Mental Health – Mona Klausing, LMFT

TikTok and Mental Health

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Author: Mona Klausing TikTok and Mental Health Recently, our team has noticed an uptick in clients discussing mental health issues and diagnoses that they first learned about on TikTok. The rise of mental health content on the social media platform has skyrocketed during and since the pandemic and this phenomenon has been documented extensively. Millions…

Narrative Impressions and Perspectives

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Author: Melda Baysal Walsh Narrative Impressions and Perspectives “What is Narrative Therapy? Are you telling stories?” – Yes, indeed. Storytelling is one significant therapeutic tool in Narrative Therapy which was developed by Michael White and David Epston in the 1980s. Through the telling, re-telling and re-storying of their lives’ stories, clients are supported by their…

Desis and Therapy

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Author: Mona Klausing Desis and Therapy One of my formative experiences as a grad student studying to be a therapist more than a decade ago happened at my very first therapy conference in San Francisco. I was so excited to travel to a professional event in the field with my classmates (3 women identifying as…

ADHD in Women

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Author: Mona Klausing Over the past several years I have worked with a number of women of color experiencing symptoms related to Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). A common misconception is that ADHD is primarily diagnosed in children (usually boys) who are disruptive, “dysregulated” or hyperactive at home and in the classroom. However, many clients experiencing…

The Value of Support Groups

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Author: Melda Baysal Walsh Social support might be one of the benefits we think of when we hear about support groups. But what exactly might we be looking for in terms of social support? The value of social support has been grouped into three categories — attachment, group membership, and collective identity, by Lehardy and…

Creating Connections:

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Some Things to Look for When Selecting a Therapist Author: Candea Mosley Before I became a therapist, there were ways my culture, media, and social connections constructed what a therapist is supposed to look and sound like. I knew they would listen to my problems and say “mmhmm” and write on a clipboard. I had no knowledge…

GRIEF IN THE TIME OF COVID-19

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Author: Mona Klausing The loss of a loved one is something that nearly everyone will be affected by at some time in their life. It’s one of the few universal aspects of the human experience. And yet, each person grieves in their own way. For some, the rituals around death and dying, as well as…