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By Tami Earnhart, LMFT, ATR
I’m a therapist in San Marcos writing about Child Therapy, Art Therapy, Parenting, Grief Counseling, and Anxiety Therapy for Adults.
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How does Art Therapy Help with Anxiety? A Therapist in San Marcos, CA Shares thoughts.
Anxiety is one of the main issues that people come to therapy to deal with.
Maybe you have never gone to therapy and the thought of talking about anxiety feels hard. Perhaps you have tried to “talk” to a therapist before about your anxiety. And it didn’t go as you hoped.
Some therapies rely much less on talking, Art Therapy is one of them.
7 Things to Remember as a Parent When You’re Stressed.
My list below includes 7 things to remember, contained in the acronym, “RESPOND”. How you purposely choose to respond to your children amid grief, loss, and other stressful events is incredibly important.
Helping Professionals Series: Functional Nutritionist in Encinitas Helping Women.
In my journey, when I was a younger mom, I experienced health issues. At the time, nothing seemed to help. Then I began working with a nutritionist in Encinitas and it changed so many things.
Best coping skill for your entire family for the holidays and beyond.
Adults who come to therapy, often have developed unhelpful ways of coping with their anxiety. Parents who reach out to me about child therapy want their children to learn better ways to cope with anxiety.
Five Common Questions about Therapy for Anxiety in San Marcos, CA.
Stress can come from external events, illnesses, injuries, and even from past experiences. How much stress can one body take? Everyone is different. Some people are more resilient in the face of certain stressors.
So how do you know if you’ve reached your limit and now may be dealing with underlying anxiety?
A child therapist shares words to encourage parents in the moment.
The most natural thing when a child is in distress is to help them, to assist them in some way. That help often comes in the form of information, advice, and solutions. While children may need your information, they first need to feel connected to you. I don’t know the origin of the idea, but these words have always stuck with me, “Connect before your correct”. However, it seems for many parents and other adults it’s easier to correct or try to “fix” a child, and then try to connect with them.
Resolving to address your anxiety in the New Year with Art Therapy.
You can’t even put the past two years into words. You made it through the holidays. The disappointments, the stress, the grief. While you may or may not be looking forward to the New Year, you may be wondering if it’s time to address your anxiety. Perhaps you’ve been riding the waves up and down for a while.
Holiday Anxiety? Here are 3 soothing activities from an Art Therapist
You can feel the nervous energy all a buzz. It’s on the freeway, in the parking lots, and those lines at the store. You can’t avoid it online either. Anxiety around the holidays is real. As a therapist, I know that for some people, the holidays just feel overwhelming.
How an Art Therapist can help you creatively cope with your anxiety.
Anxiety is a normal human experience. Perhaps that is why many people search daily for effective ways to cope with anxiety for themselves and their children.
Perhaps, you have been searching for ways to cope with your anxiety for years.
How creating art with an Art Therapist can help you feel more empowered.
This past year can be described in many ways, but one thing that stands out is the undeniable losses. Many different types of losses. Loss of normalcy, loss of physical contact, loss of income and jobs, loss of large, gathered celebrations for weddings, anniversaries, and graduations. The loss of hopes and dreams, and the loss of many lives.