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Signs Your Teen’s Friend Group Is Affecting Their Mental Health

A teen girl stands apart from her friend group at a social gathering with a guarded expression, reflecting the social monitoring and performance anxiety that a teen therapist in Orange County, CA addresses through teen therapy for girls in Orange County.

TL;DR: Friend groups affect teen mental health in ways that go beyond normal drama. The signs include consistent mood drops after social time, your teen slowly becoming less themselves, secrecy, physical symptoms, and declining self-worth. Social stress is physiological, not just emotional, and specific painful experiences within a friend group can get stored in aContinue reading “Signs Your Teen’s Friend Group Is Affecting Their Mental Health”

EMDR Therapy and LGBTQIA+ Women in the Workplace

Shows an office with Pride decor. Represents how EMDR Therapy in Orange County can help LGBTQIA+ women in the workplace

You’re one of the few, proud, LGBTQIA+ women in the workplace. You’ve worked hard to get where you are, and now you’re faced with a whole new set of challenges. Perhaps, you’re the only LGBTQIA+ woman in your office. So, when any of your colleagues want an opinion on “the gay experience”, you’re the oneContinue reading “EMDR Therapy and LGBTQIA+ Women in the Workplace”