Apex Counseling

11/05/2025

You don’t have to forgive someone to heal.
Healing isn’t about excusing harm — it’s about freeing yourself from its daily impact.

Sometimes, anger is protective.
Sometimes, forgiveness too soon can even be dangerous.

Healing means the trauma no longer controls your life — not that you’ve forgotten or made peace with it.
You can heal without forgiving. 💙

— Jonathan Pishner, LPC | Apex Counseling

10/31/2025

A common belief is that you must forgive people who harm you, in order to heal. This has some truth to it, while not being quite correct. Jonathan discusses the more in-depth answer to this question and ways it can be woven into healing from trauma.

10/20/2025

Fear of anesthesia ? You're not alone- and its more common than you think . Reddit has questions, and we have a license to answer them . . Check out the full video on our YouTube all about Medical Phobias & Medical Anxiety

09/19/2025

Someone once said "everyone wants to save the world, but nobody wants to help Mom do the dishes".

Almost none of us are in a position to make giant changes to the world. But every single one of us are in a position to do something kind for somebody.

If everyone who reads this takes one extra action to help others every day, the world will be just a little bit better.

Embrace this opportunity to do what you can, no matter how big or small.

09/11/2025

So many people have added anxiety because of our love of hustle culture. This is a reminder that you don't have to buy in to the myth that "doing more" is always better.

If you love working hard all the time, then great! But many of us need reminded that we're allowed to just love existing. You're allowed to love reading more than work. You're allowed to enjoy a stroll down the sidewalk more than you enjoy a promotion.

The world is hard enough, don't make it harder by believing you have to chase goals that aren't yours.

07/22/2025

🧠 Can ChatGPT replace your therapist?

Our therapist Jonathan puts AI through a real therapy test — and it’s not exactly passing with flying colors. Verdict? It’s... trying its best. . From awkward reframes to big CBT promises, we break down what ChatGPT gets right, what it misses completely, and why your therapist still has job security.

🤖💬 Spoiler:
Empathy? 🤷‍♂️ More Hallmark than healing but it tried .
Compliments? Nonstop — GPT was
Sequencing? LOL, no.
🎥 Watch the full breakdown for laughs, lessons, and light roasting.

07/14/2025

Who's on top ? STIs, P**n & More | Reddit Set Go : S*x Edition
Our therapist are back reacting to Reedits spiciest questions. From p**n habits to positions and STI honesty - no topic is off limits.

06/25/2025

After 5 years of laughter, wisdom, EMDR magic, and heart-to-heart conversations, we’re sending off our amazing therapist and teammate Courtney Zemerick, with so much gratitude, pride and best wishes.

If you’ve had the privilege of working with Courtney, you know she’s equal parts therapist, cheer coach, and emotional support human. She has a way of sitting with people in their hardest moments—with empathy, honesty, and zero pressure to "just be positive."

Courtney has been a steady, compassionate presence at Apex Counseling- working remotely from Weirton, WV. Though she wasn’t in the office day-to-day , her presence was always felt.

Courtney has made a meaningful impact here- and we will miss her deeply.

We are excited to share that Courtney is opening her own private practice , Nautilus Counseling LLC in Weirton, WV. She will continue offering the same deeply intentional, heart centered care that’s made her such a gift to her clients and community.

Courtney - Thank you for five years of wisdom, kindness , and care. We’re proud of you , grateful for you, and cheering you on as you take this next brave step 💚

With Love ,
You Apex Counseling Family
( JP, Laura, Jess, Colby , Anna)

06/16/2025

In Episode 1 of our new Youtube series : Reddit Set Go, JP (S*x, Relationships & Trauma Therapist) and Colby (Anxiety, OCD & Phobias specialist) weigh in on:

Overthinking vs. actual anxiety

Emotional labor in relationships

Faking or***ms (and how to stop)

Therapy fit, grief, hypnosis, open relationships, and more...

🔔 Subscribe for weekly therapist takes on real questions from Reddit — delivered with humor, heart, and zero judgment.
Bonus: Stick around for the blooper cut at the end .
🛋️ Ready to find your own therapist? Visit apexcounseling.org

https://youtu.be/F6ZU7pr3kJA?si=8Aww9Kn6PRWpzDjX

You sent us the internet’s messiest, spiciest, most unhinged Reddit confessions — and our therapists are here to unpack them 👀In Episode 1 of Reddit Set Go,...

06/06/2025

Many people fail at changing their lives—not because they’re not trying, but because they’re trying to change too much, too fast, and too perfect.

At Apex Counseling, we help people use a practical tool called behavioral approximation:
👉 Start with what you can do
👉 Stack habits over time
👉 Build real, lasting change

Our Therapist Jonathan Pishner shows how small steps become sustainable transformations—both in physical health and mental well-being.

Watch now and start stacking your wins

06/06/2025

Humans love overcomplicating things. We'll easily fall into creating needlessly elaborate plans, processes, and preparations for relatively simple problems.

The problem is, we love the novelty of a new, shiny way of doing things. It always looks better than the old, boring thing that we know works.

If you want to feel more rested, before trying an new coffee blend, try sleeping more.

Do alarm reminders work for you? Don't try new memory tricks, just use the stupid reminders.

Want to learn a skill? Maybe you don't need to read a 3rd book on it, maybe you just need to apply what you've already learned.

Simple and boring works. And it usually works better than anything complicated.

What should YOU be doing right now that is simple and effective?