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So You Were Told You Needed CBT
But do you really? Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has long been the go-to recommendation for treating all areas of mental health by...

Heather McPaul, MS, LPC, GC-C, ACS
Nov 14, 20244 min read
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The Grief of a Military Life
Military veterans experience multitudes of grief simply by serving whether or not we want to admit it.

Heather McPaul, MS, LPC, GC-C, ACS
Sep 11, 20247 min read
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Post-Service Isolation
People think the biggest struggle for veterans leaving the service is things like PTSD from whatever they saw and experienced. But in my...

Heather McPaul, MS, LPC, GC-C, ACS
Jul 5, 20245 min read
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The Acronyms of Therapy Part 2
The more letters after their name, the more qualified they are, right? We've covered many of the acronyms used in therapists' profiles to...

Heather McPaul, MS, LPC, GC-C, ACS
Sep 22, 20233 min read
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I Don't Do Coping Skills
If you're looking to shush your symptoms, you've come to the wrong place. Therapy has changed a lot over the years. Because of decades...

Heather McPaul, MS, LPC, GC-C, ACS
Aug 18, 20235 min read
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TikTok: The Funhouse Mirror App For Mental Health
If you've ever listened to The Symmetry Sessions Podcast, you've probably heard me comment about my disdain for TikTok on more than one...

Heather McPaul, MS, LPC, GC-C, ACS
Jul 28, 20234 min read
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The Importance of Military Cultural Competency
"I wish I could prescribe medical marijuana to veterans," the doctor said as she noted his veteran status in the chart. "I think it could...

Heather McPaul, MS, LPC, GC-C, ACS
Jun 23, 20234 min read
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It's Non-Negotiable
"It's my one non-negotiable," she said as she reflected on entering the dating scene. I marveled at this simple caveat to being in a...

Heather McPaul, MS, LPC, GC-C, ACS
May 19, 20234 min read
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What Private Practice Therapists Wish You Knew Part 2
A few other things have occurred to me since I wrote the original blog, What Private Practice Therapists Wish You Knew. Listening to...

Heather McPaul, MS, LPC, GC-C, ACS
Mar 17, 20235 min read
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The Acronyms of Therapy
CBT, DBT, ACT, EFT...WTF You've either seen the acronyms before and ignored them and focused on the therapist's other profile contents or...

Heather McPaul, MS, LPC, GC-C, ACS
Dec 16, 20226 min read
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What Private Practice Therapists Wish You Knew
Or at least I do. I'm going to say what most of us are thinking about what we wish people knew regarding how therapy in private practice...

Heather McPaul, MS, LPC, GC-C, ACS
Sep 22, 20229 min read
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