Mountain Vista Psychology Blog
Teen Counseling
Changes and Transitions (Teen and Young Adult Version!)
Changes and transitions can be hard! Changes can be difficult for some because they introduce uncertainty, disrupt comfort zones, and evoke a range of emotions. They often feel challenged due to the loss of control, the need for adaptation, and…
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The Benefits of Teen Counseling & Telehealth
Many teens can benefit from therapy and telehealth therapy is a wonderful option available to support them. The teen years are a time of growth and navigating identity. They tend to be years of lots of emotions and many ups and…
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The Benefits of Teen Counseling
The teenage years are notorious for being a tumultuous period. Full of challenges ranging from academic pressure to social dynamics and internal conflicts. Teens are also trying to figure out where they fit in the world and grapple with identity. Physically,…
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What To Look For in a Teen Therapist
If your teen is having a difficult time, it may help to take him or her to a therapist for teen counseling. It can be scary to start the process and find someone to help support your teen. Here are…
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Can Neurofeedback Help Your Child or Teen
What is Neurofeedback? Neurofeedback is a type of biofeedback that focuses on the brain’s electrical activity. During the process of neurofeedback, sensors are used to monitor brainwave patterns, and the information is fed back to the individual in real time…
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All About Dissociation
Dissociation refers to a psychological experience characterized by a detachment or disruption in a person’s thoughts, memories, feelings, identity, or sense of reality. Dissociation experiences can occur on a continuum, ranging from mild to severe. Oftentimes, dissociation is a protective…
Read MoreMisconceptions About Mental Illness
Mental illness has always been on the bench of scrutiny, and the problem is the lack of understanding of these issues and how they affect someone. There are plenty of misconceptions of what it is and how it looks, but…
Read MoreChoosing the Right Therapist
Choosing the right therapist is an important decision. What should you look for in a therapist? How do you decide who is right? Are you comfortable? These are all fundamental questions you should ask yourself and research before committing to…
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Teen Anxiety: Tips for Parents
If your teen has been struggling with anxiety lately, you can feel a little hopeless when it comes to helping them. It’s been found that nearly 1 in 3 teens will experience an anxiety disorder. The adolescent teen years can…
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Do you fit in, or do you belong?
In all the years I have worked with people, I have learned that one of the things that people need most is to be seen figuratively naked and loved for just who they are. This is true whether people are…
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Motivating your Unmotivated Teen
Parenting, teen and frustration…. words that are commonly used in the same sentence. So you have an unmotivated teenager at home who you might refer to as lazy. You tell your friends how they won’t get out of bed, won’t…
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What Does it Mean to be Seen?!?!!?
Through the last 17 years that I have been in the mental health field I have worked with all different ages, genders, and cultures of people. In so many ways there is more that connects us than what separates us. …
Read MoreIs Technology Changing The Way We Need To Parent?
I’m feeling old….when I first started seeing clients I did not have a cell phone, social media didn’t exist, life was different! Over the last 15 years technology has evolved so rapidly the teens I work with are the only…
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