Feelings

Kim Keys, LCPC

Q&A for Teens Considering Counseling

Mental health/illness is simply what it sounds like. It’s the HEALTH of the brain and body system. When our brain is sick it often impacts t

Kim Keys, LCPC

Nervous System Inflammation: Trauma Explained

Our sympathetic nervous system is set up to keep us safe. Think “bear in the woods”. If there is a bear coming after you in the woods...

Kim Keys, LCPC

Tips for Protecting Mental Health During a Pandemic

There is significant mental health concern with respect to this pandemic that we MUST begin to address. Studies show that 1 in 5...

Kim Keys, LCPC

Adulting 101

I remember calling my mom sometime around age 19. I had moved to Boston for school in September. I’m a small town Central Oregon girl…...

Susan Pennington, LAMFT

Five Ways to Create a Better Connection with Your Significant Other

1. Synchronize you and your partner’s nervous system everyday! After a long day away from home, make sure the first person who comes home...

Kim Keys, LCPC

4-Step Panic Management Plan

Did you know anxiety is currently the #1 reason people seek mental health counseling? You’re not alone and it’s very treatable.

Kim Keys, LCPC

Why We Externalize Our Feelings and the Power of Claiming Them

On a daily basis clients come into session and talk about things that bother them, the hurts, the pains, the traumas, the fears. We’ve...