Women report higher stress levels than me
Women continue to report higher stress levels than men, according to APA's Stress In America survey.
Military Sexual Trauma (MST)
MST refers to sexual assault or threatening sexual harassment experienced during military service.
This includes all sexual activity while on military duty that is against someone’s will or when they are not able to say no.
Discount rate for women veterans
We are offering a special discount rate for women veterans who are seeking mental health services outside of the Veterans Administration (VA).
Mental health for diverse women
We help diverse women who struggle with Anxiety Disorders, Depressive Disorders, Gender Dysphoria and Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders heal their pain and suffering.
About Summerville Women’s Mental Health Studio
We started providing our mental health services with one goal in mind: to help diverse women (cisgender, transgender, non-binary and woman/feminine identified) with their healing and well-being journey towards good mental health.
Affirmative therapy for the LGBTQIA2S+ community
LGTBQIA2S+ is an acronym for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and/or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Two-Spirit, and the countless affirmative ways in which people choose to self-identify.
Therapy for LGBTQIA+ patients has a long, biased history. However, affirmative therapy practices embrace a wide range of patient identities.
People identifying as LGBTQIA+ may experience higher rates of mental health issues than non-identifying individuals. Unfortunately, the need for quality LGBTQIA+ mental health care has been met with many barriers, including long-standing personal and professional biases. Affirmative therapy offers a solution––providing therapists with tools to assist a wide range of patients and identities.
https://portlandartmuseum.org/learn/programs-tours/object-stories/powerful-self-lgbtqia2s-lives-today/#:~:text=What%20does%20LGBTQIA2S%2B%20mean%3F,people%20choose%20to%20self%2Didentify.
https://www.pacificoaks.edu/voices/psychology/how-does-affirmative-therapy-work/#:~:text=What%20is%20affirmative%20therapy%3F,often%20shaped%20by%20their%20identities
Bigoted Comments and Posts and Mental Health
In this episode our host and co-host discuss how mental health is affected by bigoted comments and posts on social media. They also discuss some of the implications about what to do about it when they as mental health professionals experience bigoted comments from colleagues, friends and family.
When to Switch Your Therapist
In this episode our host and co-hosts discuss some of the reasons you might want to consider switching your therapist.
The discussion covers this rarely talked about issue and makes an effort to clarify and provide important tips about it.
Co-host Lisa Early leads the conversation with hosts Xiomara A. Sosa. She provides tips on how to recognize the signs of when it might be time to switch your therapist and advise on how to go about doing so. They also provide resources and references to check out.