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Setting New Year Goals While Healing
As 2022 is coming to an end, it's important to take a moment and reflect on what we are leaving behind. After we are done with that, let's proceed to set goals or intentions for the New Year ahead....
Vicarious Trauma In Military Families
Most of us have heard of trauma or PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), and those words evoke a variety of responses from people. Some may think, “ …it’s that crazy thing really messed up...
What If I am Alone This Holiday Season?
I have been thinking about those of you who are spending this holiday season alone. It can happen for many reasons, so whatever your reason is, rest assured, there's nothing wrong with that! It may,...
5 Tips How To Avoid Stress This Holiday Season
It's interesting that arguably the most magical time of the year has turned into a cause of stress for many of us who celebrate. I wanted to create 5 tips on how you can avoid holiday stress and...
Why I chose to provide EMDR in my practice
I have been asked a lot why I chose EMDR (Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) as the main focus in my practice ever since we introduced it at Married to Navy Counseling Services. And,...
Self-Care For A Busy Single Mom (if you can’t get help)
When it comes down to self-care for a single mom, social media and media, in general, like to say: ask for help. While asking for help and receiving it when you need it is very important for...
Fall Self-Care Tips For Mental Health
Fall is almost here and for many of us, it's the season of pumpkin spice lattes and pure joy. But it also can be a bit challenging for mental health as weather changes. We spend more time inside,...
Is Therapy For Everyone?
Of course, many of you would say that I am biased to answer this question, but I am going to try to be as objective as I can and express my opinion based on my observations and experience. So, is...
Therapist’s Tips For A Good Night Sleep
Good quality sleep is one of the main aspects of mental health. I know that so many individuals struggle with it. A while back I posted my nighttime routine. In this post, I specifically want to...
Married To Navy Counseling Now Provides In-Person Therapy in Jacksonville, Florida
We are excited to announce that Dr. Black now provides face-to-face counseling in the Jacksonville area. Our new address is: 728 Blanche Street Suite 117 Jacksonville, FL 32204 To...

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