Mental Health Awareness

Online Counseling Question: Is it okay to take a mental health day during COVID-19? (Video)

by Taylor Bennett | Jun 1, 2020 | COVID-19, Mental Health Awareness, Q&A

Click here to schedule online counseling at Thriveworks. Hello. My name is Shontel Cargill and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist at Thriveworks located at the Cumming office in Georgia. So the online question is, “Is it okay to take a mental health...

Former professional football player Merril Hoge encourages kids to play sports and parents to support them

by Taylor Bennett | Sep 9, 2019 | Counseling News, Mental Health Awareness, Sports

Merril Hoge is a former professional football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Bears. Unfortunately, he was forced to retire his career early due to the lack of care he received following two concussions in the same five-week time period.Despite the...

Depression and anxiety are common among the elderly: help them fight off these illnesses by encouraging their involvement in fun hobbies and social activities

by Taylor Bennett | Jun 18, 2019 | Aging, Counseling News, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness

As our loved ones grow older, we tend to worry about physical ailments, such as an increased risk for heart attacks and memory problems like dementia. However, we often fail to recognize threats to their mental health—for example, the elderly often suffers from...

Why do people avoid mental health treatment? Here’s a look at how judgment, doubt, pride, fear, and misinformation come into play

by Taylor Bennett | May 8, 2019 | Counseling News, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness

The majority of individuals who have a mental illness do not seek or receive treatment. While there are multiple reasons why, one is the fact that people avoid or forego mental health treatment, due to judgment, doubt, pride, fear, misinformation. Individuals fear...

Mental health disorders that often go undiagnosed: Bipolar disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and borderline personality disorder

by Taylor Bennett | May 7, 2019 | Counseling News, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness

In many cases, a mental illness goes undiagnosed, due to an individual’s failure or hesitance to seek treatment, as well as misdiagnosis from a mental health provider. There are three mental health conditions in specific that often of undiagnosed: bipolar disorder,...

Mental health and illness statistics in the US: A look at the prevalence of mental health disorders, treatment, and impact

by Taylor Bennett | May 6, 2019 | Counseling News, Counseling Topics, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness

Every single year, millions of Americans suffer with a mental illness. By definition, a mental illness is a disorder that negatively affects a person’s thoughts, feelings, mood, and/or behavior. Examples include depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder...

College students are facing significant mental health challenges: Here are 7 conditions to keep an eye out for

by Freddie Tubbs | Oct 31, 2018 | Counseling News, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness

College students face severe mental health challenges, which threaten to wreak havoc on their studies as well as their overall wellbeing. It’s important to keep a watchful eye on the college goers in your life, specifically if they exhibit harmful symptoms of a mental...

How counseling, counselors are portrayed in the media

by Taylor Bennett | Oct 11, 2018 | Counseling News, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness

Despite the credentials, skills, and experience mental health professionals possess, they are often depicted as unprofessional, unhelpful, and unqualified. In many TV shows and movies, the characters who play counselors or therapists are often portrayed as...

Observe World Mental Health Day on October 10: Understand, prioritize, and raise awareness for mental health

by Taylor Bennett | Oct 10, 2018 | Counseling News, Holidays, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness

World Mental Health Day is all about understanding, prioritizing, and raising awareness for mental health, which involves one’s emotional, psychological, and social wellbeing. Mental health has always been important, but today’s statistics raises new concerns for our...

Many struggle to understand mental health and mental illness—here are eight things to remember

by Taylor Bennett | Oct 9, 2018 | Counseling News, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness, Mental Illness

Those who don’t suffer with a mental health condition themselves often lack an adequate understanding of these conditions—which is why it’s so important we have conversations about mental health and continue to raise awareness. Mental health pros identified a few...

Psychologists and therapists reveal one of the most common mental health problems they see amongst their clients: a low self-esteem

by Taylor Bennett | Oct 9, 2018 | Counseling News, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness, Mental Illness

While there are many issues discussed in therapy (including mental health conditions and relationship challenges) an extremely common issue is low self-esteem. Therapists use a few key strategies to help their patients build their confidence and overcome their...

I overcame my struggle with anxiety and alcohol thanks to meditation, exercise, and positive self-talk: these invaluable tools can help you too

by Trevor McDonald | Oct 8, 2018 | Counseling News, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness

Invaluable tools like mindful meditation, physical exercise, and practicing positive affirmations can help you overcome challenges and improve your mental health. Meditation is all about living in the present moment; instead of worrying about the past, you focus on...