During the busyness of the holiday season, don’t forget to compassion and self-compassion. Almost everyone is experiencing a hardship you might not know or understand. You might even get sucker punched with a wave of sadness or grief. Use these moments to name the emotion, take care of yourself, and to exercise compassion for others.

Depression TreatmentAmy RolloDecember 9, 2017Grief during the holidays, holidays blues, new holiday traditions, How to beat the holiday blues, depression during the holidays, How to handle depression during the holidays, heights family counseling

Finding Happiness Through Gratitude

This is a time I would normally panic; my thoughts would go in a negative spiral, and I would make this about a flaw in my character instead of realizing it was just a bad situation, i.e. “I’m not good enough because I can’t make appointments on time.” Yet, something was different this time; this time I felt intense gratitude. I acknowledged my feelings, “Yup, this kind of sucks,” then I acknowledged there was nothing I can do about it, “my stressing will not magically clear the freeway.” I then did something I tell my clients to do, I took an action that was the opposite of my feeling

Depression TreatmentAmy RolloDecember 7, 2017How to practice gratitude, how to find happiness, Houston Counselor, Counseling in the heights

Not Sure How CBT Works? Try a Life Inside a Counselor’s Thoughts

When I talk to my clients about cognitive reframing, thought stopping, mindfulness, and intentional acts of positivity, I sometimes get questions of “but how does this really work?

Depression TreatmentAmy RolloNovember 8, 2017CBT, cognitive behavioral therapy, how to find happiness, how does counseling work, how to change your thoughts, CBT in Houston, Houston Counseling, houston heights counseling

Finding Balance in Our Thoughts

The world is not really full of extremes, such as “good people” and “bad people.” Yet somehow people tend to think of things in a very polarized manner.

Normalizing Mental Illness, One Cartoon Character at a Time

One of the first statements I often hear is that, "I do not need counseling; nothing is wrong with me!" While this is likely true, and I truly believe that counseling is not for “fixing” a person, but instead providing a safe place to work through life’s difficulties,

Depression TreatmentAmy RolloOctober 7, 2016Winnie-the-Pooh, mental health, mental illness, depression, OCD, Anxiety, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Evaluation services in Cypress, Evaluations, Counseling services in Cypress, child counselor in Cypress, Family counseling in Cypress, play therapy, play therapist, play therapy in Cypress

4 Quick Steps to Instantly Improve your Mood

Everyone has days where everything seems negative. You might be in a “funk” and feel like you can’t snap out of it. Here are some tips to instantly improve your mood.

Depression TreatmentAmy RolloJune 27, 2016mood, exercise, depression, sadness, counseling blog, child counselor in Cypress, child counselor, journaling, mindfulness, meditation, narrative therapy, play therapist in Cypress

Blog

Heights Family Counseling

Heights Family Counseling - Houston

Heights Family Counseling - San Antonio