Special Topics
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It’s difficult knowing someone you love is struggling under the weight of depression. It’s also difficult to know how to act, how to help, when to talk (and when to be quiet), and what persona to wear.

Online therapy

Computers have opened up new channels of information and communication for all of us. But therapy? Actually, it’s not as strange as it sounds, and is sometimes the “preferred” method of counseling.

Jerk at Work

If you dread going to work because of someone you work with, take heart! Here’s a way to sort through the problem and potentially make it better. Don’t ignore this problem another day!

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Are loneliness and depression the ‘gifts’ you receive when the Happy Holidays roll around? Enough! Here’s a brief guide to taking control, and getting into the spirit of what’s going on around you.

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Some people find themselves lethargic, irritable, low on energy, and just “not themselves” during the shorter days of Winter. It’s called Seasonal Affective Disorder, and it’s treatable.

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DBT is an effective, easy to understand method of learning coping skills without letting our feelings take control. Click here for a more complete description by DBT specialist Barbara Philip, LCSW.

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This troubled national and world economy has taken its toll on our Yampa Valley job market. Everyone, everyone knows one or more people who have been laid off, and nobody, nobody feels immune to the uncertainties ahead.