A Therapy & Mental Wellness Blog

Written by: Amanda Levison , M.S., LMHC, LPC, CCBT In the journey of life, the people we surround ourselves with and choose to keep in our lives play a significant role in our happiness, success, and overall well-being. Therefore, knowing each person's role in your life is important. We’ve gotten really loose with the word friend in recent years, so much so that we must be reminded that not everyone is our friend. Even young children refer to their peers as friends. It’s beco

Written by: Amanda Levison , M.S., LMHC, LPC, CCBT Imagine you’ve been invited to join the annual family “Picnic in the Park” with a few other outdoor activities to follow, and yet you’ve been experiencing intermittent episodes of lower back pain for the past year. You made it to the picnic last year with no pain present. However, with how your pain has been persisting this time around, you don’t think you’ll make it for the event. Now you’re faced with the choice, “Should I