Category: General Ideas

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

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

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

By Melisa De Seguirant, LPC, LMFT ~ July 2024 Exercising Boundaries with Social Media We love a conversation about boundaries in the context of human relationships, but what about our boundaries in our relationship with social media? Let’s talk about harm reduction. In psychotherapy (specifically addictions counseling), harm reduction is the terminology used to describe… Read more

By Melisa De Seguirant, LPC, LMFT ~ May 2024 Dismantling Perfectionism The fear of imperfection is shared by many. In a world where the normative culture reigns supreme and everyone outside is viewed as lesser-than, imperfection is a reasonable enough fear. When we allow it to rule us, however, it severely impacts our mental health… Read more

By Melisa De Seguirant, LPC, LMFT ~ May 2024 Understanding & Managing Projections in Relationships It’s one of those terms that has made its way out of the therapy space and into the mainstream, so let’s unpack it! Projection in a nutshell, is a term used to describe the psychological process by which a person… Read more

By Melisa De Seguirant, LPC, LMFT ~ April 2024 Setting, Receiving & Maintaining Boundaries Boundaries! What are they? What are they not? How do you set them? Who is responsible for reinforcing them? How can you improve your ability to receive and honor boundaries? The concept seems basic enough in theory, but often difficult to… Read more

By Melisa De Seguirant, LPC, LMFT ~ April 2024 Putting Mindfulness Into Practice Mindfulness is widely accepted as beneficial for our mental health, though many people still lack an understanding of what it is and how to cultivate it. This week we’ll be doing a bit of an overview, with a focus on methods of… Read more

By Melisa De Seguirant, LPC, LMFT ~ March 2024 Combating Internalized Oppression Through Parts Work Parts therapy has picked up in popularity. More and more people are finding benefit in viewing themselves as a system of distinct internal parts, with each part designed to perform a specific function or help them in a certain way. … Read more

By Melisa De Seguirant, LPC, LMFT ~ March 2024 Practicing Meaningful Self Care Do you practice self-care? What does your practice look like? How has it been most useful? How could it be better? HOT TAKE ~ Self-care is more than self-soothing and meeting your basic needs! A fresh way to look at self-care… Life… Read more