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How to Choose a Therapist: Tips and Fits

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“Therapy” is often used interchangeably with the terms “counseling” and “psychotherapy.” What areas do counseling and therapy address? Counseling and psychotherapy are used with virtually all types of mental illness including: . Counseling and psychotherapy are used with virtually all types of mental illness including: .

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How to Heal from ACEs and Childhood Trauma

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1) Counseling. There are medications that can be prescribed to help with depression, anxiety, sleep, or other issues that arise from the effects of ACEs. Answer these ten confidential questions developed with the CDC and understand your warning signs. This can lead to more mental health problems later in life. 3) Medication.

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My Short Stay in a Mental Health Hospital

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Anxiety so strong it tightened my chest to a choking point and made me feel like cutting myself to bleed the anxious feelings out of my system. Yes, one for depression and one for anxiety. I’d had the same passive suicidal thoughts, ramped-up anxiety and cutting fantasies. Once he arrived, I got the standard set of questions.