Coffee and Counseling Podcast

☕ Welcome to Coffee and Counseling! ☕ In this session of Coffee and Counseling, Rachel and Stephanie explore the often misunderstood topic of psychiatric medication. From breaking down common myths to discussing when medication might be helpful, they offer insight into how medication fits into a broader mental health treatment plan. While they’re not medical doctors, they draw from their clinica...

☕ Welcome to Coffee and Counseling! ☕ Join Rachel Steinhardt, LMHC and Stephanie Van Schaick, LMHC as we dive into the importance of accountability in mental health and not using it as an excuse. Whether you're a therapist, someone in therapy, or just curious about mental health, we’re here to challenge conventional perspectives and get real about what healing actually looks like. In This Sessio...

☕ Welcome to Coffee and Counseling! ☕ Join Rachel Steinhardt, LMHC, and Stephanie Van Schaick, LMHC, as we dive into the complex relationship between social media and mental health. In this session, we’re exploring how curated content, therapy buzzwords, and influencer culture are reshaping the way we think about healing—and why we need to take it all with a grain of salt. Whether you're a thera...

☕ Welcome to Coffee and Counseling! ☕ Join Rachel Steinhardt, LMHC, and Stephanie Van Schaick, LMHC, as we dive into the messy reality of body image—how we see ourselves, how we’re taught to feel, and what healing from body shame actually involves. In this session, we’re unpacking common misconceptions about body image and offering a more realistic, human approach to feeling at home in your body...

☕ Welcome to Coffee and Counseling! ☕ Join Rachel Steinhardt, LMHC, and Stephanie Van Schaick, LMHC, as we dive into the big question: what are we actually working toward when we talk about mental health? In this session, we’re rethinking the idea that the goal is to be happy, healed, or perfectly regulated—and talking about what progress can look like when we let go of unrealistic expectations....

☕ Welcome to Coffee and Counseling! ☕ Join Rachel Steinhardt, LMHC, and Stephanie Van Schaick, LMHC, as we dive into what it really means to be in survival mode—and why it’s more common than you think. In this session, we’re unpacking how survival mode shows up mentally, emotionally, and physically, and why it’s not a personal failure if you’re just getting through the day. Whether you're a ther...

☕ Welcome to Coffee and Counseling! ☕ Join Rachel Steinhardt, LMHC, and Stephanie Van Schaick, LMHC, as we dive into the difference between needing therapy and benefiting from it—and why that distinction actually matters. In this session, we’re exploring how the idea that “everyone needs therapy” might be doing more harm than good, and why therapy isn't a magic fix for every situation. Whether y...

Coffee and Counseling Podcast – Introductory Session: Not Your Average Therapy Podcast ☕ Welcome to Coffee and Counseling! ☕ Join Rachel Steinhardt, LMHC, and Stephanie Van Schaick, LMHC, as we dive into the why behind launching this podcast and what you can expect from future sessions. In this intro, we’re pulling back the curtain on our unfiltered takes, our frustration with surface-level ther...

☕ Welcome to Coffee and Counseling! ☕ Join Rachel Steinhardt, LMHC, and Stephanie Van Schaick, LMHC, as we dive into the elusive idea of “thriving”—and why it might not look the way you think. In this session, we’re breaking down the pressure to perform wellness, redefining what thriving actually means, and exploring whether it’s possible to feel good without chasing constant self-improvement. W...