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College isn’t cheap, and trying to ace your exams while paying off your student loans and putting food on the table can feel like too much to juggle. Financial stress is no joke, and a majority of college students are struggling with some level of anxiety over money. Even for adults with a college degree…

Terri Bly, PsyD, LP Unless you spend an average of zero minutes per day on social media, you’ve no doubt come across the word “trigger.” For the most part, I consider this to be a good thing. After all, it means lots of people are talking about mental health, including how negative events from our…

If you’re struggling with your mental health, it can be very difficult to tell someone else how you feel. And even if you’ve been able to share that you’re having a hard time with a friend or another adult you trust, you might be reluctant to open up to your parents. You might feel afraid…

Ashley Richardson, MA, LMFT Many of us have thought at some point, “I don’t need therapy” for one reason or another. We may believe that we have it all figured out and can handle it on our own, maybe we have an awesome support system, or things are just overall fantastic. We may also think…

Letisha Harris Miller, MS Often when we think of coping, we think of learning to “move on” from a traumatic experience. When it comes to our children learning to cope, we may think, “what does that have to do with my child? My child has emotions, but they haven’t experienced trauma… why do they need…

Do your emotions tend to get the best of you? Everyone experiences strong emotions. However, if you find yourself frequently lashing out at people when you’re angry, withdrawing when you’re sad, or acting impulsively when you’re excited or stressed, you may struggle to react to emotions in a healthy manner.  So how can you practice…

There are many barriers that stand in the way of people getting mental health care, and as a society, stigma is one of the most problematic and destructive hurdles we have to cross. When we struggle with our mental health, there should be no shame in seeking out help and getting therapy. But many of…

At Ellie, every month is Pride Month! We have some great resources and social media tools to start celebrating. We’ve made it super easy for you! If you are on a mobile web browser, just hold down the photos below to save and use. If you are on your computer, right click to save and…

May 5th is World Maternal Mental Health Day (and all of May is Maternal Mental Health Month!!), so perhaps while you are enjoying some tacos and potentially a limey beverage I want to encourage folks to take a minute to understand how maternal mental health awareness can support each and every new parent. When you…

Breaking up with your therapist can be a difficult but sometimes necessary thing to do. Whether you knew the relationship was doomed from the start or it was one of those “it’s not you, it’s me moments,” sometimes things just don’t work out. Or maybe you found a therapist you really connected with but had…

I’ve been hearing it from my clients, young and old. I’ve seen it in my teenage daughters. I’ve even felt it myself: Social anxiety that simply was not there prior to 2020. Or at least, it wasn’t this bad. As mask mandates fall to the wayside, and concerts, parties and family gatherings ramp up, many…