Author: Kristen Hornung
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Practical & Compassionate Self-Care
Rethinking Self-Care When people think about self-care, they often imagine things like massages, pedicures, or shopping trips. While those can be enjoyable, they arenât the whole picture, and for many people, they arenât whatâs most helpful in moments of stress. Today, I want to offer a different way of thinking about self-care; one thatâs more…
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How Therapy Works
Does Therapy Actually Help? Understanding How Change Happens Many people think about starting therapy and immediately feel uncertain. You might wonder if talking will really help, whether youâll have to revisit painful experiences, or if therapy will actually change anything. These questions make sense. Therapy is an investment, and itâs important to understand what youâre…
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Do You Want to Be a Therapist?
Here are Some Steps to Prepare Yourself By Kristen Hornung, MA, PhD, LPCC The process of becoming an effective mental health therapist is unique from many other careers because it often requires both personal development and advanced education, training, and supervision by an experienced licensed professional. Therapy is both an art and a science. It…