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5 Real Strategies to Improve your Self-Care
As a therapist I often find myself suggesting that clients take time to invest in themselves by engaging in self-care. Not surprisingly, they often agree that they need to do something and often lift their brow at the term “self-care.” For as often as I hear this...
What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
October 13th - October 19th is National OCD Awareness Week and we think it's important to answer the question, What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? So often it goes misdiagnosed, and individuals suffering with OCD do not get the treatment they need. In this post we...
Weekly Mindfulness for Anxiety Group: Starting October 8th
Houston Center for Valued Living is launching a 10 week Mindfulness Group for Anxiety in October 2019. We'd love to have you or someone you care about join. Is it Anxiety? We all know the feeling: flutters in the stomach, heart pounding faster, sweaty palms, thoughts...
Houston: We have a panic attack
Ever have a moment when you were overcome with fear? A time when you were physically sweating, hyperventilating or your heart was racing so fast you thought you were going to die? Maybe you were caught in a large crowd at a concert trying to exit the building and you...
5 Spots Along Buffalo Bayou To Practice Mindfulness
Are you looking for places to practice mindfulness in Houston? If so, we have a few along the beautiful Buffalo Bayou that you may want to try out. Do you want to know more about mindfulness? If you do, read this first, then come back and find out more about these...
6 Approaches to Support Your Anxious Spouse
Today we have a guest post on the blog from Katie Bailey, MA LPC, a marriage and relationship therapist in Pennsylvania (we are sad to say she doesn't live in Houston). She has offered some wonderful tips for anyone who has a spouse or partner struggling with anxiety....