SEVEN TIPS TO TREAT STRESS AND BURNOUT Stress is a normal part of life and can often be beneficial, as it can motivate people to take action and make positive changes. However, when stress becomes chronic, it can take a toll on mental and physical health. Here, we will discuss some of the mental health […]
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Breathing techniques focus on activating the parasympathetic nervous system to signal to the brain that the body is safe. Deep breathing incorporates a slow and steady inhalation to exhalation ratio, which automatically regulates our body’s natural anxiety and hyperarousal response systems. Here are 4 breathing techniques proven to be effective in the management of mental
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The Collective is so proud our very own Sound and Meditation Teacher, Sophie Pyne, MSW, LCSW who was recently featured on NBC’s The Kelly Clarkson Show for her surf therapy work through Waves of Recovery. SURF THERAPY Waves of Recovery is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that helps people get sober and overcome mental health struggles
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How Taking an Individualized and Multi-Interventional Approach to Mood Disorder Treatment is Helping Clients Live Their Best Lives MOOD + ANXIETY DISORDERS Mood and Anxiety Disorders represent a category of mental health conditions where the primary symptom or challenge is maintaining a stable emotional state and suffering from overwhelming feelings of worry, panic, or fear
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MENTAL HEALTH & FAMILY GATHERINGS How do you maintain mental health through the holiday season? Trauma therapist, Sarah Douglas, LMFT, shares a “Cope Ahead” plan. Click the video below to learn more. https://youtu.be/wisNRNSiN8E ABOUT SARAH DOUGLAS, LMFT Sarah Douglas, originally from Ontario, Canada, earned her, bachelors degree in psychology from Trent University. She went on
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An interview with Clinical Director, Dr. Kristen Zaleski, Ph.D., LCSW Providing Attachment Therapy and Neuro Informed Therapy is the core of the mission at The Collective as discussed by Clinical Director, Dr. Kristen Zaleski, PhD, LCSW in a recent interview. Click in and listen to Dr. Zaleski explain why the two forms of therapy go
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As Clinical Director, Dr. Kristen Zaleski, PhD, LCSW, understands that providing neuro-informed, attachment focussed, evidence-based treatment is the best way for The Mental Health Collective in Orange County, California, to treat and support adults living with mental illness and trauma disorders. Dr. Kristen Zaleski Programs Functional Recovery DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? Send our team
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Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Iris G-Thrash, is one of Orange County’s leading therapists. Iris aligns her individualized therapeutic approach for each client with a Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up Therapeutic Intervention philosophy. The Mental Health Collective is grateful to have Iris’ skillset supporting care for clients struggling with mental health issues in Newport Beach, CA. Iris G-Thrash,
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Empathy, as defined by the Miriam-Webster dictionary, is “the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner.” Within clinical, coaching, and online self-improvement discussions,
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Jessica Geiger, MS and Lauren Hopkins, APCC, Clinical Care Coordinators of The Mental Health Collective discuss their role in client case management. The two team members stress the importance of being involved in every detail regarding communication to support clients through admission to discharge planning. Trauma Programs Functional Recovery DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? Send
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