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7 Reasons You Shouldn’t Be Scared To Give Therapy A Try & Other Interesting Articles

by Dr. Sarah Allen
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I was recently interviewed for a couple of SheKnows.com articles. I really like the author Bethany Ramos’s approach as she always writes from personal experience and has a great interest in talking to therapists to gain more understand about psychological issues. I tend to like a lot of the articles SheKnows post on their Facebook page so recommend you Like their Facebook page too (as well as mine too of course 🙂  https://www.facebook.com/drsfcallen)

I hope you find them interesting too!

The first article also highlights the virtues of telephone/online therapy and if you would like to try that type of therapy please read more about it on my page https://drsarahallen.com/telephone-online-sessions/.

7 Things You Never Knew About Going To Therapy

SheKnows.com April 29 2015
by Bethany Ramos

“I wasn’t too gung ho about therapy at first. I’d always wanted a professional opinion about the anxiety that was running my life — but still, I was scared to open up and spill the beans to a virtual stranger.

Speaking of virtual, that was exactly what I did. When my oldest son was two years old and my second son was just an infant, I realized: I’m not doing a very good job at life. I thought that having a role as a mother would help calm the anxiety that constantly built up in my chest. As I realized that the responsibilities of parenting made me even more anxious, I knew it was time to bite the bullet. I signed up for virtual therapy, and my life has never been the same.”

Read the full article including my quote at:

http://www.sheknows.com/health-and-wellness/articles/1081050/reason-to-go-to-therapy

 

unnamedTelling Someone To ‘Cheer Up’ Is Not A Coping Method That Helps

SheKnows.com July 13 2015
by Bethany Ramos

I spent a year grieving and learned you should rarely tell someone to ‘cheer up’.
I recently made it through what I would unequivocally call the worst year and the best year of my life. I saw my dad for the first time in seven years. I fell apart. Then, I slowly put myself back together.

Read the full article including my quote at:

http://www.sheknows.com/health-and-wellness/articles/1084676/support-grieving-friend

If you would like to read some more articles that I have been interviewed for click over to my Latest News & Articles page.

SIMPLE STEPS TO OVERCOME DEPRESSION ebookI put together this booklet with strategies I am always giving to my clients firstly, because they help and secondly, so clients can have something handy to refer to between sessions.

I am a big believer in giving handouts about the strategies we talk about during sessions because I think it is hard to remember everything. I also give new clients a folder so they will be able to keep all this information in one place. A sort of emotional health toolbox to get out and read when you need it.

Not everyone is able to come and to see me though so I decided to make these strategies available to everyone and I hope you find this booklet helpful too. I think it is a great way to get started but it is hard to do this on your own so please contact me with any questions you may have after reading it.

Add your first name and email in the box below and you will be sent the steps to download your FREE depression book and begin your journey to feeling better.

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SIMPLE STEPS TO OVERCOME ANXIETY & WORRYING ebook

I also put together a booklet with some strategies I am always giving to my clients to help them begin to feel less anxiety and to worry less.

I hope that you will find it helpful too.

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Please call 847 791-7722 or email me on the form below if you have any questions.

Also, I have several blog posts about depression and other free booklets and posts about other issues that can affect the way you feel on my website www.drsarahallen.com.

    Dr. Allen's professional license only allows her to work with clients who live in IL & FL and unfortunately does not allow her to give personalized advice via email to people who are not her clients.

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