Worth It counseling+consulting

02/05/2026

Social media can name patterns quickly. Healing requires slowing down enough to change them. Research consistently shows that insight alone does not lead to lasting mental health change without behavior, relational repair, and nervous system regulation. Consuming therapeutic content can feel productive while quietly replacing the work itself.

Here are a few signs content may be turning into over-analysis instead of growth:

• Awareness without behavior change: studies on psychotherapy outcomes show that symptom improvement comes from practicing new behaviors and skills, not insight alone.
• Emotional looping: repeated self analysis can increase rumination, which research links to higher anxiety and depression rather than resolution.
• Parasocial regulation: learning language online can feel regulating in the moment, but attachment and trauma research shows healing happens through real relational experiences, not one way consumption.
• Avoidance disguised as education: understanding why you struggle can become a substitute for doing the uncomfortable work of change.

Therapy helps turn awareness into action. It creates accountability, nervous system regulation, and real time feedback that social media can’t offer.

02/04/2026

Holidays like Valentine’s Day amplify comparison because they are designed to be performative. Algorithms reward spectacle, not authenticity.

When we scroll, our nervous system doesn’t know the difference between a staged moment and a lived one. It just absorbs the message: everyone else is happier, more loved, doing it better.

Staying grounded means coming back to your body, your values, and your actual relationships not the ones being marketed to you.

You don’t need to win Valentine’s Day.
You just need to stay connected to yourself.

02/03/2026

Changing your mind can feel unsettling, especially when your beliefs once gave you certainty, belonging, or safety. But growth rarely happens without discomfort.

If you’re coming to terms with shifting beliefs, here are a few therapist approved ways to process it:

• Name the grief. You might be mourning an old version of yourself, a community, or the sense of certainty you once had. That grief is real.
• Separate beliefs from identity. Your worth isn’t tied to what you believe. You are allowed to evolve without needing to explain or justify it to everyone.
• Go slow. You don’t have to replace one belief system with another overnight. It’s okay to sit in the in between.
• Seek safe conversations. Talk with people who can hold curiosity instead of judgment, whether that’s a therapist, friend, or support group.
• Practice self compassion. Changing your mind doesn’t mean you were wrong. It means you were human with the information you had at the time.

Growth isn’t betrayal.
It’s honesty with yourself.

01/31/2026

A shift in faith can make the ground feel like it’s moving from underneath your relationship. But it can be overcome!

01/31/2026

Therapy helps you slow down, make sense of what you’re carrying, and respond with compassion instead of criticism.

If you’ve been asking yourself any of these questions, you’re not broken, you’re human.

And support can help.

01/29/2026

Guilt is a persuasion tactic.

01/28/2026

When the world feels loud, chaotic, and heavy, hope can start to feel naïve, or even irresponsible.

As a therapist, I want to say this clearly: hope is not denial. It’s a nervous-system skill. It’s something we practice, especially when things are uncertain.

You don’t need to feel optimistic about everything.
You don’t need to ignore what’s happening.
You do get to protect your capacity to care, love, and keep going.

Here are a few ways to maintain hope when everything feels like too much 🤍

01/26/2026

Here are my three cardinal rules for dating as a parent. Following these rules will ensure healthy boundaries and stability for children while a parent is dating.

Have any questions about dating while parenting? Drop them below!

01/26/2026

We are thrilled to announce that is joining our team! Cyd offers a collaborative and shame-free space to explore your story. She uses emotionally focused therapy, Gottman Principles, and humanistic and somatic approaches.

Whether you are carrying grief, disconnection, or uncertainty - healing is possible. Book your appointment with Cyd today by emailing info@worth-it.com, calling us at (801) 404.3059, or texting at (801) 477.7569.

01/24/2026

Vote for our owner, Aimee Mortensen, for best psychotherapist/ counselor in Utah!

Vote in any or all categories January 7th through January 25th MST! For your votes to be counted, make sure to vote in at least 5 categories. Not seeing your favorite in a category? You can still cast write-in votes through January 25th MST!

01/24/2026

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