by Angelus Therapeutic Services, Inc | Mar 26, 2019 | Anxiety, Children, Mental health, Uncategorized
Athletics can provide a positive element to a young person’s life: building confidence, teaching teamwork and self-discipline, developing and maintaining good exercise habits, and honing communication skills. It can also come with immense pressure that can take a toll on your young athlete. Today’s blog explores how we can best be there to support our young athletes physical and mental health.
by Angelus Therapeutic Services, Inc | Mar 20, 2019 | Addiction, Mental health, Uncategorized
Terrifying… Devastating… Incapacitating… There is no way to truly describe the feeling of watching a person you care about sink into addiction and spiral out of control. It is a normal reaction to want to jump in, to in some way help them, to try to change that person and their behavior. However, this becomes the slippery slope of codependency and can lead us on a path that drowns out who we are and exchanges our lives for theirs. This week’s blog focus on the balance between Caring & Codependency.
by Angelus Therapeutic Services, Inc | Feb 27, 2019 | Anxiety, Children, Mental health, Mindfulness
Parenting is Stressful. It is a 24 hour a day, 7 days a week, lifelong job that you don’t get to clock out from. This weeks blog focuses on finding a balance between being a good parent and taking care of yourself. Looking at the mixed messages and mechanics in daily parenting
by Angelus Therapeutic Services, Inc | Feb 20, 2019 | Anxiety, Chronic Illness, Depression, Mental health
Running on Fumes Living with a disability, chronic illness, chronic pain, or mental health condition can leave you drained and exhausted. Some days you may not feel as though you have enough energy to make it through your to-do list or responsibilities. Explaining to... 
by Angelus Therapeutic Services, Inc | Jan 15, 2019 | Depression, Mental health, Mindfulness
Coping with cold weather blues Unfortunately this week we have dropped into some very chilly temps here in Western PA and Mother Nature has decided to add a few inches of snow on top for good measure. With all the joys that come with winter weather; having to preheat... 
by Angelus Therapeutic Services, Inc | Jan 2, 2019 | Mental health, Mindfulness, Starting Services
How to Move from Resolutions to Actions We all have the tendency to focus on the changing of the year as a signal for changes within ourselves. Whether that is because of the significance of an old year done and a new one beginning or just that it signals the end of... 
by Angelus Therapeutic Services, Inc | Dec 19, 2018 | Inspiration, Mental health, Mindfulness, Uncategorized
How the pressure starts building: A lot of the people I work with find themselves getting overwhelmed with feeling a need to be everything to everyone. It’s the repeating theme of finding yourself running from sun up to sun down (and beyond sometimes)... 
by Angelus Therapeutic Services, Inc | Dec 5, 2018 | Anxiety, Depression, Mental health, Uncategorized
In our families and lives we go through periods where we need the help of others and times were we need to be the caregiver. Within a family unit (whether biological or developed through time and circumstance) we tend to balance these periods out throughout our life... 
by Angelus Therapeutic Services, Inc | Nov 14, 2018 | Anxiety, Depression, Mental health, Mindfulness, Sleep
Fighting back against sleepless nights Being a counseling practice in Western PA one of the biggest symptoms people come into our practice reporting is poor sleep. Either not being able to fall asleep at night, having a restless night or waking up feeling fatigued and... 
by Angelus Therapeutic Services, Inc | Nov 7, 2018 | Insurance, Starting Services, Uncategorized
Making the decision to seek out counseling is a very hard and personal one. Searching for the ‘right therapist’ who is the best fit for your situation and needs can feel like an Olympic event. Maybe you have found the ‘perfect’ therapist for your needs or you are... 
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