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When The Need Isn’t Dire: Why Counseling is a Good Idea Even if You Haven’t Been Diagnosed with any Psychological Disorders

Posted in Birmingham Therapy, Blog, psychologist in alabama, psychologists in mississippi May 24, 2019

Even though many of us know about the numerous benefits of counseling and psychotherapy, we also have some misconceptions associated with the same. Among these is the stigmatization of counseling as something that’s only beneficial for those suffering from serious psychological disorders. People may sometimes see counseling as something that’s exclusively for those diagnosed with serious psychological disorders.

We’re going to elaborate on why this isn’t true and why even in the absence of a black and white diagnosis, counseling may be helpful.

Relationship Management: 5 Situations where Couple Therapy Is Recommended

Posted in Blog, Relationship counseling April 24, 2019

Couples therapy is something that many within the US and around the rest of the world are slowly starting to accept as useful and on occasion, important.

At the same time, there are many who may be skeptical about how the same can benefit a relationship and about to what degree it is effective.

Signs that you need couple therapy – Infographic

Posted in Blog, Infographic, Relationship counseling April 15, 2019

Do you know all the signs indicating that you need couple therapy? We recommend going to your Birmingham relationship counselor today! Explained in the infographic below:

How to Help Someone When They’re Dissociating

Posted in Blog, Depression, Fighting Addictions April 10, 2019

Dissociation is essentially an in-built defense mechanism that protects us from various forms of trauma, including abusive relationships, incidences of violence, addiction, etc. Dissociation is very common in children who haven’t yet developed coping mechanisms to handle such trauma. Once they’ve learned to better manage bad experiences, they usually stop dissociating.

How to Know If you’re in a Codependent Relationship

Posted in Blog, Relationship counseling April 2, 2019

No one goes into a relationship thinking it will fail; most people will put in an honest effort to try and make things work. For some, it’s easy to walk away from a relationship that isn’t good for them but others choose to remain in a bad relationship despite seeing all the warning signs.

Falling Out Of Love? Your Relationship Can Still Be Saved!

Posted in Blog, Relationship counseling March 23, 2019

The word love is something that has eluded mankind for centuries. The Greeks defined numerous different kinds of love differentiating by way of whom the love was directed towards and had just as many words for it.

Today we even have psychological explanations and definitions to help us better understand what love is all about. When it comes to intimate partners or two people in a relationship, falling in love, opening up and becoming vulnerable though daunting prospects; are often associated with the positive.

The scary bit is not falling in love as much as it is falling out of it! But how does one tell when the love between them and their special person has begun to dwindle and fade?

Is your Marriage Suffering from Poor Communication?

Posted in Blog, Relationship counseling March 15, 2019

An article published by Psychology Today online magazine elaborates on the importance of having a communication style that is conducive to interaction and just as effective. When it comes to intimate relationships such as marriage, effective communication is just as important as it would be in the day to day if not more so.