Melisa De Seguirant, MA, LPC, LMFT
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Navigating Conflict Successfully
By Melisa De Seguirant, LPC, LMFT ~ Oct 2024 Navigating Conflict Successfully Are you comfortable managing conflict in your relationships? Conflict happens! How do we work with it? What happens if we habitually try to avoid it? What skills are important to effectively resolving conflict when it occurs? What happens when conflict is ongoing? How has… Read more
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Coming Out as Queer
By Melisa De Seguirant, LPC, LMFT ~ Oct 2024 Coming Out as LGBTQIA+ (or not!) To come out or not to come out as part of the LGBTQIA community. Why is it important for some people to come out, while not a big deal to others? What should be taken into consideration when making the… Read more
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Practicing Active Listening
By Melisa De Seguirant, LPC, LMFT ~ Oct 2024 Practicing Active Listening What is the impact of active listening? When people feel heard and understood, their defenses lower. When defenses are lowered, space for effective communication is created. Curious to know more? Read on! Listening to understand… Oftentimes, especially when excited or when navigating conflict,… Read more
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Bisexual Erasure, Invisibility & Stigma
By Melisa De Seguirant, LPC, LMFT ~ Sep 2024 Unpacking Bisexual Erasure, Invisibility & Stigma In honor of Bisexual Visibility Day, let’s start off with some bisexual myth busting… Bisexual people ARE: Bisexual people are NOT: Bisexual erasure is all about the default lenses we look through when we see people engaging in a romantic… Read more
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Dealing With Procrastination
By Melisa De Seguirant, LPC, LMFT ~ Sep 2024 Dealing With Procrastination I know I’m not alone on this one! Let’s talk about procrastination… What’s the deal with procrastination? What drives it? What is its function and what do we do about it? Instead of focusing on procrastination, try focusing on your inertia. Notice how… Read more
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Overcoming Setbacks in Life & Relationships
By Melisa De Seguirant, LPC, LMFT ~ Aug 2024 Overcoming Setbacks in Life & Relationships How ridiculous would it be if every time a baby fell while learning how to walk we threw our hands up in the air and said, “Well that’s it! I guess they are never going to get it. Might as… Read more
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Integration in Non-Monogamy
By Melisa De Seguirant, LPC, LMFT ~ Aug 2024 Navigating Partner Integration in Ethical Non-Monogamy REFLECT What has your experience with integration in ethical non-monogamy been like? Have your partners met your other partners? What have your metamour experiences been like? Is integration important to you? Why or why not? What do you wish you… Read more
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Managing Your Cognitive Distortions
By Melisa De Seguirant, LPC, LMFT ~ Aug 2024 Managing Your Cognitive Distortions The principles from cognitive psychology continue to be a backbone in establishing mental wellness. Our patterns of thinking have a great deal of impact on how we feel. Have you heard of cognitive distortions? Are you aware of which ones you fall… Read more
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Destigmatizing Asexuality
By Melisa De Seguirant, LPC, LMFT ~ Aug 2024 Destigmatizing Asexuality & Ace Spectrum Identities We got rid of homosexuality as a DSM mental disorder, why hasn’t the lack of sexual interest or desire been eliminated as well? The mental health field continues to pathologize asexuality, and so too does the general public. This needs… Read more
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Rumination & Overthinking
By Melisa De Seguirant, LPC, LMFT ~ Aug 2024 Addressing Rumination & Overthinking Inside Out 2 recently became the highest grossing animated film … Tell me we’re all anxious without telling me we’re all anxious. …seems like a good time to talk about rumination! Oftentimes when we are stuck in an anxiety spiral, the overthinking… Read more