Welcome to Atlanta Innovative Counseling Center’s BLOG! Here, we’ll share engaging, well-researched articles about everything from when and why to pursue therapy, to the various types of therapy we practice here. Watch this space for new articles and feel free to respond to our posts by commenting on them. We welcome your suggestions and input!
This month is Pride month, a time when we celebrate the equality of the LGBTQ+ community and the right for all to love and live as we choose. In this article, we’ll discuss the history of Pride in our city, and offer a round up of resources related to mental health for LGBQT+ individuals.
Read MoreJune 27th is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) day, and this post offers information about causes, symptoms, and ways to cope with this disorder for both those experiencing PTSD and their loved ones.
Read MoreInterested in learning more about how sex therapy can help you as an individual or about how sex therapy can help you grow intimacy within your relationship? This article explains the basics of sex therapy and includes information about looking for a sex therapist.
Read MoreEven the best dads have room for growth. In this article, we’ll give you five ways to become a more engaged father to your children.
Read MoreSelf care is the practice of taking care of yourself. Specifically, it is recognizing and meeting your own needs despite competing responsibilities such as working, parenting, and family obligations. The strength and mental fortitude necessary to cope during these challenging times—especially for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color—is bolstered by intentionally practicing self-care.
Read MoreBeing honest, authentic, and intentional with kids about race is good parenting. This article offers reading recommendations by age to explore the topic of race.
Read MoreThis article includes all types of media, from books (nonfiction and fiction) to TV shows, to help us navigate the current racial climate of our country and work toward equality.
Read MoreThis article discusses how yoga can be combined with counseling therapy to help treat mental health conditions and to help maintain good mental health.
Read MoreThis article offers information about Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), including more on facts, episodes or triggers, and treatment. Specifically, this article highlights Dialectical Behavior therapy as an effective treatment for BPD and other mental health conditions.
Read MoreThis article explains the stigma behind mental illness and works to eradicate it by showing how therapy can help you strengthen your relationship to yourself and to others.
Read MoreAre you struggling to manage your parenting anxiety and stress? Don’t worry! That’s normal! In this article, we’ll share seven tips to help you manage your stress and get back to enjoying your parenting journey.
Read MoreMay is Mental Health Awareness Month! This blog introduces you to mental illness and destigmatizes them in order to help you live a happy, mentally healthy life.
Read MoreThis article defines empathy; explores the role of empathy; and gives five tips for building empathy in a relationship.
Read MoreThis article explores two therapies that can be used to help people who have suffered from sexual violence, EMDR and Brainspotting.
Read MoreThis article gives tips for sobriety while in quarantine to those who feel they are drinking too much during quarantine and those who began their sobriety journey before quarantine began.
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