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Welcome to my Counseling Blog
I’ve always been fascinated with human behavior, psychology, and how a person becomes who they are as well as what it takes to get unstuck and grow toward wholeness. I spent several years working in community mental health before opening my private practice. It thrills me to be able to work within my community and help others.
I am excited about sharing helpful information through blogging. If you find one or more articles helpful, print them out and highlight the areas that jumped out at you. Contact me through email or my Free Phone Consultation. I hope and pray that you choose to share this journey of discovery as we stretch ourselves toward wholeness.
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Lori C. Helms, M.A., LMHC
- Apr 7, 2022
- 3 min
Symptoms, Signs, and Remedies for Resentment
Have you ever experienced something hurtful? Has anyone ever done anything to you on purpose or by accident that you haven’t been able to...
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Lori C. Helms, M.A., LMHC
- Mar 27, 2021
- 4 min
How Gardening Reduces Stress, Anxiety and Depression, and Boosts Mood
Do you ever get the urge to dig in the dirt? If so, you may not be aware of the powerful health benefits of gardening. If not, maybe you...
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Lori C. Helms, M.A., LMHC
- Mar 5, 2021
- 3 min
Grief: Is My Divorce a Legitimate Reason to Grieve
Grief—The inexplicable pain that overtakes the body, opening the flood gates to torrential tears and sorrow. Unending nights filled with...
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Lori C. Helms, M.A., LMHC
- Feb 11, 2021
- 4 min
Mental Health and Covid-19: Teachers and Students Battle Chronic Stress
With Covid-19 being just over a year old in the United States, no one has opted to throw a birthday party for the much dreaded and...
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Lori C. Helms, M.A., LMHC
- Jan 13, 2021
- 4 min
What Is EMDR? Rapid eye movement therapy and how it can help with triggers.
EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. You might have read about EMDR's benefits for those who've experienced trauma. ...
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Lori C. Helms, M.A., LMHC
- Dec 29, 2020
- 5 min
Reach Your Goals This New Year: Create A Vision Board
Most folks will agree 2020 was a rough year. Now that it’s nearly in the rearview mirror, it’s time to look ahead at what you want to...
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Lori C. Helms, M.A., LMHC
- Dec 14, 2020
- 3 min
Why You Should Limit Children’s Screen Time, Along With Tips to Help You Achieve Your Goal
Are you are battling with your children over how much time they spend playing video games, texting, using social media and Tik Tok? Do...
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Lori C. Helms, M.A., LMHC
- Dec 1, 2020
- 6 min
Six Tips on Decreasing Holiday Conflict and Stress
It’s holiday season again and that means getting together with family you haven’t seen in a while. The scent of Thanksgiving turkey is...
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Lori C. Helms, M.A., LMHC
- Nov 17, 2020
- 7 min
Why Healthy Boundaries Matter in Relationships
Image by Pana Kutlumpasis from Pixabay Do you fall in love at the drop of a hat or tell your life story within minutes of meeting...
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Lori C. Helms, M.A., LMHC
- Oct 26, 2020
- 5 min
How We Shame Others Out of Our Own Fear and Need to Control
Why We Shame Others Someone recently shared their personal hurt over being shamed by others and I felt a pang of empathy at the injustice...
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Lori C. Helms, M.A., LMHC
- Oct 19, 2020
- 6 min
Sick of Losing Your Way? SMART goals take you where you really want to go
Do you wish you could finish that project, spend more time with the family, bake through that cookbook you bought five years ago, or quit...
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Lori C. Helms, M.A., LMHC
- Oct 4, 2020
- 5 min
Eight Steps Toward Greater Positivity
Life is hard and sometimes bad things happen to good people. There are times when it seems that life just dumps everything on you at once...
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Lori C. Helms, M.A., LMHC
- Sep 22, 2020
- 6 min
The Narcissist: Why They’re Never Satisfied and Always Hunger for More
Are you wondering why nothing you do is ever enough for your partner: no amount of agreeing, compliance, or compliments? And no matter...
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Lori C. Helms, M.A., LMHC
- Sep 6, 2020
- 5 min
How to Have a Long-Lasting Relationship After the Chemicals have gone.
They zapped you with their invisible, but deadly, pheromones as soon as your nose detected the chemical. In an instant your brain numbed...
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Lori C. Helms, M.A., LMHC
- Aug 24, 2020
- 4 min
Wisdom Within the Whisper: Using mindfulness to still the distractions that will destroy your future
Being mindful of this moment can be calming and help us to relax and focus on what is going on right now. But don’t get me wrong, life...
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Lori C. Helms, M.A., LMHC
- Aug 10, 2020
- 4 min
Covid-19 and School and Daycare Shutdowns: Very few eyes on child abuse
Who is watching our nation’s children and protecting them from abuse? Who is rescuing them from their abusers, and helping to prevent...
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Lori C. Helms, M.A., LMHC
- Jul 13, 2020
- 4 min
When It Hurts To Heal
Have you ever had a broken heart? If so, then you know it is a painful experience. Pain is not enjoyable to experience, whether it’s...
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Lori C. Helms, M.A., LMHC
- Jul 6, 2020
- 2 min
Gleaning Bounty From The Barren: How you can find the good in any moment.
When in the middle of the unspeakable, it’s difficult to see beyond sorrow and difficulty and glean the good from within the darkness....
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Lori C. Helms, M.A., LMHC
- Jun 29, 2020
- 3 min
Welcome back to the Cottage Counselor’s Couch: Today we discuss, When We Hurt
If you’ve ever had a broken heart, and most of us have, whether from shattered relationships, death, loss, or from unresolved grief, it...
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