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What High-Functioning Anxiety Really Looks Like

2025-04-21T13:21:53-04:00

An outwardly successful career, close friendships, and a life that appears well-organized on the surface can create a specific impression. However, beneath this façade of confidence and capability, high-functioning anxiety can quietly influence every thought, action, and decision. High-functioning anxiety is not a formal diagnosis, which contributes to its frequent misunderstanding. For those who experience [...]

What High-Functioning Anxiety Really Looks Like2025-04-21T13:21:53-04:00

Digital Burnout Is Real: How to Protect Your Mental Health in a Hyper-Connected World

2025-04-21T13:15:03-04:00

Our lives are increasingly tethered to screens. Between constant work emails, endless scrolling through social media, and the lure of notifications at all hours, it's no surprise that many of us feel mentally drained. This phenomenon, digital burnout, is more than just feeling tired. It's an overwhelming physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion caused by persistent [...]

Digital Burnout Is Real: How to Protect Your Mental Health in a Hyper-Connected World2025-04-21T13:15:03-04:00

Online Telehealth Therapy from the Comfort of Your Own Home

2025-03-17T14:14:18-04:00

In today’s fast-paced world, prioritizing your mental health can be challenging. Work, family, and daily responsibilities often make it difficult to find the time for in-person therapy sessions. Fortunately, online telehealth therapy in North Carolina offers a flexible, convenient, and effective way to receive the support you need—all from the comfort of your own home. [...]

Online Telehealth Therapy from the Comfort of Your Own Home2025-03-17T14:14:18-04:00

Aspire Counseling Group Expands to Durham, NC: Expert Therapy Services Now Available

2024-12-20T12:07:14-05:00

We’re excited to announce that Aspire Counseling Group has expanded to Durham, North Carolina! This new office location allows us to offer therapy services to even more individuals, couples, and families in the Durham community. With a continued commitment to supporting mental health and well-being, we’re here to provide high-quality, compassionate therapy for a [...]

Aspire Counseling Group Expands to Durham, NC: Expert Therapy Services Now Available2024-12-20T12:07:14-05:00

Childhood Trauma and the Impact of ART

2023-11-13T10:26:54-05:00

The Impact of Childhood Trauma: How Accelerated Resolution Therapy Can Help Re-Shape Traumatic Memories Recently, ten of Aspire Counseling Group’s clinicians were trained in Accelerated Resolution Therapy (or ART).   As a newer therapy that uses eye movements, much like EMDR, ART combines the enormous power of eye movements with other well-established therapies like Gestalt, Psychodynamic [...]

Childhood Trauma and the Impact of ART2023-11-13T10:26:54-05:00

Navigating Grief and Loss: A Path to Recovery

2023-11-13T10:33:21-05:00

Grief, Bereavement, Loss, and the Journey to Recovery As an inevitable part of the human experience, grief accompanies the loss of a loved one.  Grief manifests differently for each individual, encompassing a range of emotions that can be overwhelming. It's best to embrace these emotions rather than suppress them, as a crucial step towards healing. [...]

Navigating Grief and Loss: A Path to Recovery2023-11-13T10:33:21-05:00

How to Cope with the Mental Health Epidemic

2021-08-16T17:28:49-04:00

By Tammy Blackard Cook, LCSW, CDWF A few years ago, my long-time Aspire business partner (and friend) and I decided we wanted to do more than work as trauma therapists, helping one person at a time. While our work as therapists is valuable, there is so much pain in the world that we would never [...]

How to Cope with the Mental Health Epidemic2021-08-16T17:28:49-04:00

Resources to Improve Your Body Image

2021-07-20T16:25:09-04:00

Negative body image, referring to an unrealistic view of how someone sees their body, is becoming more common in both women and men. Those suffering from negative body image are at risk of developing depression, low self-esteem, isolation, or even an eating disorder. There is an abundance of resources available for those who may be [...]

Resources to Improve Your Body Image2021-07-20T16:25:09-04:00

Welcome to the World of Gender Fluidity

2021-01-20T17:42:33-05:00

Do you view gender variance as pathological? It is not uncommon to view gender variance as pathological. As a society, we tend to view the masses as binary, composed of two genders: male and female. In Margaret Nichols latest article titled The Great Escape, "there's no such thing as the opposite sex." Gender is no [...]

Welcome to the World of Gender Fluidity2021-01-20T17:42:33-05:00

Resources For Coping During a Pandemic

2020-10-29T15:23:29-04:00

Online therapy during COVID-19 You may feel unsure about talking to a therapist via virtual telehealth. Yet the pandemic has created an environment where it is more important than ever to receive the emotional support you need. With a growing need for psychotherapy nationwide, many offices are expanding their services to include online therapy sessions [...]

Resources For Coping During a Pandemic2020-10-29T15:23:29-04:00
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