Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) is definitely a name for a therapy that seems intimidating, confusing, and what are all of these words anyways? Sometimes, even remembering the order of the acronym is difficult. EDMR, EMRD, EDM (wait, that’s a music genre?).

Summer is coming. That means there will be graduation parties, baby showers, bridal showers, weddings, summer sports, kids that don’t have school, Memorial Day events, Fourth of July events and oh my gosh, vacations! How could I forget vacations? Summer for most people and families means chaos. As human beings, we are usually surrounded by chaos. Pick a season and there’s some sort of chaos going on. Chaos impacts relationships in a huge way that often goes unnoticed and not talked about.

In response to the unprecedented need for counseling professionals and the impact on the community of East Palestine since the train derailment, Insight Clinical Counseling and Wellness, LLC has partnered with Youngstown State University to launch the Insightful Empowerment Scholarship Program of East Palestine.

1. Do you enjoy couples work? Why do you work with couples? I love getting this question from couples! While I enjoy working with a variety of people, I enjoy working with couples and look forward to it. Couples work is rewarding and challenging. I like learning people’s background and connecting how their background influences current behaviors within their relationship. I like developing trust with couples and witnessing couples find connection, love and friendship again.

Cognitive = thinking, and behavior = actions, so Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy in which your counselor can make connections from your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. You may or may not have heard of the CBT triangle. The CBT triangle is a good visual representation of how our thoughts can influence our feelings which can influence our behaviors.

Deciding to go address your mental health and various stressors with a complete stranger takes a lot of strength and working through discomfort. Whenever I have a new assessment with a client, I always start with the question “Have you ever been to counseling before? If so, what did you like, what did you not like?” This is such an important question, because I want to know where my client’s perspective is on counseling.

our blogsCurrent Post The Importance of JournalingAlexis Vogler, LPCCounselor, Insight Clinical Counseling and Wellness, LLC I love journaling so much. Journaling can be one thing that can truly be customized to you and what you are going through/wanting to work on...

Celebrate your most important relationship! The one you have with yourself. The relationship that you have with yourself will be the longest and most important relationship you will ever be in. This Valentine’s Day do not forget to show the most important person in your life how much you love them. YOURSELF!

Reconnecting strengthens our relationship. Valentine’s Day is often envisioned with ideas from movies, books, and unrealistic social media reels. Valentine’s Day should not be when there is a lot of pressure to make things fantastic and perfect

New experiences often come with difficulty and challenge. However, that doesn’t mean they are bad! I reminded myself of this fact often throughout my journey of becoming a counselor. From the beginning of my master’s program to starting my internship, and all the way through to graduation and licensure, it was challenging; I was pushed to grow and learn in many new ways.