Wellness

The stories exploring self-care and mindfulness.

Handhold of two loved ones, while one encourages the to consider starting therapy.

How Do You Talk to Someone About Starting Therapy?

As a therapist, the most common question I am asked by clients, family, and friends alike is, “How do I … Continued

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10 Simple Therapist Mental Health Strategies in 10 Minutes or Less

For any therapist, mental health is crucial—and that includes prioritizing your own mental health and self-care. In fact, taking care … Continued

Jess Barron, Editor-in-Chief

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How Does Aging Affect Mental Health?

After losing her husband, my 71-year-old aunt’s world shrunk. Admittedly, she wasn’t in stellar physical health, but grief compounded by … Continued

Blair Glaser, MA, LCAT

Female therapist who needs help learning how to overcome procrastination falls asleep at their desk

How Therapists Can Reclaim Work-Life Balance

Work-life balance, work-life integration, or work-life harmony. However you define your ideal, symbiotic relationship between work and your personal life, … Continued

Dominique Zumwalt, Pollen Author

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Clients Who Threaten and Stalk Therapists – How to Stay Safe

The overwhelming majority of those with mental illness will never become violent. That said, it’s also true that therapists can … Continued

Ben Caldwell, PsyD, LMFT

A female therapist writes out the SOAP note assessment section in her notebook

4 Keys to Balancing Life and Work as a Therapist

Balancing personal life and work may seem challenging for therapists running private practices, but these tips will help. Four tips … Continued

Jess Barron, Editor-in-Chief

A mother bonding with her baby, postpartum. Coping with and addressing postpartum mood disorders, or other mental health concerns, is key to the new parents' and baby's health.

Recognizing Postpartum Mood Disorders and Psychiatric Disorders

We’ve all seen the commercials for diapers and other baby products that depict postpartum life for moms and newborns as … Continued

Alexandra Frost, Pollen Author

A therapist goes to therapy for herself, she sits next to her therapist who is listening intently.

5 Tips for Therapists Who Are Seeking Their Own Therapists

Over the next few years, the demand for mental health care is expected to increase in the United States. Data … Continued

Karen Fischer, Pollen Author

Two female therapists sit together in the sunset and discuss therapist burnout

Therapists Are Burning Out—Here’s Why, What the Impact Is, and How to Help

With its electronic health record (EHR) and practice management platform serving more than U.S.-based health and wellness practitioners, SimplePractice aims … Continued

Jess Barron, Editor-in-Chief

8 Free Guided Meditations for Therapist Self-Care

Between sessions, writing progress notes, and dealing with insurance and invoices, being a behavioral health clinician isn’t easy. It can … Continued

Kristen Garafano, Managing Editor

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