South Hills Counseling, LLC

10/08/2025

Digital communication offers convenience and connection across distances, but it can also create barriers to deep, meaningful interaction. Text messages and social media posts allow us to stay in touch throughout the day, yet they often lack the emotional nuance and intimacy that face-to-face conversations provide.

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Struggling to balance technology use with meaningful relationships? Learn practical strategies to create healthy digital boundaries and strengthen real-world connections.

10/06/2025

Meet Danny Churchill, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Using a trauma-centered approach and tools like EMDR, ACT, and CBT, Danny helps clients process difficult past experiences while building emotional strength and clarity.

His goal? To help you leave each session with a better understanding of yourself and the confidence to face life’s challenges with greater self-trust.

Outside the therapy space, Danny loves coffee, music, sports, and time with his family and dog.

Specialties:

Anxiety • Trauma • Self-Esteem • Grief & Loss • Life Transitions

“There is no normal life that is free of pain. It is the very wrestling with our problems that can be the impetus of our growth.”

10/03/2025

Sadness is a universal human emotion that touches everyone's life at various times, while depression is a clinical condition that affects how someone thinks, feels, and functions daily. Understanding the difference between these experiences can be crucial for recognizing when you or a loved one might benefit from professional mental health support.

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Wondering if your feelings are normal sadness or something more serious? Learn the key differences between depression and sadness and when to seek professional help.

10/01/2025

When children engage in play, they're not just having fun. They're practicing life skills, working through complicated feelings, and building the mental flexibility that helps them adapt to new situations. This is why our approach at South Hills Counseling and Wellness incorporates play, activities, and games as primary therapeutic tools, recognizing that traditional talk therapy isn't always effective for children.

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How does play impact your child's emotional well-being? Discover why play therapy and creative activities are crucial for building resilience and mental health.

09/29/2025

Loving someone who struggles with addiction is one of life's most challenging experiences. You want to help, but you may have learned that your well-intentioned efforts sometimes make things worse. The line between supporting recovery and enabling addiction can feel impossibly thin, leaving family members confused, frustrated, and afraid of saying or doing the wrong thing.

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Want to help a loved one in recovery but worried about enabling? Learn the difference between support and enabling with practical strategies.

09/26/2025

When most people hear "OCD," they might think of someone who's extremely neat, organized, or particular about cleanliness. Popular culture has reduced Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder to quirky personality traits or harmless perfectionism, but this misrepresentation does a profound disservice to the millions of people who live with this debilitating mental health condition.

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Think you understand OCD? Learn the reality behind this complex disorder and discover why it's much more than being "neat and organized."

09/22/2025

Mindfulness doesn't have to be complicated; it's often the smallest pauses that bring the biggest peace.

If you're just starting your mindfulness journey, these simple practices can help you ground yourself in the present and lower stress throughout your day.

Which one will you try today?

09/18/2025

Meet Sydney Stec, Licensed Professional Counselor

Her sessions blend DBT, CBT, and Motivational Interviewing, creating a space where clients can safely explore vulnerability and emotional healing.

Sydney’s calm, insightful approach makes the uncomfortable work of growth feel supported and empowering.

With a background in dual diagnosis treatment, she brings a unique perspective and compassion to those facing overlapping mental health and substance use challenges.

Specialties:

Bipolar Disorder • Anxiety • Borderline Personality Disorder • Depression

“I look forward to beginning your therapy journey with you!”

09/08/2025

We all feel sad sometimes, but depression is more than a mood.

If you've been feeling heavy for weeks or months, we’re here to listen. You're not alone, and healing starts with a conversation.

09/01/2025

Say hello to Michael Lee, LCSW—therapist, listener, and compassionate guide. With a background in DBT and psychodynamic therapy, he offers both insight and actionable tools.

Whether you’re working through anxiety or navigating a life transition, Michael meets you with care, clarity, and the tools to heal.

08/25/2025

Answer: Validate their effort, set healthy boundaries, and focus on consistency—not rescue. Recovery is their journey. Your job is to walk beside them, not carry them.

Support ≠ rescue. When a loved one is in recovery, it’s natural to want to help—but enabling often delays healing.

Learn how to offer compassion and boundaries that truly support long-term growth.

08/19/2025

Meet Tristyn Tabb, LPC – a therapist who brings heart, humor, and healing to every session. With specialized training in life transitions and identity development, Tristyn helps adults navigate change and rediscover their personal power.
Tristyn’s therapeutic approach draws from DBT, polyvagal theory, and motivational interviewing, empowering clients to understand their emotions, take back their power, and embrace meaningful change.