The Relationship With YOU

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Burn out—Counselors need counseling too.

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Burn out—Counselors need counseling too.

“ Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”--Confucius

Each week, I listen to what people say—with my clients, and in my everyday life.  I listen to myself too.  We tend to do that as therapists! This week, a theme kept coming up

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FEAR— How to overcome the anxiety of it all

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FEAR— How to overcome the anxiety of it all

“Courage is the power of the mind to overcome fear.”  --Martin Luther King, Jr.

Are there changes you’d like to make, but your nerves are getting the best of you? Are you having difficulty adjusting after the end of a relationship?  Are you not happy in

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New Year’s Resolution Blog—What do you want to change?

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New Year’s Resolution Blog—What do you want to change?

“The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written.  We can help write that story by setting goals.” –Melody Beattie

I want to quit smoking.  I want to lose weight. I want to exercise more.  I want to be more organized. I want to travel more. I want to form deeper relationships. I want to be a “better person”.  I want to change my career. I wan

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Forgiveness—How to move away from anxiety, anger, blame and pain

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Forgiveness—How to move away from anxiety, anger, blame and pain

Are you holding onto hurt or anger?  Is it difficult for you to let go of grudges?  Many times, I have slowly worked through my own pain, to end up in a place of forgiveness. During one of

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Addict, Bipolar, Depressed, Gay—How to not take on labels.

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Addict, Bipolar, Depressed, Gay—How to not take on labels.

No matter what you’ve done, what you may be diagnosed with, what you are, or what you may have gone through, you do not have to let it be the definition of WHO you are. Too many times there is

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When Words Hurt—How to not let others affect your mental health.

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When Words Hurt—How to not let others affect your mental health.

We all have had people say things to us at one time or another that really “sting”. Sometimes they can stick with us, or end up with us carrying around the feelings we are left with. Words can hurt.

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Self Esteem—Your pursuit of happiness

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Self Esteem—Your pursuit of happiness

You may have heard the common saying, “You have to love yourself first.”   These clichés are just that, but there is truth to them.  In The Pursuit of Happyness with Will Smith, it meant a fight to become stable financially.  More importantly, his character focused on teaching his son very valuable lessons of

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Happy Holidays—or are they depressed holidays?

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Happy Holidays—or are they depressed holidays?

So many are thrilled for the upcoming holiday season, but so many are not. For those not thrilled at all, the holiday rush is a source of stress, a time of remembering and grieving those you’ve lost, facing the

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The end of a relationship sucks—period.

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The end of a relationship sucks—period.

The end of any relationship just sucks!  But, the end of a romantic one, whether it be a marriage, or someone you were dating, seems to hurt the most.  It feels like

Self-compassion--How can you give yourself a break?

Self-compassion--How can you give yourself a break?

Self-compassion is one of the most important things I have learned to integrate into my daily life.  It has helped me make it through my toughest days.  I feel that one of the most prominent things that

Amy’s office is located in the St. Petersburg, Florida area, serving Pinellas County, and the greater Tampa Bay area.  Online video or phone counseling is offered throughout the state of Florida where she is licensed.  License #MH 13430