Epoché Counseling Services, LLC.

06/30/2023

therapy meme dump! this is what my phone says is occupying my thoughts these days

05/25/2023

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05/24/2023

if you can’t beat the fear do it scared

05/23/2023

We have a culture obsessed with happiness and are sold happiness everywhere. And of course it certainly makes sense to want relief from our current conditions. Yet if there are so many seeming “miracle cures” why does it seem like people are more unhappy than ever? At times it seems like the pressure to be happy can cause a host of other issues such as more stress, FOMO, spiritual bypassing/repression of difficult emotions, and self recrimination. Viktor Frankl’s brilliant quote touches on an answer. Happiness (as well as inner and outer approval via success) is a byproduct from the habits we foster daily and the result of discovering values which serve us through fostering purpose and connection. So if happiness seems elusive, maybe it’s time to focus on discovering what makes life meaningful FOR YOU. This makes the good times sweeter and the bad times easier to bear. To quote Frankl again: “Those who have a why can put up with any how.”

05/12/2023

i love this podcast. lynn lyons is an anxiety expert who focuses on the family. she is right on about the dangers of pathologizing normal every day life and how this creates negative expectations that problems are permanent. this applies to teens but definitely to adults too.
anxiety= overestimation of the problem and underestimation of your skills and abilities to deal with the problem. therapy helps you gain skills and abilities as well as recognize the ones you already have so you can shift your identity from “patient” to “problem solver.” highly highly recommend adding this to your podcast roster!!

05/08/2023

Reframe of the day: the obstacle is not in your path, the obstacle is your path. As hard as it is all of these challenges are making you a person with increased empathy, wisdom, and character.

05/03/2023

Excited to announce that I accept health insurance for therapy sessions now! It is important to me to offer therapy which is financially accessible.

04/25/2023

feelings are wonderful teachers, even if they come in difficult packages. just like ghosts they tend to stick around if they have unfinished business to attend to.

04/24/2023

This month’s book recommendation. This book provides a multitude of useful skills as well as a revolutionarily different way of approaching understanding of symptoms, eschewing DSM model. Especially useful for those who feel their progress in therapy has been stalled or they have “had the book thrown at them,” getting a variety of different diagnoses from providers that just don’t feel right. Did you know you could not only rent this book from the library for free but also could listen to it read by the author for free from the library on the Libby app? I listen to it as a podcast while doing care tasks or taking my morning walk.

04/17/2023

Continuing with self love series… You’re lovable and acceptable because you’re human. Full stop. That doesn’t mean you’re necessarily easy to be in relationship with. Accountability and self awareness help lubricate the gears of relationships so you can get the love you need to grow. Check in with yourself and you’re relationships. How accountable and self aware are you being? How accountable and self aware do you perceive your loved ones?