Dose of Wellness
Integrative Health: Supplements for Mental Health
April is National Counseling Awareness Month. One of the practice specialties is integrative mental health counseling. As discussed in a previous blog, it is a specialty and paradigm that combines conventional counseling approaches with biomedical and complementary...
Do counselors give advice?
Are you in need of advice? Are you looking for a counselor to give you advice? Let’s discuss counseling and determine if it is a place to get advice.What is counseling? Many people view counseling as advice-giving. For example, someone may be experiencing a...
The Counseling Professor: Power, Control, & Manipulation
During the holiday break, I had a chance to watch HBO's The Vow, a docu-series about NXIVM. While watching the series, many thoughts about the power of perceived authority, fear, and loss of identity came to mind. I have worked with clients across the spectrum -...
Welcome Caroline Goldschein, LMHC!
Caroline is a mental health counselor, with licensure in NY and PA. She is also a board certified mental health counselor. She earned a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from Villanova University. Caroline will be providing individual and family...
Integrative Health: Zinc
Zinc is a mineral that doesn’t receive much of the spotlight in mental health care. We often think of it in relation to the immune system.1 Low levels of zinc, in combination with inflammation, make it difficult for individuals to recover from stress-related...
September Self-Care
By Mackenzie Mannion We’re all aware of one of the newest buzzwords to flood our social media; self-care. Oxford Languages defines self-care as “the practice of taking action to preserve or improve one’s own health.” Self-care acts can, should, and will mean something...
The Counseling Professor: Neuroception & Trauma
The topic of trauma has been popular across social media platforms. Some of the information is accurate and helpful. At the same time, other information has not been accurate. Today, I want to talk about "neuroception." Is this a term that is familiar to you? It’s...
Men’s & Boy’s Mental Health
You may have heard in recent news articles about the crisis of boys and men. There are data from various fields that boys and men are facing a mental health crisis that has gone unaddressed for decades¹. This shows up in increased suicide rates for men, violence...
What is Integrative Mental Health Counseling?
One of Dr. Spiegelhoff & Associates specialties is integrative mental health counseling. While some people may be familiar with this approach to counseling, others may have heard references made towards integrative care within health care but not understand how it...