Apr 18, 2023 | Anxiety, Coping Skills, Depression, Emotional Awareness, Feelings, Mental Illness, Stress Management, Trauma
Depression is a serious mental health condition that can significantly impact daily functioning. Some of the ways in which depression can affect daily functioning include: Difficulty with concentration and attention: People with depression may have trouble focusing on...
Feb 14, 2022 | Communication, Healthcare
You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost. Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and...
Feb 23, 2021 | Anxiety, Coping Skills, Stress Management
From time to time, Integrity Counseling finds material from other sources which we feel compelled to share. We do not take credit for the creation of this valuable content, yet hope to use our blog to further ideas and approaches we fully endorse. This is one such...
Jan 26, 2021 | Anxiety, Anger Management, Communication, Coping Skills, Depression, Emotional Awareness, Feelings, Trauma
Nearly a year into the global pandemic of COVID-19, there are many reasons to grieve. Over 420,000 Americans have died as a result of complications from the virus — a staggering loss, with more deaths ahead and deep repercussions we will not truly grasp for some time...
Jan 11, 2021 | Communication, Anxiety, Coping Skills, Emotional Awareness, Feelings, Stress Management
“Hooray! 2020 is over! 2021 is going to be so much better!” — Everyone First off, Happy New Year from Integrity Counseling. We hope that you are keeping healthy and doing your best each and every day to live a life of balance and care. New Year’s Resolutions are an...
Dec 23, 2020 | Anxiety, Anger Management, Coping Skills, Emotional Awareness, Feelings, Stress Management
The holidays can be stressful, even in years without a global pandemic and massive political transition. With shorter days and less average sunlight, colder weather, and the pressures of holiday purchases in a financially trying time, the 2020 holiday season has the...
May 27, 2020 | Postpartum, Depression, Family Counseling, Parenting
It’s common to think of pregnancy as a time of hope, love, and joy. However, for many women, it can also be a time of a more serious concern: postpartum depression. Postpartum depression is very common and occurs in 1 out of 7 new moms within the first year after...
May 9, 2020 | Anger Management, Children, Communication, Coping Skills, Feelings, Parenting, Stress Management
Q: It seems like all my spouse, Adam, and I ever do is argue with the kids. The kids are getting in on the act by talking back and debating with us. They question why they have to do something and then start arguing about why they shouldn’t have to do what we just...
Apr 26, 2020 | Anxiety, Coping Skills, Stress Management
Do you feel tense throughout the day, nervous, or find it difficult to stop worrying? Do you have trouble relaxing and feel the need to make sure everything will be okay by monitoring or double-checking on your loved ones frequently? If so, these could be some signs...
Feb 11, 2020 | Anxiety, Coping Skills, Depression, Stress Management
Everyone has a bad day now and then. You only have two choices: you can either ride it out, or do something to turn the day around. A time machine isn’t an option, but there are plenty of tactics you can apply to put your day on a more satisfying path. Consider...