7 Common Myths Around Mental Health Treatment (and What Virtual PHP Treatment Really Looks Like)
Our understanding of mental health conditions and how to treat them has grown by leaps and bounds over the past few decades. Things that were once seen as personal failings or shortcomings have been identified as treatable conditions. There’s more regulation and...
How vPHP Can Fit Into a Sustainable Self-Care Routine For The Summer
Summer is the season of sunshine, longer days and hopefully, a little more time for yourself. However, even with the promise of lazy days, summer can get packed with trips, parties and trying to do all the things. That’s why having a sustainable self-care routine that...
Grieving With Guidance: 5 Things to Expect From Grief and Bereavement Counseling
In grief and bereavement counseling, you’ll work with licensed clinicians and potentially a group of peers who are also healing from personal losses. Your providers and peers will meet you where you are so you can safely feel your emotions, process them, and resolve...
Understanding Schizoaffective Disorder: 6 Key Facts About the Depressive Type
For people who experience severe mental health symptoms, receiving the right diagnosis and effective treatment is critical for their quality of life and well-being. Schizoaffective disorder, depressive type features symptoms of both major depressive disorder (MDD) and...
Causes of Depression in Teens: Red Flags Parents Should Be Aware of During the Summer Months
Summer: long days, no school and endless possibilities. While that’s the picture we often have in our heads, the reality for some teens can be quite different. It may surprise you to learn that summer can be a tough time for some teens, and parents need to be aware of...
7 Physical Signs of Anxiety You Shouldn’t Ignore (and How Virtual PHPs Can Help)
Tanya is a college math professor who has a very “type A” personality. She likes to stay ahead of schedule, organizing her life around her syllabus, and she always has a backup plan for the unexpected. About halfway through the semester, as students start missing...
Intrusive Thoughts: What Are They and How Can You Manage Them?
Have you ever had a disturbing thought that came out of nowhere, totally unprompted? While they may be upsetting, intrusive thoughts are common and usually not a cause for concern. When you start having them often, or when they keep bothering you and don’t go away,...
“Why Is My Memory So Bad?”: 8 Surprising Causes of Memory Lapses
Memory isn’t something that’s often discussed in conversations about mental health. However, our memories rely on complex mental processes. These have two-way relationships with emotions and mental health symptoms. Errors in memory encoding, consolidation and...
12 Signs You Might Be Living With Chronic Trauma (and What You Can Do About It)
Trauma is something many people associate with a single, intense event, like a car accident or natural disaster. But for many people, trauma isn’t just a one-time event. It can be ongoing. When distressing experiences happen over and over again, it can lead to chronic...