Posts by Lansing Counseling

Working Together to Address Relationship Issues Are you and your partner or spouse fighting more often than you used to? Do you generally feel less content in your relationship? Is it difficult to discuss your feelings or ask for what you need? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may want to…

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and panic disorder are two common mental health conditions that can significantly impact a person’s quality of life. While medication can be effective in managing symptoms, therapy offers a comprehensive and holistic approach to addressing the underlying causes and providing long-term relief. In this article, we will explore the benefits of…

3 Benefits of Therapy to Improve Self-Esteem  Self-esteem is the perceived level of confidence we have in our skills and abilities. You may hear it referred to by names like self-respect or self-worth. By any name, this term is an important characteristic that speaks to our emotional and mental wellbeing. People with high self-esteem experience…

Therapy for Sleep Disturbances & Insomnia – Everything You Need to Know  You may wonder if sleep disturbances and insomnia cause mental health struggles or if mental health struggles cause disordered sleep, but it seems that both things can be true. Regardless of which comes first, sleep disturbances and emotional and cognitive struggles often go…

Understanding Therapy for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder  Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a serious anxiety disorder. In media and in your daily life, you’ve probably heard OCD referred to offhandedly when people say things like, “That’s so OCD,” or “Don’t be so OCD about it.” Unfortunately, the portrayal of OCD as something laughable or silly can…

Everything You Need to Know About Therapy for Parents Parenting therapy is an extremely beneficial, specialized form of therapy. The goal is to help parents learn the necessary skills to better manage difficulties that arise when parenting. In some cases, that means focusing on a child’s emotional or behavioral issues. For others, it’s helping parents…

Therapy for Suicidal Ideation – Everything You Need to Know Suicidal ideation is one of the most serious mental and emotional health issues a person can face. Thinking about or planning to end one’s life is never something that should be ignored or taken lightly. If you’re experiencing suicidal ideation or you know someone who…

Could You Benefit from Therapy for LGBTQ+ Issues? It’s perhaps an understatement to say that members of the LGBTQ+ community have a troubled history with therapy. Fortunately, the way that therapists understand and approach therapy for members of the LGBTQ+ community has progressed significantly since the early days of conversion therapy and other upsetting practices.…

Prolonged Grief Disorder – Everything You Need to Know Prolonged grief disorder is a relatively new diagnosis that has been recently added to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5). Few people are familiar with this condition. Even most professional counselors are still learning about prolonged grief disorder. However, we know…

The Facts About Bipolar I Disorder Bipolar I disorder impacts about 2.5% of the U.S. population, which means about 6 million people in the U.S. are living with bipolar I disorder. While many people who are diagnosed with this condition feel like they are alone, it can be encouraging to know that so many other…