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This week, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists Brett and Christa cover the topic of shame-- which is commonly misunderstood as guilt. So what's the difference? Can we have one without the other? Is there such a thing as healthy shame? Join Brett and Christa on this episode to find out.
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This week, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists Brett Cushing and Christa Overson highlight six things you can start doing today that will be game-changers for your mental health (using the acronym PLEASE).
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This week, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists Brett Cushing and Christa Overson share about going to therapy themselves and how their own experiences have shaped them both personally and professionally.
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This week, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists Brett Cushing and Christa Overson discuss pornography: how prevalent it is, why it can become problematic, and what to do about it (without shame).
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This week, Christa and Brett sit down with therapist Isaac Hatch-Gillette, who is starting a therapy group in our Apple Valley clinic this month. We discuss why someone would do group therapy instead of or in addition to individual therapy, and why it can help.
If interested in Isaac's group, reach out to the Apple Valley office at 952-997-3020 or visit www.nystromcounseling.com/apple-valley-mn-groups and click on "Apple Valley Relational and Life Skills Group" for more information.
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In this podcast, Brett provides concrete behavioral changes anyone can practice to transform a relationship.
Often times we believe a relationship is doomed because another person is so fixed in their ways and or resistant to change. This podcast gives tangible hope and tools to apply and thereby realize that the power to change a relationship can reside in ourselves and not solely in the other.
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This week, Christa Overson, LMFT is once again joined by Mary Anderson, LMFT—an expert in Early Childhood Mental Health. Mary discusses that young children need mental health help too-- yes, even before they are born! If this seems surprising, you will definitely want to listen in to this episode. Don't forget to go back to Part 1 of Therapy with Kids: What It Is and Why It Matters.
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This week, Licensed Marriage Family Therapists Christa Overson and Mary Anderson cover the basics of therapy with children. An expert in Early Childhood Mental Health, Mary explains how kids utilize unique ways of coping not only with the events of everyday life, but with traumatic events as well. Don't forget to check out Part 2 next week, for a deeper dive into Early Childhood Therapy!
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In this episode, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists Christa Overson and Brett Cushing are joined by special guest Becky Sanders, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Associate Program Director of Nystrom's Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Program. Listen in to learn about what we can do to address the growing epidemic of Adolescent Suicide.
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Join Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists Brett Cushing and Christa Overson for an episode dedicated to a common concern from those who may be interested in seeking therapy. Will the therapist expect me to delve into details about my childhood? Will I have to blame my parents for things? Listen in as Brett and Christa explain why childhood experiences are relevant in therapy, while being only one of many topics that therapy can explore.
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