Online Counseling for Depression - Does It Really Work?
I'm often asked about the effectiveness of online counseling for conditions like depression and anxiety. While it is completely normal to...
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Thoughts from an LGBTQ Therapist
briansharplpc
- Jul 30, 2022
- 2 min
LGBT Therapy to Make a Marriage or Relationship Last: What the Research Says
I often work with LGBT clients in individual therapy and couples therapy in Connecticut, Texas and Florida, who are trying desperately to...
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briansharplpc
- Jun 27, 2022
- 2 min
Depression: Suicide is Never the Right Answer
My husband and I recently experienced the unexpected and tragic death of a friend. At only thirty-two years of age, his passing left me...
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briansharplpc
- Jun 8, 2022
- 3 min
From an LGBTQ Therapist - Mental Health: Embracing an Attitude of Gratitude
As a mental health professional I often find that clients enter therapy with me almost fixated on what's not going well in their...
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briansharplpc
- Jun 5, 2022
- 3 min
Coming Out as LGBTQ to Friends and Family: How to Gain Self-Confidence and Set Better Boundaries
Since June is Pride Month, I wanted to devote special attention to the often difficult subject of coming out as LGBTQ to friends and...
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briansharplpc
- May 14, 2022
- 1 min
I'm Being Featured in an Alumni Publication...
One of my alma maters--the University of North Texas, where I received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2005 with a major in Psychology, is...
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briansharplpc
- Apr 22, 2022
- 2 min
Stop Shoulding All Over Yourself and Musturbating
"Shoulding all over yourself" and "musturbating" are both toxic habits that negatively impact mental health, contributing to a wide range...
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briansharplpc
- Apr 22, 2022
- 2 min
Albert Ellis' "12 Lies We Tell Ourselves"
The late psychologist Albert Ellis famously maintained that humans contribute to their own emotional upset by awfulizing. He said that...
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briansharplpc
- Apr 18, 2022
- 3 min
How to Stop Being Insecure in a Relationship
Of all the questions I am asked as a counselor, this is probably one of the most common. I hear it almost daily from clients, who feel...
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briansharplpc
- Apr 9, 2022
- 3 min
I Can't Control My Anxiety -- Help!
I hear this probably more than anything else as a psychotherapist -- or some variant of it: "I can't control my anxiety", "I have no...
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briansharplpc
- Apr 2, 2022
- 1 min
Effective Therapy from the Comfort of Your Own Home
I am now accepting new clients ages 18 and up for virtual telehealth counseling sessions at Mindful Vision Counseling. My specializations...
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