Alliance Counseling Services

11/05/2026

Your gut and your mental health are more connected than you might think! 🧠
This article explains why stress and anxiety can send you running to the bathroom. One thing to remember: symptoms don't always happen in the moment- Sometimes your body reacts hours later.⏰

If you're noticing recurring stomach issues, consider tracking your stress levels, anxiety, and meals to see if a pattern emerges.📝

Stress creates anxiety, which affects your whole body, including your gut. But you can build up resilience to dial down the panic. This is how to toughen your gut and your psyche.

11/03/2026

When a counselor says "sit with it", they aren't asking you to get stuck in your feelings. They're encouraging you to make space for them! 🙌🎭✨
Here's what that could look like:

10/30/2026

Trick or Treat…Or just treats in the waiting room for our wonderful clients, no tricks needed!🎃🍬
We hope everyone has a safe and fun Halloweekend!! 👻

10/28/2026

Caught red-leafed looking so spookily radiant in the sunlight! 🍁👻🩸🎃
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A reminder for this halloweekend: let your light shine, even when things feel a little dark! 🎃

10/21/2026

A good reminder: therapy isn't easy. But you can do hard things!! 🧠✨💪🏻Therapy will bring up a bunch of emotions that you might have not been expecting to feel, but it's all a part of the healing process.

10/15/2026

Fine is a door closing with somebody still standing on the other side of it. It ends the conversation without ending the problem, and the person left outside gets to guess for the rest of the night. What it is protecting is usually real. Sometimes there is genuinely nothing coherent to say yet, and being pushed to produce a reason on demand makes it worse. The fix is not forcing the whole feeling out before it is ready. It is one true sentence about where you are, with a time attached. Not ready yet is honest, it costs nothing, and it gives the other person somewhere to put their attention. Fine is a wall with a friendly face, and everybody can tell. The hour matters more than the sentence. Anybody can wait when they know what they are waiting for.

10/12/2026

Some new decorations up at the office!! Getting into the Fall spirit with our new wreath and other autumnal decorations throughout our waiting room!🍂🎃

10/07/2026

Just as there are five love languages that shape how we give and receive love, there are also different talking styles that influence how we communicate. 💬 Understanding your own communication style, and recognizing the styles of others, can help reduce misunderstandings and strengthen relationships! 🗣️✨

Learn to recognize how you and others communicate—and build highly successful relationships at work and in life.

10/05/2026

Faith and mental wellness can work hand in hand!🕊️🧠✨ Our founder, John Frisbie, holds a Master of Divinity and serves as our Christian Counselor, helping individuals navigate mental health challenges through evidence-based counseling while drawing upon the principles and teachings of Christianity. 🙌🏻

09/30/2026

Even if we don't physically see it, that doesn't mean our strong friends aren't struggling behind the scenes. This may be the last day of September and National Su***de Prevention Month, but it should not be the last day we check in on the people we care about!

Even the people who seem to have it all together can be struggling in silence. 🧡

Checking in on your friends, especially those who are always there for others, can make a huge difference. A simple "How are you really doing?" lets them know they don't have to carry everything alone. 💬