Signs of Productivity Anxiety
Productivity anxiety, or just feeling anxious if you’re not always productive, manifests in various ways for people, often it can be subtle. Let’s explore what this can look like.
Breaking Free from the Productivity Trap: Thoughts from a Houston Therapist.
Feeling anxious when you're not being productive? Learn how counseling can help you break free from the productivity trap and reconnect with rest, self-worth, and balance with Alejandra Machado, LPC, therapist in Houston, 281-858-3325.
Daylight Savings Time and Mental Health
Daylight savings time can be a struggle for everyone, but especially for those struggling with mental health issues. How does the time change effect our overall mental health?
Feeling Your Feelings: Emotional Awareness in Therapy
What does it mean when mental health therapists say to feel your feelings, sit with it, be still, etc? In counseling, this may be something that comes up during sessions. Your therapist may ask you “how does that feel for you?
The Impact of Loneliness
Emptiness, feeling isolated, like you are the only one. Maybe you feel like the only one in the world or feel unworthy of connection. Should our goal be never to feel lonely? Or can we recognize that it is also a part of the human experience from time to time?
Alejandra Machado, LPC- online counseling for anxiety, depression.
Self-Compassion and Self-Confidence
Learning to be compassionate to ourselves can benefit us in several ways, including reducing levels of anxiety or depression, and our overall levels of well being.
Storm Anxiety
Experiencing a heightened level of anxiety after a significant event such as the recent storms we’ve seen is not uncommon, especially when it starts to rain again. If we can’t control Mother Nature, how can we help ourselves cope with the worry we may experience this summer season? Here are a few suggestions.
How To Stop Negative Self-Talk
We are our own worst critics. Becoming more aware and challenging our negative self-talk can help decrease our levels of anxiety or depression.
How To Tell Someone They Need Therapy
What do we do when we hope someone else would seek out counseling?
High-functioning Anxiety
High functioning anxiety- not a real diagnosis, but what does it mean? For most, this usually means you are still able to have a high level of functioning, such as taking care of all of your responsibilities and going to work, but underneath it all, you may be anxious and overwhelmed, struggling with worry and negative thoughts frequently.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
Is Online Therapy Here to Stay?
Online therapy is here to stay. Let’s explore the pros and cons.
Managing Holiday Stress
The holidays are upon us, for some of us this is exciting but for others, it can bring up many mixed emotions, including anxiety or depression. Learn tips to manage holiday stress and get support with online counseling.
Phobias and Anxiety
Anxiety, phobias and fear, oh my!
Fall Wellness Tips
Fall wellness tips to maintain or improve your mental health when the seasons change.
Top Myths About Counseling in Houston
Top myths about counseling that can get in the way of asking for help.
What to expect from your first counseling session in Houston
You’ve narrowed down your search and have decided to book an appointment for online counseling, what usually happens in a first therapy session?
Common questions about counseling, therapy, or life coaching in Houston.
People often wonder what service should they look for? A life coach, a therapist, a counselor? Some of these terms are synonymous, here we clarify some of the differences.
The Top 5 Truths about counseling, therapy, psychotherapy, and coaching in Houston.
There are a lot misconceptions about counseling, how can counseling really help?
Questions to ask a therapist, counselor, or psychologist in Houston.
You finally narrowed down your search in finding a therapist near you, but are still unsure what questions you should ask. Here are a few suggestions.