Apricity Counseling Services

Apricity Counseling Services Trauma-informed therapy for teens, young adults, women, and athletes. By appointment only.

Helping you move beyond survival mode with evidence-based, nervous-system-informed care and Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART). đź“ŤNV & ID

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I’ve spent most of my adult life working with justice-involved youth. And still, the thing I lean on most isn’t the year...
08/21/2026

I’ve spent most of my adult life working with justice-involved youth. And still, the thing I lean on most isn’t the years — it’s curiosity. I’m the first to admit, in the therapy room (not in my personal life — that’s a discussion for another time), that I don’t have all the answers. But I love, love, love to do my research.

I’m currently prepping a presentation for NAMI Nevada, and somewhere in the research, one idea stopped me: the risk-taking behavior we see in teens is less about blind risk and more about chasing the most satisfying reward.

It’s not a flaw. It’s fuel. The real question was never “how do we shut this down” — it’s “what is it attaching to.”

Here’s the part that really got me: teens aren’t just chasing a chemical reward jolt. What they value — their friendships, their sense of being capable, their reputation with the people who matter to them — shapes their decisions more than we used to give them credit for. The decision is always theirs, less about peer pressure and more about perceived benefits, usually made in a moment we’re not even in the room for. Our influence isn’t in controlling that moment. It’s in shaping their values from day 1, influencing what’s available to be chosen, and speaking to what they actually care about.

So if you’ve got a teenager, try this one shift this week: next time you feel a lecture coming on focus on modeling the values you want to instill, get curious, and ask — “what matters to you about this?”

I’d love to know: what’s one thing you wish someone had told you about parenting a teenager? 💛

Things I'd tell parents of young adults if I wasn't worried about hurting feelings:Your 18-year-old isn't defying you. T...
08/18/2026

Things I'd tell parents of young adults if I wasn't worried about hurting feelings:

Your 18-year-old isn't defying you. They're practicing being a person, and you're the safest place to do it badly.

That "attitude" you're getting? It's not disrespect. It's the first draft of them having a boundary of their own.

The more you supervise, the less they learn to supervise themselves. The goal is to build healthy independence, you're raising someone who has to run their own life in about a year.

Being right in the argument and being effective are two different goals. You can win the fight and still lose the trust. Lost trust equals lost opportunities for growth and learning under your watch.

They don't need you to have all the answers anymore. They need you to be the person they still want to call when they don't.

And the hardest one... this version of parenting isn't about holding on tighter. It's about loosening your grip on purpose, before life does it for you.

None of this means no rules. It means different rules, and a different you in the room.

I put together a full tip sheet on exactly this — how to set boundaries that fit this stage, what to do when they get broken, and how to make the shift from supervisor to coach without losing the relationship in the process.

Comment TIPS and I'll send it your way. đź’›

08/07/2026

Pass it on!

Your athlete doesn’t need to talk about it for an hour to move past it.ART (Accelerated Resolution Therapy) works differ...
08/05/2026

Your athlete doesn’t need to talk about it for an hour to move past it.

ART (Accelerated Resolution Therapy) works differently — no rehashing the missed shot, the bad call, the injury, the meltdown in the car. Athletes who try Accelerated Resolution Therapy for performance often report similar shifts: more confidence walking into games, better performance under pressure, and finally getting out of their heads instead of stuck in them.

A few sessions, real relief — not months of talking about what happened.

If your youth athlete is feeling the mental pressure, this is worth a conversation.

📍 Fallon, NV · telehealth across NV & ID
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One thing I’ve been working toward as a female therapist is recognizing the work of women in this field. Grief is an are...
08/03/2026

One thing I’ve been working toward as a female therapist is recognizing the work of women in this field. Grief is an area in which many women have made their mark.

Elizabeth Kubler-Ross developed the stages of grief model. Many people don’t know this was built based on the observation of grief experienced by patients with terminal illness.

While the stages of grief model can be helpful, it’s not the full story and can lead to confusion. An individual’s grief might happen in stages like this, but if it doesn’t, that’s not abnormal.

Mary-Frances O’Connor provides insights on grief through her research and published works:

“The Grieving Brain” (2022): The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss, this book details the neural mechanics of heartbreak and how the brain adapts to a new reality.”

“The Grieving Body” (2025): How the Stress of Loss Can Be an Opportunity for Healing, this book explores the physiological “broken heart” phenomenon, examining how bereavement acts as a physical health event that can trigger immune breakdowns or cardiovascular issues.

Dr. Boss coined the term “ambiguous loss” in the 1970s to describe a devastating form of layered grief that lacks clarity or official closure. Unlike a typical death, this type of loss freezes the grieving process and leaves families in a state of chronic anxiety and confusion.

Julia Samuel rejects the idea that grief is a passive state. Instead, she frameworks it as an active, exhausting process—“grief work”—that must be consciously felt and endured to allow healing.

She has published books and developed The Grief Works App: offering guided meditations, journaling prompts, and daily therapeutic practices for those experiencing bereavement.

After the tragic death of her infant daughter, Cheyenne, in 1994, she dedicated her life to reshaping how our culture approaches catastrophic loss. Her work bridges academic research, mindfulness, and direct therapeutic care to support individuals navigating the deepest forms of human sorrow.

She developed The MISS Foundation: an international non-governmental organization providing crisis support, resources, and long-term aid to families whose child

08/03/2026

Notes on Grief Part 2: What Can I do to Help?

After part one hit differently than I expected, a few people asked me — okay, so what do I actually do? What helps?

Everyone is different and there is no definitive one-size-fits-all answer, but through research and experience some things keep showing up as true.

Showing up beats saying the right thing. You don’t need the perfect words. Most of the time there aren’t any. One thing I’ve heard from many people, is they felt abandoned after the services were over. People stopped showing up. People seemed uncomfortable. SHOW UP. Sit on the couch and don’t fill the silence. Text “thinking of you” with nothing attached, no question mark needing an answer. Presence does more than any sentence you’re stressing over.

Ask what they need instead of assuming. Some people want to talk about it. Some people want to talk about anything else. Some people need help with laundry more than they need a conversation. “What do you need right now” is a better question than guessing.

Keep showing up after the meal trains stop. Everyone’s there in week one. Grief doesn’t end in week one. Put a reminder in your phone for a month out, three months out, the birthday, the holidays. That’s often when people feel most alone — right when everyone else has moved on.

Don’t rush their timeline to make yourself comfortable. Sometimes we push people toward “healing” because their grief is uncomfortable to witness. That’s about us, not them. Let people be exactly as far along as they actually are.

Take care of yourself if you’re the one showing up. You can’t pour from empty. Grief support is heavy to carry too, especially if you’re holding space for more than one person, or grieving something yourself while you do it.

Professional support isn’t a last resort — it’s just another form of showing up. Therapy, grief groups, whatever fits. Needing extra support doesn’t mean your community failed you. It just means grief is a lot, and you’re allowed more than one kind of help.

None of this fixes grief. Nothing does. But I’ve watched people get through the worst seasons of their lives because someone else refused to look away. That’s the thing I trust most, after everything I’ve seen — not answers, not timelines, just people willing to stay.

If you’ve been that person for someone this year — thank you. And if you need that person right now, I hope you find one.

07/28/2026

Notes on Grief:

It seems like this year has been especially heavy with grief in our community - Something I’ve witnessed and carried on a personal level, and on a professional level.

While I’ve learned how to hold space for my clients, I’m not going to pretend I have this figured out. I’ve sat with people through some of the worst losses of their lives for years now, and I’ve had my own losses too, and honestly? Grief still humbles me every time.

A few reminders that help me:

Grief is messy. It doesn’t care about your schedule, your composure, or what’s “appropriate.” It shows up when it wants to: at work, at a stoplight, in the middle of a conversation about something completely unrelated. It’s not tidy and it’s not supposed to be.

It’s hard. There’s no way around that. I’m not going to sell you on silver linings. Sometimes it just hurts, and that’s the whole sentence.

And it’s necessary. As much as we want to skip it, numb it, outrun it — grief is what we experience when we lose someone we love. Avoiding it doesn’t make it go away. It just makes it come out sideways later.

Grief doesn’t discriminate but it looks different on everyone. I’ve watched people cry for months. I’ve watched people go quiet and get busy and not cry at all until a year later. I’ve watched people get angry, get numb, lean into dark humor. None of that means someone is grieving wrong. There is no right or wrong. There’s just how it moves through a particular person.

So if someone you love is grieving differently than you would - slower, faster, louder, quieter, in a way that doesn’t make sense to you - try to be patient with them. They’re not wrong. They’re just doing it their own way.

What actually helps, more than anything I could say in a session, is community. Us showing up for each other. Giving each other space instead of answers. Just loving on people while they’re in it, without trying to rush them out of it.

Fortunately, that’s what this community does well. And this year, more than most, I think we’ve needed it.

If you’re in the middle of grief right now — yours, or watching someone you love move through theirs — I hope you have people around you doing that. And if you don’t, I hope this is a small reminder that you’re not supposed to do it alone.

Looking for flexible, insurance-based therapy? Reno Counseling Collective has immediate openings!
07/28/2026

Looking for flexible, insurance-based therapy? Reno Counseling Collective has immediate openings!

07/23/2026

ASIST (Applied Su***de Intervention Skills Training)

LivingWorks ASIST is a two-day in-person workshop featuring powerful audiovisuals, discussions, and simulations.

At a LivingWorks ASIST workshop:

-You’ll learn how to recognize when someone may be thinking about su***de, and how to provide a skilled intervention and develop a safety plan with the person to connect them to further support, regardless of previous experience or skill level.

-You will also consider how personal and community attitudes about su***de affect someone’s openness to seek help and your ability to provide it.

-This workshop will increase your willingness, confidence, and capacity to provide su***de first aid.
-Two (or more) knowledgeable, supportive trainers will guide you through the course, ensuring a comfortable and safe learning environment.

-This ASIST class is funded through the Nevada Office of Su***de Prevention.

If you are interested in additional information, hosting a class, scheduling a class, and/or you would like to participate in a su***de prevention course, please contact:

In No. Nevada, Taylor Morgan at 775-684-2238 or [email protected]

Sometimes the most meaningful thing we can hear is, “me too.”This one’s for the women who are carrying more than most pe...
07/06/2026

Sometimes the most meaningful thing we can hear is, “me too.”

This one’s for the women who are carrying more than most people realize. The ones who skillfully make it look like they’re holding it all together while quietly wondering why it sometimes feels so hard.

If one of these slides made you feel a little more seen, save it for the days you need the reminder. And if someone came to mind while reading, share it with them. You never know who needs to hear they’re not alone. 💕

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