New Practice and Location! Introducing Inspired Happiness Therapy & Wellness, LLC Stacey Aldridge, LCSW is pleased to announce that her solo mental health practice, Inspired Happiness Therapy and Wellness, LLC will be opening its …
“No one’s ever sat me down and taught me what empathy is or why it matters more than power or patriotism or religious faith.” ― Zak Ebrahim “Christ the man died long ago, …
Self-care you can actually afford Now more than ever, we all need to be taking care of ourselves. We are 6 months into a pandemic that does not seem to be slowing down, at least …
Here Is What To Do When You Are Out Of Choices A woman in her mid-60s sits in front of me. “I don’t have any choices.” She tells me. “There is nothing I can do. …
What Is Grief? We tend to think of grief as a sadness related to death or loss. Grief is actually defined as a reaction to a significant loss. While this loss can be a death, …
Cognitive Distortion Series In this series of blog posts I am going to cover common cognitive distortions aka problem thinking or thinking errors. The way that we think affects our world more than we usually …
Does Getting a Divorce Mean That You Failed? When I first see a couple for relationship or marriage counseling, I ask them why they want to save the relationship. It seems like an obvious question, …
What is EMDR Therapy? You may have heard about EMDR or “Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing” therapy before. It has been around since in 1989 but it is becoming more and more popular. Initially it …
Making Friends with the Unknown There has been a lot happening in the world for the majority of 2020. Much is uncertain. I’ve noticed all the commercial advertisements love to reference “these uncertain times” to …
All or Nothing Thinking (also called Black and White Thinking) All or nothing thinking (sometimes referred to as black and white thinking but is the same) is where you see things as all one way …
