Entries by Amber Joyce

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Counseling Hesitancy in the Black Community

February 2026: This personal essay was written in 2022 by Laketra Chick, MSW, Registered Clinical Social Work Intern, to explore the lived experience and history behind counseling hesitancy in the Black community. Drawing on both personal and professional perspective, Laketra names the very real reasons many Black people feel cautious about therapy and what it […]

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New Year, Same You…Only Better

The new year is well underway. Hopefully, you’re still rocking your new year goals. Many goals are set in the new year; ending bad habits, starting new good habits, being more productive, starting a new hobby, and returning to an old one. These are all wonderful goals that can add a lot to your life. […]

Understanding the Benefits of Gratitude

It is the month of December, and Thanksgiving is still on the minds of many of us. It is one day during the year everyone reflects on what they are thankful for during the previous ten months. They reflect on their thankfulness towards people, things, and experiences. It is a day many people spend with […]

Five Tips to Help Navigate Holiday Anxieties

The Holidays Are Among Us That means more time with friends and family. This is a wonderful thing, but it can also cause a great deal of anxiety. Sometimes even triggering. With an election having just passed, the political debate will be prime for the taking. Relationship statuses will be questioned. Family drama will be […]

Top 5 Benefits Of Energy Healing

Energy is all around us Everything that we see, touch, smell, and interact with is energy. Nothing we have ever experienced is made up of anything other than energy. Sounds like the start of a philosophical rant, but I promise, it is not. You are energy, and it is important to know that. Your energy […]

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Shadow Work

One of the hardest parts of personal growth and self-development is taking that inward work at oneself. It is easy to look at all the unfortunate cards one has been dealt in their life as reasons for failing or reasons for their pain. But the truth is much of the story and the narrative you […]

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Online Therapy: How do you find the best therapist for You!

Every day more and more people seek the help of a therapist. Many begin this journey by asking friends and family if they know of a good therapist or counselor. Some might ask their primary care physician or another healthcare professional they trust. Some people do an internet search for the best therapists near them, […]

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