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05/24/2026

We have made progress in understanding and treating mental illness, but stigma still exists. Knowing history helps us see how far we've come and how much further we need to go. By learning from the past, we can work towards a more compassionate and informed approach to mental health today!

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05/23/2026

Phone Apps Parents Should Know in 2026

From messaging to gaming to anonymous chat platforms, kids are connecting online in more ways than ever. While many of these apps are popular and harmless when used appropriately, some features can pose safety risks.

👀 Stay informed.
💬 Keep the conversation open.
🛡️ Help your kids navigate the digital world safely.

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Thanks to the Little Elm Polce Department for helping to keep kids safe.

05/21/2026

💚To celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month, we will help define the modalities that counselor's use to help their clients. Most counselors use more than one modality to help their clients achieve optimal results!

💚Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychotherapy that helps individuals process and reduce the distress of traumatic memories.

💚It works by having the person focus on a painful memory while engaging in bilateral stimulation, such as guided eye movements or tapping, which helps the brain reprocess the experience.

💚EMDR is commonly used for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, but it is also effective for anxiety, panic disorders, phobias, grief, and other trauma-related conditions.

💚EMDR should be delivered by a therapist trained in EMDR skills.

If EMDR is right for you and your partner or family, Prosper Counseling's Therapists are ready to help!

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05/21/2026

💚As a part of Mental Health Awareness month, let's take a look at how addiction affects the brain.

💚As of 2021, more than 36 million people were estimated to be experiencing substance use disorder. This condition spans a spectrum of patterned drug use that causes issues in a person’s life, with substance addiction at the more severe end. Why are some people more susceptible to addiction, and why can it be so difficult to treat? Judy Grisel takes a look at how addictive drugs affect the body.

💚Over 35 million people worldwide experience drug use disorders.
Millions more struggle with alcohol use disorder.

💚Only about 1 in 5 people with substance use disorders receive treatment.
Stigma and lack of access are major barriers.

💚People with addiction deserve support, not judgment.

Prosper Counseling can help with the effects that addiction has on you and your family!

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https://www.samhsa.gov/
Call a helpline (SAMHSA 988) for immediate guidance.
Support Groups: Includes NA (Narcotics Anonymous), Al-Anon, and SMART Recovery.
Consult your medical professional if you believe you have a drug or alcohol addiction.

Take a look at the science of how addictive drugs affect your body and why substance addiction can be so difficult to treat.--As of 2021, more than 36 millio...

05/20/2026

💚To celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month, we will help define the modalities that counselor's use to help their clients. Most counselors use more than one modality to help their clients achieve optimal results!

💚Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

💚Emotionally Focused Therapy is a type of talk therapy that focuses on emotions and relationships to help people feel more secure and connected.

💚EFT is based on attachment theory (people need safe emotional bonds),
used mainly for couples, but also individuals and families,
helps people identify deeper emotions (like fear, sadness, or feeling unloved),
works by changing negative interaction patterns (like arguing, withdrawing, or shutting down), and builds stronger emotional connection and trust.

💚EFT includes de-escalation, restructuring emotional responses, and building new patterns of communication.

If EFT is right for you and your partner or family, Prosper Counseling's Therapists are ready to help!

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05/18/2026

💚To celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month, we will help define the modalities that counselors use to help their clients. Most counselors use more than one modality to help their clients achieve optimal results!

💚Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

💚DBT is based on the idea of balancing acceptance and change; recognizing that a person’s feelings and experiences are valid while also working toward healthier ways of coping.

💚Typically DBT is delivered through individual therapy, group skills training, and real-time coaching. It is used to help those struggling with intense emotions & impulsive behaviors such as self-injury, fear of abandonment, or emotional instability.

If DBT is right for you, Prosper Counseling counselors are ready to help!

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05/17/2026

From Gillian, with LOVE 💚

“Happy hormones” are brain chemicals that influence mood, motivation, stress, and emotional well-being.

Dopamine helps with motivation, reward, and pleasure.
Serotonin supports mood stability, calmness, and sleep.
Oxytocin strengthens bonding, trust, and emotional connection.
Endorphins reduce pain and create feelings of happiness or euphoria.
Cortisol is the stress hormone; too much can negatively affect mood.

Healthy habits like exercise, sleep, sunlight, social connection, and stress management help keep these chemicals balanced and support a better mood!

You can do it too!

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05/16/2026

💚To celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month, we will help define the modalities that counselor's use to help their clients. Most counselors use more than one modality to help their clients achieve optimal results!

💚Play Therapy

💚Play therapy is a type of counseling that helps children express their thoughts and emotions through play instead of words. Using toys, art, and games in a safe environment, a trained therapist helps the child process feelings, cope with challenges, and improve behavior. It’s especially useful for kids dealing with anxiety, trauma, or social difficulties because play is their natural way of communicating.

💚Play therapy can help with symptoms of anxiety or depression, grief, loss, divorce, social challenges, trauma, or abuse.

💚In a typical session, a trained therapist creates a safe, supportive space with toys, art supplies, games, or sand trays. The child leads the play while the therapist observes patterns, joins in when helpful, and gently guides the process to support emotional understanding and coping skills.

If Play Therapy is right for your child, Prosper Counseling's Play Therapists are ready to help!

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05/14/2026

Prosper Counseling is hosting summer confidence building and social skills groups!

Scan the QR code to register and learn more!

Let’s make it a great summer! ☀️💚

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05/13/2026

💚To celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month, we will help define the modalities that counselor's use to help their clients. Most counselors use more than one modality to help their clients achieve optimal results!

💚Couples Therapy

💚Romantic relationships are among the most important relationships in our lives, and when they’re not working well, the effects on partners’ well-being, day-to-day functioning, and other relationships can be severe. Yet many couples find it challenging, if not impossible, to fix dysfunction on their own.

💚Most of us have biases and patterns of relating to ourselves and others; adapting our ways of thinking and behaving to help our romantic relationship thrive may not come easily. Personal insecurities and cultural taboos may also make it difficult for partners to raise sensitive topics, such as s*xual difficulties or past trauma, with each other.

💚A counselor may use one or more specialized skills to manage relational issues. Those may include Internal Family Systems for Couples, Gottman, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Couples, Imago Relationship Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and more.

💚Couples should look for a therapist with whom they both feel at ease and who has experience treating their particular concerns. It’s normal for couples to interview several therapists to identify one who feels like the best fit!

If Couples Therapy is right for you, Prosper Counseling counselors are ready to help!

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05/10/2026

💚Trying to tell the difference between what expected behaviors are and what might be the sign of a mental illness isn’t always easy. There’s no easy test that can let someone know if there is mental illness or if actions and thoughts might be typical behaviors of a person or the result of a physical illness.

💚Each illness has its own symptoms, but common signs of mental illness in adults and adolescents can include the following:

Excessive worrying or fear
Feeling excessively sad or low
Confused thinking or problems concentrating and learning
Extreme mood changes, including uncontrollable “highs” or feelings of euphoria
Prolonged or strong feelings of irritability or anger
Avoiding friends and social activities
Difficulties understanding or relating to other people
Changes in sleeping habits or feeling tired and low energy
Changes in eating habits such as increased hunger or lack of appetite
Changes in s*x drive
Difficulty perceiving reality (delusions or hallucinations, in which a person experiences and senses things that don’t exist in objective reality)
Inability to perceive changes in one’s own feelings, behavior or personality
Overuse of substances like alcohol or drugs
Multiple physical ailments without obvious causes (such as headaches, stomach aches, vague and ongoing “aches and pains”)
Thinking about su***de
Inability to carry out daily activities or handle daily problems and stress
An intense fear of weight gain or concern with appearance

💚Mental health conditions can also begin to develop in young children. Because they’re still learning how to identify and talk about thoughts and emotions, their most obvious symptoms are behavioral. Symptoms in children may include the following:

Changes in school performance
Excessive worry or anxiety, for instance fighting to avoid bed or school
Hyperactive behavior
Frequent nightmares
Frequent disobedience or aggression
Frequent temper tantrums

💚Prosper Counseling is available to help if you believe you or a loved one is struggling.

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