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Midday explainer — what was once called 'hypochondria' is now diagnostically two related conditions: Illness Anxiety Disorder (preoccupation with having a serious illness despite no or minimal somatic symptoms) and Somatic Symptom Disorder (one or more bothersome physical symptoms with excessive tho Generated from Coping & Healing Counseling: Accessible Telehealth for Georgia #Coping...

Friday morning explainer — Agoraphobia is more than 'fear of leaving the house.' It's a clinical diagnosis with specific criteria: marked fear or anxiety about 2+ of these situations — public transit, open spaces, enclosed spaces, being in a crowd or line, or being outside the home alone — driven by Generated from Coping & Healing Counseling: Accessible Telehealth for Georgia #C...

Thursday evening education — Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) is NOT 'just bad PMS.' It's a recognized DSM-5 diagnosis with strict criteria: 5+ symptoms appearing in the final week before menses, improving within a few days after onset, and gone in the post-menstrual week, including at least 1 Generated from Coping & Healing Counseling: Accessible Telehealth for Georgia #C...

Midday education — Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is actually the most common eating disorder in the U.S., more prevalent than anorexia and bulimia combined. Clinically, BED is recurrent episodes of eating an objectively large amount of food in a discrete period with a sense of loss of control, at leas Generated from Coping & Healing Counseling: Accessible Telehealth for Georgia #CopingAndHealing...

Thursday morning education — Substance Use Disorder (SUD) is a recognized medical condition, not a character flaw. The DSM-5 criteria require 2+ of 11 specific signs over 12 months: using more or longer than intended, unsuccessful attempts to cut back, lots of time spent on substance-related activit Generated from Coping & Healing Counseling: Accessible Telehealth for Georgia #CopingAndHealing...

Tuesday evening reminder — Adjustment Disorder is one of the most common reasons people start therapy, and it's a perfectly valid clinical diagnosis. It's the development of emotional or behavioral symptoms within 3 months of a major life stressor (job loss, divorce, a serious diagnosis, relocation, Generated from Coping & Healing Counseling: Accessible Telehealth for Georgia #Coping...

Midday myth-busting — Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is one of the most stigmatized conditions in mental health, often unfairly portrayed in media. Clinically, BPD requires 5+ of: frantic efforts to avoid real/imagined abandonment, unstable intense relationships, identity disturbance, impulsi Generated from Coping & Healing Counseling: Accessible Telehealth for Georgia #CopingAndHealing...

Tuesday morning explainer for anyone who has lost someone they loved — Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD), added to the DSM-5-TR in 2022, is now a recognized clinical condition. It is NOT the same as 'normal' grief. PGD is persistent, intense yearning for the deceased and preoccupation with the death, w Generated from Coping & Healing Counseling: Accessible Telehealth for Georgia #Coping...

Monday evening explainer — Bipolar Disorder is more complex than 'mood swings.' Bipolar I requires at least one manic episode (7+ days of elevated or irritable mood, grandiosity, decreased need for sleep, racing thoughts, pressured speech, often risky behavior or psychosis). Bipolar II requires hypo Generated from Coping & Healing Counseling: Accessible Telehealth for Georgia #Coping...

Midday myth-busting — OCD is NOT 'I like things tidy' or 'I'm so OCD about my schedule.' Clinically, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder involves obsessions (intrusive, unwanted thoughts, images, or urges that cause real distress) and/or compulsions (repetitive behaviors or mental acts done to neutralize Generated from Coping & Healing Counseling: Accessible Telehealth for G...

Monday morning explainer — Adult ADHD is a real clinical diagnosis, not a quirk or a meme. The DSM requires persistent inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that started before age 12, shows up in multiple settings (not just work, also home/relationships), and meaningfully impacts daily funct Generated from Coping & Healing Counseling: Accessible Telehealth for Georgia #CopingAndHealing...

Mothers Are Built Different Unshakable. Unbreakable. Unmatched. 💛 As today comes to a close, we honor every mom whose strength holds entire families together — quietly, lovingly, every single day. Happy Mother's Day from Coping & Healing Counseling. Generated from Coping & Healing Counseling: Accessible Telehealth for Georgia #CopingAndHealing #GeorgiaTherapy #Telehealth #MentalHealt...

Mother's Day: Thank You, Mom Say it loud today: thank you, Mom. 💛 For the strength we leaned on without realizing it. For the love that never quit. For raising the people the world needs. Happy Mother's Day from Coping & Healing Counseling. Generated from Coping & Healing Counseling: Accessible Telehealth for Georgia #CopingAndHealing #GeorgiaTherapy #Telehealth #MentalHealth #P...

Mother's Day: The Strongest We Know Today, we pause to say thank you. 💛 To every mom who held it all together when no one was watching — your strength built us. The strongest people we know don't wear capes. They wear motherhood. Happy Mother's Day from all of us at Coping & Healing Counseling. Generated from Coping & Healing Counseling: Accessible Telehealth for Georgia #C...

Saturday evening real talk — PTSD doesn't only happen to combat veterans. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder can develop after any kind of trauma: assault, a serious accident, sudden loss, medical trauma, childhood abuse, or witnessing harm to someone else. Clinically, PTSD requires four kinds of sympto Generated from Coping & Healing Counseling: Accessible Telehealth for Georgia #CopingAndHe...

Midday explainer — when we say 'depression' clinically, we mean Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). It's not just sadness. The DSM criteria require at least 2 weeks of low mood OR anhedonia (loss of pleasure), plus several of: sleep changes, appetite/weight changes, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, f Generated from Coping & Healing Counseling: Accessible Telehealth for Georgia #C...

Saturday morning explainer — Generalized Anxiety Disorder, or GAD, is more than 'being a worrier.' Clinically, GAD is persistent, excessive, hard-to-control worry about everyday things — work, health, family — most days for at least 6 months, alongside physical symptoms like muscle tension, sleep ch Generated from Coping & Healing Counseling: Accessible Telehealth for Georgia #Coping...

Real talk — you don't need a 'good enough reason' to go to therapy. You don't need to be in crisis. You don't need a diagnosis. 'I'm tired and I don't know why' is reason enough. 'I want to grow' is reason enough. 'I just need a thinking partner' is reason enough. If you've been wondering, this is y Generated from Coping & H...

Picking a therapist can feel overwhelming — like swiping through a directory hoping someone fits. Here's how it works at our practice: you fill out a quick form, we look at what you're working through (anxiety, grief, ADHD, trauma, relationships, etc.) and we match you with one of our 15+ licensed G Generated from Coping & Healing Counseling: Accessible Telehealth for Georgia #Coping...

Friendly reminder this morning: rest fixes tired, but it doesn't always fix sad. If you've taken a vacation, slept in, slowed down — and still feel flat, foggy, or just 'off' for more than two weeks, that's not laziness. That's a signal worth listening to. A licensed therapist can help you sort out Generated from Coping & Healing Counseling: Accessible Telehealth...

Real talk — sometimes the hardest part of therapy is just figuring out how to fit it in. That's why telehealth changes everything. You can meet with a licensed Georgia therapist from your bedroom, your parked car, or your lunch break. No commute, no waiting room, no childcare scramble. If tonight fe Generated from Coping & Healing Counseling: Accessible Telehealth for Georgia #CopingAndHe...

Heard someone say 'therapy is just paying to talk to a stranger'? I get it — that's what a lot of us were taught. But modern therapy is actually a structured, skills-based process. Your therapist might use CBT to help you reframe negative thinking, DBT for emotional regulation, or EMDR for trauma. I Generated from Coping & Healing Counseling: Accessible Telehealth for Georgia #C...

Quick reality check, friends — therapy might be more affordable than you think. If you have Georgia Medicaid, your copay is $0. With most commercial insurance (Aetna, Cigna, BCBS, UHC, Humana), most folks pay between $10 and $40 a session. We'll check your benefits before you ever sit down with a th Generated from Coping & Healing Counseling: Accessible Telehealth for Georgia #CopingAndHe...

Insight is a map. Healing is a vehicle. Most people are reading the map. Therapy is the vehicle. This week we covered: Nervous system regulation isn't just a buzzword. Your body has been telling you things. Crying over the dishwasher isn't about the dishwasher. Attachment styles aren't fixed. They Generated from Coping & Healing Counseling: Accessible Telehealth for Georgia #Cop...

What therapy actually does that thinking alone can't: It brings your patterns into a relationship — in real time — where they can be felt, not just analyzed. When your old protective patterns show up in the room (the urge to hide, the rush to please, the pull to disconnect, the tears that surprise Generated from Coping & Healing Counseling: Accessible Telehealth for Georgia #CopingAndHeal...