Green Leaf

08/30/2024

This week the Surgeon General issued an advisory regarding parental stress. We get it. We can help.https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/parents-under-pressure.pdf

02/05/2024

Will you be our Valentine? The relationships we have with our partners, kids, and family are the most impactful relationships in our lives! It's the foundation for our children's growth and development and shapes the choices they make in their own lives. Join us for our Valentine's Special as we focus on LOVE in all its forms! www.greenleafpsych.com

06/13/2022

Does your athlete need some support? Joshua works with both novice and elite athletes to maximize their performance by managing anxiety, identifying metal obstacles, building confidence and motivation, and setting goals. Call today! www.greenleafpsych.com/joshua

06/06/2022

Call today to get the help and support you're looking for, for you and your family!!
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04/01/2022

We're excited to announce our new group, "Beyond the Binary: A Gender Expansive Identity Group" starting after spring break! Check it out!!!

07/13/2020

Hear Jennifer talk about teletherapy at Green Leaf during SIP!

07/13/2020

Curious about therapy over video? You may be surprised! Research show it can be just as effective, if not more! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/09/well/mind/teletherapy-mental-health-coronavirus.html?campaign_id=18&emc=edit_hh_20200710&instance_id=20181&nl=well®i_id=65515414&segment_id=33055&te=1&user_id=0859c59e6508c602e8a0cc7445e7775f

Some therapists find that remote therapy is so convenient to their patients that they will continue with it.

07/13/2020

Feeling stressed? It's no wonder. In this stage of the pandemic Americans are left to make impossible decisions for themselves and their families. Humans are not equipped to objectively evaluate these variables. This creates an enormous amount of stress and leads to shame and judgment of our neighbors. Be kind to yourself and others. These are impossible circumstances. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/07/reopening-psychological-morass/613858/

As states ease restrictions on businesses, individuals face a psychological morass.

07/04/2020

At Green Leaf we work with individuals to identify and live out their values - the people, activities, or principles in their life that are most important to them. This year, our nation’s birthday comes amidst a time of extraordinary grief and hardship. More than ever, it’s a time to pause and reflect on our national values – equality, liberty, freedom, the pursuit of happiness. As we contemplate what this means, it’s important to realize that these are values – not goals. There’s a difference between goals and values. Goals are things we accomplish and complete – like getting a degree or running a marathon. Values are ideals that we always strive towards, but don’t have an end point – like being a good parent or living a healthy lifestyle. Equality, liberty, and freedom are values, not goals. We will never wake up one day and say, “Done! Mission accomplished! Everyone is free and equal!!” It can be discouraging and daunting to realize how far we are from this and how far we have to go, but it’s important to remember, the objective isn’t to finish. Instead, the aim is to find practical ways to move in the direction of our values. This 4th of July, my hope is that we can all pause and remember what it is, as a nation, we are striving towards. As we look forward to the next year, I encourage you to find tangible ways to live out your values – as individuals, as families, as a community, and as a nation. Happy 4th.

07/01/2020

Telling someone they need to tolerate uncertainty is probably my clients' least favorite things to hear. This is the information age, a time when any question can be answered with a few keystrokes and a click. We like to look ahead and we like to know what’s going to happen next. Certainly planning is a good idea. But there’s only so much prepping we can do and there comes a time when we’ve exhausted the list of things we can do in advance. Enter worry. Worry, by definition, is unproductive thought. This is time we spend engaged with our concerns, that doesn’t help us and doesn’t make us any more ready for what the future might bring. These days there’s no shortage of things to worry about. From kids, to finances, schools, jobs, politics, activities, vacations, events, schedules - everything is up in the air. Worry is an all-consuming activity that grows the more we indulge it. It robs us of time and energy that could be going towards people and activities we love. The trick is to figure out how to live the life we love, with activities and people that we value, while all of these unknowns are still pending. The path out of worry is tolerating uncertainty. Usually this means allowing yourself to feel vulnerable, scared, helpless, and out of control. But if we can be brave, and we can allow ourselves to feel these things, and we let go of the struggle to control the uncontrollable, this can free us, and allows us to live the life we love, regardless of what’s going to happen next!

06/24/2020

06/24/2020

We had a little work done, can you tell? Check out our fresh new look! Follow us and stay in the loop with the latest happenings at Green Leaf! www.greenleafpsych.com