Elevate Counseling

11/24/2025

Isn’t it ironic that we may be LOSING CONNECTEDNESS in our relationships despite our ever-connected world?

Are you guilty of "phubbing" or phone snubbing? An over reliance on our phones can create relationship dissatisfaction, new studies have found.

11/23/2025

✨ Teach your children to be lifelong learners through MODELING: ⁣
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Watching a parent set a scary, ambitious goal and talk about the process of achieving it is the most direct way to teach children that learning and striving to be a better human goes beyond the school years. ⁣
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This is a picture of me and my mom. My mom and dad modeled athletic drive, physical commitment, and the IMPORTANCE of a PLAN throughout my childhood. ⁣
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Their process-driven approach through modeling made much more of an impact than if they had spent their time lecturing about commitment without providing workable examples.⁣
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Here’s to all of the mentors in our lives. And let us all do our best to manifest the process for those we hope to fill our shoes 💕⁣
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11/22/2025

Why Do Traumatic Experiences Have Such A Profound Emotional Impact?

Our experiences can cause brain circuits to change and send us into a fight or flight response before we even have a chance to think things through or ask ourselves if we are in real danger.

If you have experienced an extremely stressful or disturbing event that has left you feeling helpless and emotionally out of control, you are likely carrying the burden of your traumatic experience. Unfortunately, these issues are not likely to improve through avoidance or self-isolation. But there is hope. Don’t be afraid to ask for help in getting your life back.

Psychological issues like anxiety, depression, anger, and even procrastination may be related to earlier traumatic experiences. EMDR may provide relief.

11/21/2025

Marriage researcher, John Gottman, Ph.D, reveals what healthy relationships look like and identifies seven principles (and activities) that make marriage work. (psych central)

Dr. John Gottman's evidence-based research still holds true. See his data-driven tips.

11/20/2025

Did you know that Elevate is on Instagram?

Follow us for tips, tricks, inspiration, and information supporting anxious teens and adults directly in your social feed ✨🎉

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11/19/2025

👉 Doing MORE is NOT always the answer. ⁣⁣
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The road to overwhelm is often paved with good intentions.⁣⁣
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🙌 This week take back your TO-DO list: EVALUATE to determine what's really important, ELIMINATE unnecessary tasks, & DELEGATE when you need help.⁣
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11/18/2025

Teens often have trouble assessing the credibility of online information, leading to inaccurate perceptions of current events, their worldview, and even themselves. One tool that parents and schools can use to deal with this problem is called media literacy education. The idea is to teach kids how to evaluate and think critically about the messages they receive and to recognize falsehoods masquerading as truth. (common sense media)

Clickbait, biased opinions, and false information are common online. Teach your child strategies to identify fact from fiction. Advice from Common Sense Media editors.

11/17/2025

My son recently got a bedroom makeover that required a total overhaul of his cluttered closet.

He’d been stuffing all sorts of things in there that he didn’t know what to do with or had been avoiding throwing away for years and it was at MAX capacity.

Just as tangible objects take up physical space, our emotions have the ability to take up our mental space. If you tend to be an “emotional hoarder” then this article is for you!

Are you an Emotional Hoarder? Sometimes we fear letting go of the past, holding onto relationships or old habits that hold us back.

11/16/2025

Don't compare yourself to everyone else. No one else is in your shoes - trust that you know what's right for you.

11/15/2025

👀A teenage client once said to me, "OVERBEARING parents make SNEAKY Teens."

If this is true, what is the alternative?

TRUTH: Kids are much more likely to make positive choices when they are out of your sight because they value their connection and relationship with you RATHER THAN because they fear you or don't want to get into trouble.

💡 "Want A Deeper Connection With Your Child? Try This"

The only way to truly know your child’s thoughts and feelings is to create an environment where they are open to sharing. Learn the art of Active Listening.

11/14/2025

This is a must-listen podcast episode for anyone with OCD, supporting a loved one with OCD, or just interested in a really well-put-together and entertaining 25 minutes.

Ella faced her OCD Monster by using coping strategies we teach at Elevate Counseling: naming the OCD Monster, thought challenging, relaxation techniques, parent support, and professionally implemented graduated exposure therapy with response prevention (ERP).

Check out her inspirational journey as a "Fear-Facer" 💕

Podcast Episode · The Daily · 10/14/2022 · Subscribers Only · 33m

11/13/2025

”My DAUGHTER is turning into a MONSTER & SO AM I.”

Parents of TEENS & TWEENS: The struggle is real! I hear statements like this both in my office and among my friends (I’m the mother of 2 boys). Raising kids can be HARD!

Learn how to get off the emotional rollercoaster with your child through my FREE Parent Toolkit!

In this email & video series, I provide simple parenting shifts to help you understand your teen’s brain, improve communication, manage anxiety (yours AND theirs), and set screentime limits that stick!

Enroll at https://elevatecounselingaz.com/emotional-roller-coaster/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

And let me know what you think! I love to hear what’s working and what you need more support with!