How To Improve Your Anger In 1 Week

Anger can be a devastating emotion affecting everyone around you. Anger can range from irritability to explosive rage. Getting a handle on your anger can improve your relationships and help you become overall happier. Here are some steps to help improve your anger in just one week.    Insight   The first thing to do is to gain insight into your anger. First write down how you know you're angry. Some helpful prompts are:...

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3 ways therapy helps with drinking or drug use

For most people if they decide to stop or manage their drinking or drug use they need some help. Therapy can be an effective way in helping achieve those goals. Some people have a hard time thinking that therapy can be helpful because they have a belief they can do it on their own. Here are just a few of many ways therapy can help with drinking or drug use.   Self...

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5 Relationship Survival Tips for Staying at Home

Below are some tips to help your relationship thrive while staying at home with your significant other.   1 Make sure each person has their own space. It is completely normal and healthy to take breaks from each other. Some people need more space than others. Be sure not to take offence if your significant other is asking for space     2 Communicate. Make sure to tell your significant other if you're stressed, bored,...

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10 New Things To Do While Stuck At Home

Find new music. Make a Pandora station of a band you like. Once you hear a song from a band you haven’t heard of, start a new station with them.  Pick a top ten book and try reading it. Even if the book doesn’t sound interesting it may surprise you. Find and do a new workout challenge. This can be even better if you invite a friend to do...

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Survival Tips For Staying Home

Being on a “lock down” at home can become difficult to sustain for all of us. If you are not used to being at home for extended periods of time you will likely have a harder time adjusting.  This means changing the way you think and interact with your surroundings. Here are some tips to help you adjust to being on lock down at home.   Routine Developing a routine that closely resembles...

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Telehealth Services - Valor Counseling

Telehealth Services

Telehealth is a relatively new trend in psychotherapy. Telehealth is a generalized term referring to a health service being provided remotely. This includes both over the phone and video chat. With the threat of COVID-19, many healthcare workers are turning to telehealth to reduce the risk of infection and offer convenience to their clients. There are many pros and cons to telehealth. Pros Less time in a waiting room There is...

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Caring Counselors Helping you Create the Life you Want

Caring Counselors Helping you Create the Life you Want

Welcome to Valor Counseling. Valor Counseling specializes in Adult Counseling, Couples Counseling, Situational Counseling, and Addiction Counseling. My philosophy is to make the therapy process comfortable, effective, and frustration-free. Deciding to come to therapy can be intimidating. Here at Valor Counseling, we put you first. That means we take the time to help you feel comfortable so we can provide you the best counseling possible. We also provide convenient appointment times....

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Now Hiring Part Time Therapist

  Now hiring a partially or fully licensed part time therapist to see 5-12 clients per week.   See Full Job Posting Here           . read more

Thoughts Matter

Thoughts Matter.   Your internal dialog shapes the way you see yourself and your environment.    Pay attention to your thoughts.    Reframing negative thoughts and... read more

Patience

  What’s one of the most important things to focus on when you want to make changes in your life?   Patience.   To make... read more

Using anger in the right way. 

Anger is an emotion we all experience. Anger can range from slight frustration to full blown rage.    One way to start... read more

Acceptance

Acceptance of the good and bad in life can reduce our suffering. Pain exists but suffering does not have to.... read more

Mental Health Matters

During this holiday season be sure to take care of your mental health. If you find yourself struggling this holiday... read more

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