A Positive Approach Counseling

08/18/2026

07/02/2026

The way you speak to yourself matters. Choose words that build you up, not tear you down. 💙

02/04/2026

This was just too fun to pass up on. I love that I have my therapy dog by my side.

11/24/2022

Appreciate life even if it isn’t perfect. Happiness isn’t about fulfillment of our wishes, but rather appreciation for what we have. Happy Thanksgiving!

10/28/2022

Give yourself permission to take up space. You matter.

10/20/2022

Everyone has times when they don’t feel their best. Whether you are struggling with a low mood, anxiety, stress, or just a lack of motivation, it’s tough to feel good when you’re not quite at 100%.

When you are feeling down or stressed, it can be helpful to look for healthy things you can do to make yourself feel better quickly. While there are things that are simply outside of your control, there are lots of actionable steps you can take to seize control and feel better right now. This is a good short list. I would also add take a walk, get some fresh air, talk to a friend, cuddle a pet.

10/19/2022

Engaging in a self-care routine has been clinically proven to reduce or eliminate anxiety and depression, reduce stress, increase happiness, and more. It can help you adapt to changes, build strong relationships, and recover from setbacks. In a national survey, Americans cited benefits of self-care as: enhanced self-confidence (64%), increased productivity (67%), happiness (71%). From a physical health perspective, self-care also reduces heart disease, stroke and cancer.

What are some things that you do regularly to care for and nurture yourself?

10/18/2022

Using our senses to self-soothe and self regulate can be a very helpful technique. When we get hurt, physically or mentally, feel anxious, or depressed, we all hope to feel better. We seek to feel better by learning how to make ourselves heal and relieve anxieties, in both immediate and long-term ways. In other words, we self-soothe. This is a learned skill and takes practice to find healthy ways to self regulate when dealing with difficult emotions or stress. Here are some tips on how you can use your senses to self soothe in healthy ways.

10/17/2022

Starting today, say goodbye to anything that doesn’t support self-care, self-worth, and self-love.
Self- love is the fuel that allows an individual to reach their full potential, and is filled with compassion, grace, and gentleness. Making space and prioritizing ourselves allows us to embrace our lives completely and wholeheartedly. Self-love is learning to extend kindness toward ourselves, even when we struggle and suffer. It is extending forgiveness to ourselves when we make mistakes. Self-love means prioritizing ourselves and giving ourselves permission to find and believe in our strengths and gifts. Sometimes it means putting ourselves first. Sometimes it means making space to identify our needs and wants. It involves setting boundaries. Self-love is not perfection, nor is it always being happy. It is not based on your achievements and external measurements of success. True self-love must come from within, even when we mess up or take a wrong turn in life. Self-love is what shines through even when we don’t accomplish our goals or meet our measurement of success. When we can learn to truly love ourselves, we have more energy for living fully, more love to share with others, and healthier relationships overall.