Mental Health Minute
Chronic Loneliness
By: Lisa Philippart Loneliness is characterized by a state of enduring sadness that results from being alone. While loneliness is...
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Your Mental Health Theme for 2021
By: Lisa Philippart Thank goodness 2020 is over! The past twelve months have been like no other. After all we...
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Life Lessons from 2020
By: Lisa Philippart For me, at least, 2020 started out well. It was the beginning of a new decade. I...
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Planning For The Holidays During COVID
By: Lisa Philippart For many people, the holiday season will look very different this year. Often the last few months...
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Building Resilience
By: Lisa Philippart Resilience is a psychological quality that allows some people to be knocked down by the adversities of...
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Resolving Conflict
By: Lisa Philippart Conflict is a normal part of any healthy relationship, personal or professional. When conflict is mismanaged, it...
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The Types of Liars
By: Lisa Philippart Everybody lies. It doesn’t matter who you are, it is impossible to come across a human being...
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The Enneagram
By: Lisa Philippart What I love most about being a counselor is learning from my clients. Lately, I have been...
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Liar! Liar!
By: Lisa Philippart “The most dangerous liars are those who think they are telling the truth.” Can you tell when...
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The Hole In The Sidewalk
By: Lisa Philippart Since March, I have been trying to attend at least one free webinar a week related to...
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Behavioral Activation Therapy
By: Lisa Philippart Behavioral Activation Therapy (BAT) is a behavior-based form of psychotherapy rooted in a B.F. Skinner psychological model....
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Felt Sense
By: Lisa Philippart I recently experienced an extremely challenging and hurtful event. As I was processing what happened, my therapist...
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The Psychology Of Color
By: Lisa Philippart Have you ever felt anxious in a room painted yellow? When you see blue, do you feel...
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Knowing Your Brain
By: Lisa Philippart June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, which gives me the chance to share with you some...
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Untying Codependency
By: Lisa Philippart In my last article, we discussed the definition of codependency -- understanding it roots, identifying its characteristics,...
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The Ties Of Codependence
By: Lisa Philippart I have been seeing a pattern recently in the issues being presented in my private practice. And...
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Dexter’s Life Lessons
By: Lisa Philippart There will never be another Dexter. On March 11, 2020, our sweet boy passed away from complications...
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The Fears We Can Overcome
By: Lisa Philippart In my last article, I shared with you the Feararchy developed by Dr. Karl Albrecht. His levels...
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The Fears We Share
By: Lisa Philippart I know you have heard this quote from Franklin D. Roosevelt before, and for the most part,...
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