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, …
The Ellie Blog
Mental health tips and insights
Triggers: What they are, why you have them, and what you can do about them
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 …
How To Talk to Your Parents About Your Mental Health
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 …
What Is Medication Management in Mental Health?
How do you know that a new psychiatric medication is working? With medication management for mental health, we’ll take care of your prescription and continue to monitor and …
“I Don’t Need Therapy…”
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 …
How to Help Children Cope with BIG Emotions
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 …
How To Become More Aware of your Emotions and Triggers With Mood Tracking
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 …
Why We Need to Talk About the Male Mental Health Stigma
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 …
How to Support a New Parent
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 …
Had a Bad Breakup With Your Therapist? How To Begin Again
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 …
Overcoming Pandemic-Induced Anxiety
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 …
How To Love Yourself: A Journey Toward Self-Acceptance and Forgiveness
From accepting your emotions to coming to terms with your past, self-love is a journey that can be difficult and vulnerable. It’s not like you can just flip a switch or light …