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Anxiety Relief - 4 Helpful Tools with Bonus Art Therapy Directives
Tampa therapist and art therapy techniques meet science-backed anxiety relief. Discover how blending evidence-based coping skills (like deep breathing and cognitive restructuring) with expressive arts can help you—or your clients—find calm in Florida’s busy pace. Bonus: Creative directives perfect for Tampa’s vibrant, healing community.
What Is Trauma and Intergenerational Trauma?
Tampa-based therapist and art therapist Dawn Foretich, LMHC, explains how trauma and intergenerational trauma affect mental health—and how therapies like CBT, EMDR, and art therapy can help you heal deeply and sustainably.
How to Fill Your Own Cup and Why It Matters
Tampa, Florida therapist shares about how to fill your own cup—emotionally, mentally, and spiritually—so you stop outsourcing your worth and start showing up in your relationships with more clarity, confidence, and calm.
Active Listening: The Simple Therapy Tool That Transforms Communication
Discover how active listening can improve communication, deepen connection, and reduce conflict. Learn simple, Florida therapist-approved tips that work—in relationships, friendships, and everyday life.
ADHD, Focus, and the Art of Getting Things Done (Without Getting Distracted by Snacks or Going Down the Rabbit Hole)
Learn how ADHD affects focus, emotions, and everyday life—and how tools like therapy, mindfulness, and nutrition can help. Written by a licensed Florida therapist.
What Really Happens in Therapy, and Why You Might Try to Bail
Wondering what therapy is really like? Learn what to expect in sessions with a licensed Florida therapist—and how healing unfolds, even when parts of you resist it.
How Your Gut Health Affects Your Mental Health, and What You Can Do About It
Discover how your gut health impacts mood, anxiety, and overall mental wellness. Read about a Florida therapist uses a holistic, whole-body approach to emotional health.
Anxiety, Overthinking? Meet Byron Katie’s Four Questions and a Better Way to Live
Feeling overwhelmed by anxious thoughts or overthinking everything? Learn how Byron Katie’s Four Questions, paired with CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), can help shift your mindset.
How to Find a Therapist in Florida Without Feeling Overwhelmed
Overwhelmed searching for the right therapist in Florida? This guide breaks down where to look, what to ask, and how to find a good fit for your mental health journey.
Iceberg Ahead: Navigating Emotions in Relationships Without Crashing
Emotions in relationships can feel like icebergs—what’s said is just the surface. Learn how to navigate reactions and reconnect with calm, therapist-backed tools.
Coping with Anxiety: Mind, Body, and What’s on Your Netflix Queue
Coping with anxiety takes more than deep breaths. Learn how your mind, body, and media choices all play a role—plus Florida therapist-backed tips to feel better, faster.
The Heavy Burden of Guilt: 4 Steps to Free Yourself
Guilt can weigh you down emotionally and physically. Learn four therapist-backed steps to understand it, heal it, and finally feel free again.
Money Stress: 7 Therapist-Approved Ways to Tame Financial Anxiety
Money stress isn’t just about dollars—it’s emotional. Discover 7 therapist-approved ways to reduce financial anxiety and take back control, one step at a time.
Rest Is Productive: Therapist-Backed Ways to Recharge Without Taking a Vacation
No PTO left? You can still beat burnout with these Florida therapist-approved microbreaks. Learn how to reset your nervous system, sharpen focus, and reclaim calm—one pause at a time.
Rebuilding Trust After Conflict: A Therapist’s Guide to Listening, Breathing, and Starting Fresh
Conflict can shake a relationship, but trust can be rebuilt. Learn therapist-approved ways to reconnect using active listening, co-regulation, and art therapy.
The Healing Power of Water: Nature’s Therapy for Mind and Body
Water calms the nervous system, encourages emotional release, and helps us reconnect with ourselves. Explore how Tampa and Florida’s waters can support your healing.
The Butterfly Hug: A Gentle Grounding Technique for Trauma, Anxiety, and Emotional Regulation
The Butterfly Hug is a gentle trauma therapy tool used in EMDR to reduce anxiety, calm the nervous system, and support emotional regulation—anytime, anywhere.
Art Therapy in Tampa: Healing Through Creativity, Not Perfection
Art therapy helps you express emotions when words fall short. Explore how this creative approach supports healing, insight, and emotional growth, in Tampa, Florida.
Therapy Is the Red Pill: Real Growth Starts Here in Tampa
Therapy is like taking the red pill—scary but life-changing. Learn how working with a Florida therapist can help you ditch the patterns and reclaim your power.
