Mindful Living Counseling Orlando is here to support you and remind you how you can be the best version of yourself during a stressful time, so you can enjoy the holiday season!

Use the simple tips below to help to stay afloat when you’re handling that overwhelming sensation of anxiety that ultimately leads to burnout. Check-in with yourself as needed and try to accomplish at least one of the items on this list. We hope that this will help you refocus your energy on what is truly valuable during the holidays.

Even though you’re in a healthy relationship, do you sometimes feel like the two of you are in a rut? Does it feel like things are sorta stagnant or like you’re talking about the same things over and over again, kids, work, house stuff.

Does it feel like the depth is missing and you find yourself longing for a little bit more of your partner?

It may be time to take a moment to reflect, taking the time to shift your focus on what's important when you start to feel this overwhelming sensation that your relationship is not where you want it to be. I hope this grounds you and reminds you of where you need to focus your energy to nourish your relationship whether you’re dating, looking at your friendships, or married.

At Mindful Living Counseling Orlando, we help people heal from and stop the cycle of unhealthy and toxic relationships. All of our therapists specialize in helping people move out of unhealthy relationships patterns so that you can enjoy meaningful and satisfying relationships.

Do you experience anxiety, sleep problems, and feeling overwhelmed? How about the inability to focus or mood swings? Did you know these are symptoms of both PTSD and ADHD?

Talk about feeling overwhelmed… trying to suss out the difference between both of these diagnoses can be overwhelming. Is it PTSD? Is it ADHD? Or is it both?

At Mindful Living Counseling Orlando, almost all of our clients struggle with some form of PTSD, whether it be from a single life-threatening event, from years of not having their emotional needs met in childhood or some variation of the two.

You’re longing for closeness in relationships, but you just can’t seem to make that deep connection. You can’t quite put your finger on what is preventing you from making that meaningful and lasting connection.

You’ve even gone so far as to reflect on your old relationships and evaluate your unhealthy relationship patterns, but even with all this self-reflection and learning from your past, that feeling of being deeply emotionally connected continues to evade you.

At Mindful Living Counseling Orlando, we help people heal from and stop getting into toxic relationships. All of our therapists specialize in helping people move out of unhealthy relationships, so that they can cultivate meaningful and satisfying relationships.

Do you often feel angry and resentful in relationships? Do you feel powerless and stuck? Does it seem like you are at the mercy of other people’s moods or decisions? If so, it’s time to stop the blame game, get your footing, and take your power back in your life.

At Mindful Living Counseling Orlando, we use EMDR therapy to treat the above issues and more. Lately, we’ve been getting a lot of calls and folks are asking, “Do you think EMDR is a good fit for me?”

Our answer is usually a resounding, “Yes!” If you’re feeling stuck, EMDR Therapy can help. Below are some common scenarios where folks feel stuck and EMDR Therapy can offer help and healing.

Eating Disorder Therapy Orlando

Do you dread family gatherings and social events because they are centered around food? Are you completely preoccupied with calculating calories in and calories out? Do you panic when you put on your favorite jeans and they seem to fit a tad bit differently? Does the possibility of having a ‘normal’ relationship with food seem like a pipe dream?

If you resonate with any of the sentiments from above, you might be struggling with an eating disorder. And you’re not alone. Did you know that 9% of the U.S. population will have an eating disorder in their lifetime?* That’s 28.8 million Americans who will struggle with their body image, their relationship with food, and their relationship with exercise.

As therapists in Orlando, we support our clients with eating disorders by providing a safe space for our clients to confront their anxieties and reimagine their relationship with their body through Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).

Whether it feels like the stakes are super high and you’re afraid of making the wrong decision or you don’t like your options, there is a way to navigate difficult decisions when life places you right in front of what seems like an impossible crossroad.

If you’re reading this, it’s probably safe to conclude that there is a part of you that recognizes you may need some mental health support. It can feel scary to recognize that something is holding you back from yourself. But, did you know that 1,300 other people are also searching for therapy in Orlando right now? You're not alone.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an option for those who want to build acceptance for what is out of their control, and commit to actions that enrich their lives.

Get yourself into a comfortable space, and listen to the Breath and Body Grounding practice below to help reduce your anxiety by focusing on your breath and body.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an option for those who want to gain the control back from their emotions and/or behaviors that are causing them anxiety, overwhelm, and helplessness

If there is one thing that will put you in your own personal hell and destroy your mental health, it’s judgement. What does judgement do? It categorizes things into two categories: one that is desirable and one that is undesirable, much like good/bad, right/wrong, pretty/ugly, worthy/worthless, smart/stupid. I’m sure you get the picture.

“Why can’t I just stop reacting like this?” you think to yourself, while metaphorically banging your head against the wall. Not only do you have the reaction to deal with, you now have to deal with the guilt and shame that comes out of another failed attempt to act differently.