Opening the Door

Anger

Are You Angry?

Steve Alexander, Jr. M.A., Ed.M., ARM, LMHC on December 6, 2021

Has anger been controlling your life? A few adjustments can go a long way.

Has anger been controlling your life? A few adjustments can go a long way.

Motivation

The Importance of Routines in Pursuit of Your Goals

Steve Alexander, Jr. M.A., Ed.M., ARM, LMHC on November 7, 2021

Have you often been described as having no motivation? There is another way to be effective at accomplishing your goals.

Have you often been described as having no motivation? There is another way to be effective at accomplishing your goals.

Microaggression

How to Respond to Microaggressions

Steve Alexander, Jr. M.A., Ed.M., ARM, LMHC on October 10, 2021

Handling microaggressions appropriately can deepen your relationships with others instead of damaging them.

Handling microaggressions appropriately can deepen your relationships with others instead of damaging them.

Self-Esteem

What to Do When Positive Affirmations Don't Work

Steve Alexander, Jr. M.A., Ed.M., ARM, LMHC on September 8, 2021

Have you tried positive affirmations with no success? Try this instead to improve your self-esteem.

Have you tried positive affirmations with no success? Try this instead to improve your self-esteem.

Relationships

Does Your Therapist Have to Like You?

Steve Alexander, Jr. M.A., Ed.M., ARM, LMHC on August 9, 2021

Therapists have biases like anyone else and may enjoy working with some clients more than others.

Therapists have biases like anyone else and may enjoy working with some clients more than others.

Anxiety

When Stress Balls Don't Work

Steve Alexander, Jr. M.A., Ed.M., ARM, LMHC on July 6, 2021

Have your been struggling to manage your anxiety? Here are some tools that may help.

Have your been struggling to manage your anxiety? Here are some tools that may help.

Psychopharmacology

Being Real

Steve Alexander, Jr. M.A., Ed.M., ARM, LMHC on June 7, 2021

Is self-disclosure helping or hurting in your therapy sessions?

Is self-disclosure helping or hurting in your therapy sessions?

Play

5 Reasons Your Child Won't Quit Online Gaming

Steve Alexander, Jr. M.A., Ed.M., ARM, LMHC on May 9, 2021

Do you think your child "addicted" to online gaming? A few strategies may help them achieve better balance.

Do you think your child "addicted" to online gaming? A few strategies may help them achieve better balance.

Health

5 Lessons from Working with Gang-Affiliated Children

Steve Alexander, Jr. M.A., Ed.M., ARM, LMHC on April 20, 2021

Where do we go to find clinical justice for gang-affiliated children?

Where do we go to find clinical justice for gang-affiliated children?

Attention

2 Essential Qualities of Effective Therapists

Steve Alexander, Jr. M.A., Ed.M., ARM, LMHC on March 14, 2021

Are you struggling to find a therapist who is the right fit? Here are the two qualities that matter the most.

Are you struggling to find a therapist who is the right fit? Here are the two qualities that matter the most.

Health

How Are You Doing?

Steve Alexander, Jr. M.A., Ed.M., ARM, LMHC on February 7, 2021

When the therapist goes to therapy.

When the therapist goes to therapy.

Race and Ethnicity

Black People Are Not a Monolith

Steve Alexander, Jr. M.A., Ed.M., ARM, LMHC on January 5, 2021

How do you define culture and how does it define you?

How do you define culture and how does it define you?

Health

Opening the Door

Steve Alexander, Jr. M.A., Ed.M., ARM, LMHC on December 5, 2020

Stigma can prevent people of color, and Black people in particular, from seeking mental health services. Is it possible to bridge the divide?

Stigma can prevent people of color, and Black people in particular, from seeking mental health services. Is it possible to bridge the divide?