RefreshMH, Author at Perspectives Counseling Centers of Michigan

See Me! When You Are Invisible to Yourself

by RefreshMH | Jul 1, 2021 | All

There is a television commercial that features actual patients who have psoriasis. The patients share the emotional pain they feel at being minimized by their disease. They do not feel as if they are actually being seen by others. They believe that all others see is...

Good Mental Health and COVID-19 – Part II

by RefreshMH | May 27, 2021 | All

Greetings, I hope this information finds you to be in the best of health as we all find ourselves continually challenged by the COVID-19 virus. Now one year into the pandemic, we had to make some major lifestyle adjustments to stay safe such as testing, wearing a...

When Doing Leads to Stress – Just Be!

by RefreshMH | Mar 25, 2021 | All

Hello! My name is Steven. How would you like to begin your session today? Counseling with me is not necessarily a time when you come to go over an agenda or to learn a set format of steps to fix a problem. Yes, therapy can be about that and goal setting (and we will...

COVID-19 and mental health are a dual crisis 1 year into the pandemic in Michigan

by RefreshMH | Mar 15, 2021 | All

Written by: Andrew Feather Read the original article on WWMT KALAMAZOO, Mich. — More than 600,000 people in Michigan have been infected and almost 16,000 people have died since Michigan reported its first two cases of COVID-19 March 10, 2020. While the visible impact...

How to Beat Seasonal Affective Disorder

by RefreshMH | Feb 2, 2021 | Depression

If you find yourself feeling a little sad, worried, and depressed every year at this time, you may have a cyclical disorder called Seasonal Affective Disorder. Of course, this year’s cumulative effects of the pandemic and the accompanying isolation, illness and...