by Maren Swensen Ph.D., CMHC | Feb 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Words like trauma and triggered are all over the internet. People often say they are triggered, but what do they mean? How do you know if you have trauma or if you have PTSD? Can you have one but not the other? Does it matter? Learning about trauma and PTSD can help a...
by Maren Swensen Ph.D., CMHC | Feb 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
Dealing with anxiety is perhaps the most common reason people seek therapy. When we work with clients who display signs and symptoms of anxiety, one of the first things that we do is work on explaining just what anxiety is, what the signs and symptoms are, and how a...
by Maren Swensen Ph.D., CMHC | Dec 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
Introduction Many of us understand the benefits of individual therapy. We also understand the benefits of couples counseling. What about family therapy? Is there such a thing? How can we find it? How can we know if it is going to benefit our family? How can we know if...
by Maren Swensen Ph.D., CMHC | Dec 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
Whenever we find ourselves in a struggle, it is natural to wonder what is the cause? If you are newly diagnosed with PTSD, or have had it for a long time, you may wonder what the initial cause was, if there was something in your childhood that happened to cause it or...
by Maren Swensen Ph.D., CMHC | Nov 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
Have you wanted to start therapy but not sure if you had the time? Looking at options with your insurance and you see that you can do virtual or telehealth, but not sure what that means? Worried that it might not be traditional therapy, or your therapist might not be...
by Maren Swensen Ph.D., CMHC | Sep 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
When I first heard the term Holistic Therapy, I was not sure what to think. Was this some new age therapy that was going to involve crystals and chanting? (Not that those are bad things, if that is what makes you happy, chant away!) However, Holistic therapy simply...
