A list of all the resources that I have found helpful in growing my private mental health practice, from going from a 100% in-person practice to one that is completely virtual. EHR, Legal templates, Passive income resources, Website Templates and more!

If you are a therapist in private practice, then you know that it is important to streamline every aspect of your business. This can be difficult to do when you are wearing so many hats. That's where SimplePractice comes in.

Ever wonder why people start cluttering their spaces in the first place? Sometimes the answer is pretty simple, but more often than not it is pretty complex. Having a lot of clutter in your house is bound to make you feel as if you yourself are cluttered. Mentally or emotionally speaking. Find out what your clutter says about you.

Extroversion is a seemingly more desirable personality style and especially if you’re living in the West and are working in business. It pertains to a more outgoing, social, impulsive, and friendly personality style. While Eastern cultures tend to favor introversion, which is at the opposite end of the spectrum. Introverted people tend to be looked at as quiet, reserved, thoughtful, and much less social. Find out which one you are!

All of us have the opportunity to reinvent and start fresh every-single-day; it doesn’t have to be once a year. However, if you’re looking for a great starting point, then the New Year might just be the perfect one. Millions use the New Year as a chance to start anew but something always happens along the way; they run out of steam, and fizzle out, dropping their goals and dreams in the process and feeling miserable as a result.

An all loving Santa to eliminate my loneliness and give me a backrub caused by the sheer physical exhaustion related to holiday errands and obligations. Unfortunately Santa won’t be coming and I’m left to deal with anxiety that peaks during the holidays. And I’m not alone. Anxiety is a very common condition before the holidays and affects a lot of people. So what are the causes of anxiety before the holidays? Let’s find out…….

Seasonal affective disorder isn’t fun, and if we let it, then seasonal depression can leave us beat down, drained, and defeated. It doesn’t have to be this way, and especially if we embrace hygge in our lives. Hygge will help us stay positive, encourage self-love and self-care, and help fight depression and help us build stronger and healthier relationships with others which will keep depression away.

Our hormones impact our mood by making us feel balanced and euphoric. But they can also do the opposite and make us feel tired, moody, and angry. When out of balance hormones can make us feel tired and depressed. Luckily, a healthy-diet, exercise, sunshine, sleep, socializing, and music can all support a more balanced hormonal health.

So what happens when we do not get enough sunlight? Perhaps if we stay in the dark house all day long or during late fall and winter seasons? Well, we risk getting affected by Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD. SAD is also known as winter depression or seasonal depression. We can also call it the "winter blues,” as symptoms usually occur in the fall and winter months when there is less sunlight. In the late fall, people can begin experiencing sadness, depression, and fatigue.

The truth of the matter is that making friends as an adult is a lot easier than you think. Especially if you’re willing to let your inner kid be in the driver's seat and do a little bit of extra work.

Have you ever wanted something really, really bad, but for some reason, no matter how hard you tried to get it, you ended up failing. A lot of different factors could be to blame for that and one of those could be not utilizing the right tools. Affirmations can be a powerful tool to manifest the life that you desire, can improve your poor mood, and have the ability to change your state of mind.

Training our brain to be positive is important and I would say even necessary. However, life is all about balance. And that means that even negative emotions have a place in our life and are often showing us something that we didn’t recognize or weren’t capable of seeing before. So let’s get into why toxic positivity can be a very negative thing and should be avoided.

What happens when your fears completely consume you and prevent you from having a social life, which is one of the basic needs that a human being has to meet to feel well-rounded and fulfilled. Social anxiety isn’t fun, so let’s talk about it and learn how you or someone you know can overcome it. 

We are what we eat, so be careful when you mindlessly decide to reach for those chips. By filling up your beautiful temple with junk food, you are jeopardizing your body's ability to function at its best and your God given right to feel amazing. Recent studies suggest that there is a big correlation between what we eat and our mental health. Nutrition plays a huge factor in our physical and mental health as the two are connected.

Using CBD for anxiety has been proven to reduce anxiety and depression. But many studies show considerable variations in CBD, so that makes it harder to set up a standard dose. Also, a very small percentage of studied participants experienced worsening symptoms after trying CBD. So as you see, there are pros and cons.

Some of the greatest minds, like Einstein, were only able to reach the top by completely and utterly immersing themselves in their work. And that, of course, required complete focus and a distraction-free environment. But how is being distraction-free possible in today’s highly stimulating environment you wonder and what makes people so prone to getting distracted?

You finally decided you may need to reach out and talk to someone, but where do you even start? Here are some easy steps to find a therapist that’s right for you in a matter of minutes.

Whether you are still in high school figuring out what road to take or already have a masters working in an agency here are some basic steps to become a therapist and open a mental health private practice.

We’ve all been forced into our own quarantine version of Alone, but thank goodness we have so much virtual access to each other during the pandemic. I read meme that said “Imagine if this lock down happened 18 years ago. You would be stuck at home with a Nokia 3310 with 300 texts, 100 mins call limit and dial up internet.”

Let’s seize this quarantine opportunity and come out the other side stronger. Use it as a time to thrive instead of just getting by or surviving.