connected with us through Project Heal. Here's to a day when everyone has access to healing

03/22/2021

yep that's right. It can feel uncomfortable and not make it bad. Sometimes our brains can fall into an emotional reasoning trap which it feels bad must be bad or feels good must be good. A lot of times its somewhere in the middle and emotional reasoning can lead us to do all sort of things to not feel those uncomfortable AF emotions. What does that do? Usually creates a whole bunch of problematic behaviors and scenario's that didn't need to be if we allowed the original feeling to be felt. repeat it "It feels uncomfortable and that doesn't make it bad"⁠⁠⁠⁠
# mindfulmonday

03/18/2021

is teaching an Embodied Yoga class in the Park on April 10th at 9am. This is a donation (pay whatever you can). "embodied yoga is a favorite style of yoga for me to teach and take. It focuses on the sensation of the movement and experience vs shapes and goals. I also combine neuroscience techniques to bridge the gap between thinking and feeling"~ Angela more info in bio

02/15/2021

Dallas, OurCalling Transition Convention Center to Emergency Homeless Shelter Ahead of Winter Storm

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-ourcalling-transition-convention-center-to-emergency-homeless-shelter-ahead-of-winter-storm/2550790/?amp

With dangerous cold weather looming and emergency shelters at full capacity, Dallas’ Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center will be opening its doors as an emergency shelter through the storm.

01/14/2021

Meet Angela Prior: Licensed Clinical Social Worker-Supervisor and Registered Yoga Teacher – SHOUTOUT DFW

https://shoutoutdfw.com/meet-angela-prior-licensed-clinical-social-worker-supervisor-and-registered-yoga-teacher/

Local Stories Meet Angela Prior: Licensed Clinical Social Worker-Supervisor and Registered Yoga Teacher January 13, 2021January 4, 2021 Leave a reply We had the good fortune of connecting with Angela Prior and we’ve shared our conversation below. Hi Angela, what was your thought process behind sta...

01/13/2021

Meet Angela our owner and a clinician here . She is currently out on maternity leave getting lots of baby snuggles . She will be returning in March and will be accepting new clients at that time. To read the article go to the link in our bio

12/24/2020

All of us are wishing you the warmest wishes this entire holiday season no matter what or if you celebrate we are honored to serve our community both local and afar. Sending all the best mental health vibes your way💛

12/21/2020

Happy Holidays From AP Counseling and Yoga. https://mailchi.mp/b0da99b9eb69/fepd4h33ck

12/21/2020

Boundaries. We all need them. Most of us have them. A lot of the times we can ignore them. Then we feel can feel out of sorts. Resentful, irritated, anxious, fearful, rigid. Gifting yourself boundaries this week with your time and energy. How you're spending it, where you're spending it, and who gets it. They are gentle flexible guidelines to help us navigate through life and our relationships💛

11/18/2020

2020 has been a rollercoaster of events and feelings. As our covid cases are surging in Dallas there can be a feeling of isolation beginning to also surge. With all these feelings come triggers of trauma, desire to regain control, or a deep wanting to numb. It is human to feel and I'm not sure we have experienced a more human time recently. Therapy is an opportunity to be heard and feel with regulation. To gain the tools and harness your inner wisdom. ........................................................................................................................
Our therapists are experts with regulating emotions, relationships, eating disorders, and trauma. We are currently offering telehealth sessions and have some sliding scale spots available. visit our link in our bio to learn more

11/09/2020

I will patient with myself today. I will allow myself to stumble and pause. I will nurture and extend compassion if when I think I could have done better. I will be acknowledged the wins small and large while being kind to myself when I've failed. I will be patient with myself today even im not perfect.

11/09/2020

11/06/2020

Meet our Therapists

We have 2 new therapists who have joined us this Fall. We provide trauma informed and health at every size services
https://www.angelaprior.com/meet-our-therapists.html

AP Counseling and Yoga ​Lakewood Towers ​6301 Gaston Ave Suite 730 -new location 6/3/19 ​Dallas, TX 75214 ​All rights reserved Angela Prior LLC 2019

11/06/2020

Meet Raychel!! She has been our amazing therapeutic restorative yoga therapist and she has now transitioned to joining our Therapist Team! Raychel is a LPC, RYT "I am passionate about working with disordered eating and helping people of all genders, sizes, and races have a normalized relationship with food and their bodies. I practice from a Health at Every Size (HAES) approach" Raychel will be offering EMDR services for trauma healing along with combining mindfulness and somatic based therapies. She has openings starting on Mondays.

10/22/2020

Priya TCTSY-F and Angela are collaborating on a 5 part educational module for building and enhancing resources for healing from trauma. The modules are 30 minutes in length and include education and a brief practice covering Identity, Trust, Self-Compassion, Choice, and Embodied Awareness and they are offering a FREE LIVE ZOOM viewing with q/a for this project! Saturday Oct 31, 2020 from 9am-12pm. Sign up to join in link in bio

10/21/2020

Your. Worth. Is. Not. Dependent. On. Your. Productivity. whew anyone really feel that? We can tie our worth to our out put so easily and man is it a socially acceptable way to get a worth hit. Repeat this over and over again and know even if it feels uncomfortable to put the computer away for the evening, stop checking emails at 6pm, or say no to that fun new project you are doing something different and interrupting an old pattern of doing to make room for that feeling.

10/20/2020

Priya Patel TCTSY-F and Angela Prior LCSW-S, RYT are offering a free live zoom viewing of their new 5 part educational module for building and enhancing resources for healing from trauma. The modules are 30 minutes in length and include education and a brief practice covering Identity, Trust, Self-Compassion, Choice, and Embodied Awareness. This is not therapy and is not a replacement for therapy. The purpose of this event is to gather feedback from live participants as these modules will be offered in a self study pre-recorded resource in the future. We will be providing a brief pre and post survey before and after the viewing. The live viewing will be hosted via zoom on Saturday Oct 31, 2020 from 9am-12pm..

Link in bio

10/19/2020

One breath at a time is sometimes all we can commit to especially when something is uncomfortable and difficult like acceptance. Today I practice acceptance one breath at a time

10/16/2020

We are 7ish months depending on where you live into the pandemic. Life has changed dramatically for many of us. It has changed at our work, how we work, how we interact with others, if we interact with others, how our kids learn, how we parent, how we go to school, how we live our life. The holidays are coming up and many including us too are trying to figure out how do we celebrate, do we travel, do we see our families? The stress of navigating life were all our norms have been completely turned upside down is daunting. Even going to do mundane tasks like grocery shops is different, riding in elevators is different, all of it. We do not know where the next 7 months will take us but we do know that everyone is being impacted or affected in someway from this pandemic and we all are deserving of a space to process and feel.
We have immediate therapy openings now with licensed master level counselors. Please reach out because nobody needs to go through navigating this new way of living alone

10/15/2020

We still have a few spots open in the Fall Paint to Express Workshop. This is a therapeutic art class that will use meditation and painting techniques to build skills for managing change and stress in your life with
Think of Workshop Adventure art-making that allows you to develop your expressive voice! We’ll make an abstract acrylic painting in 4 sessions together. That’s fast painting! The quick nature of the workshop is designed to help you express without second guessing yourself. A tool that can be used both on the canvas and in life. Each time we meet, we’ll begin with a meditation practice designed to support your authentic way of painting and help you approach your artwork and self from a connected and self-aware place.

There’s no prior art experience required! You’ll be given helpful instructions and technique ideas throughout the course. There’s also no need to show up with any subject matter in mind. Plan to embark in meaningful self-study and to enjoy a fun and nourishing time together.

Link: This is a virtual program
Supplies: We’ll send the recommended list upon enrollment. You’re responsible for ordering and purchasing your supplies. We can always work with what you have, should you have something slightly different from the list provided.
Facilitator: Amanda Michelle Cockerham- Therapeutic Artist, Yoga & Meditation Teacher

registration in link

10/14/2020

All those repetitive patterns. Sometimes stepping out of the pattern and trying something different is the only thing we can do. Breaking patterns is really hard. The more often we do something the stronger that pathway in the brain becomes but every time we try something different we are strengthen a new pathway. When you find yourself stepping in criticism try speaking to yourself like you would a loved one or a loved animal.

10/13/2020

What people are saying about Paint to Express . Our next series is running from 10/22 on Thursdays from 6-7pm central time. Think of Workshop Adventure art-making that allows you to develop your expressive voice! We’ll make an abstract acrylic painting in 4 sessions together. That’s fast painting! The quick nature of the workshop is designed to help you express without second guessing yourself. A tool that can be used both on the canvas and in life. Each time we meet, we’ll begin with a meditation practice designed to support your authentic way of painting and help you approach your artwork and self from a connected and self-aware place.

There’s no prior art experience required! You’ll be given helpful instructions and technique ideas throughout the course. There’s also no need to show up with any subject matter in mind. Plan to embark in meaningful self-study and to enjoy a fun and nourishing time together.