Callum Counseling

06/01/2026

Addiction doesn’t discriminate and neither do we. We see you and accept you just as you are...your unapologetic, authentic, perfectly imperfect self! Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

05/30/2026

DBT Distress Tolerance skill, the TIPP skill, is hands down my favorite skill because it works. In DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy), the TIPP skill is used to quickly reduce intense emotional arousal. The “T” stands for Temperature, and it works because it activates the body’s dive response (also called the mammalian diving reflex).

When you rapidly cool your face—especially around the eyes and cheeks—by holding an ice pack to your face, splashing cold water on your face, or briefly immersing your face in cold water while holding your breath, your body responds by:

* Slowing the heart rate
* Lowering physiological arousal
* Reducing activation of the sympathetic nervous system (fight-or-flight response)
* Increasing activation of the parasympathetic nervous system (rest-and-digest response)

This can be particularly helpful when someone is experiencing:

* Panic attacks
* Intense anxiety
* Extreme anger
* Emotional overwhelm
* Urges to engage in impulsive behaviors

The effectiveness of temperature change is based on physiology rather than willpower. When emotions are highly activated, it can be difficult to think rationally or use cognitive coping skills. Cooling the face helps calm the body first, making it easier to access other coping strategies.

05/30/2026

05/25/2026

Many people carry stress, anxiety, and trauma responses in their body without even realizing it. Progressive muscle relaxation is a gentle technique that helps calm the nervous system by slowly tensing and relaxing, different muscle groups throughout the body. When we live in survival mode for long periods of time the body can stay tight, hypervigilant, exhausted, or disconnected. Practices like progressive muscle relaxation can help create small moments of safety, relaxation, grounding, and nervous system regulation.

05/24/2026

This MDW, please celebrate safely. One bad decision can change a life FOREVER. Below are some resources in CT for safe rides. Drive sober or get pulled over. ❤️💙❤️

05/22/2026

The gift of sobriety outweighs everything that addiction stole. If you’re sober now or sober curious, you’re holding the one thing that addiction didn’t get to take: the rest of your life.

We are accepting new clients for substance use counseling with immediate openings in Burlington or telehealth. Give yourself the gift of sobriety; I promise it’s worth it.

www.callumcounseling.com

05/14/2026

Callum Counseling, LLC offers effective interventions for families and their loved ones impacted by substance use. From the first conversation to the day your loved ones walks through the door of treatment, we are with you every step of the way.

Visit our website for more information at www.callumcounseling.com

05/14/2026

Are you ready to meet the best version of yourself?

Callum Counseling is accepting new clients for substance use therapy in Burlington and via telehealth with IMMEDIATE openings.

If you are sober curious, new in sobriety, or wanting to change your relationship to substances, give us a call for a free 15 minute consultation.

We accept Aetna, Anthem, Cigna, Husky, Optum, United and self pay.

www.callumcounseling.com