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Start My Wellness provides therapy, counseling, medication management, psychological testing, and other wellness services for children, teens, adults, groups, couples and families in the Greater Metro Detroit Area.
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Navigating the Holidays as an Alternative Family
Let’s begin with a shared definition of “alternative family.” While the word “alternative” has taken on a whole host of meanings through different decades, trends, and political eras, in this blog post it is an umbrella term for anyone or any family that feels that they do not fit within normative understandings of how families look.
Effective Advocacy in Your Child’s IEP
For parents who have school age children with special needs, the Individualized Education Plan, or IEP, can be a daunting and foreign landscape. There are two general principals which play out in the IEP process, neither of them is to the benefit of the child.
Navigating the Holidays as an Uncoupled person
Whether you’re recently single, intentionally committed to focusing on yourself, or entering “yet another” holiday season as an uncoupled person, the holidays can feel like a challenging time to navigate.
Is It Autism Or Am I Just Quirky?
Autism, or ASD, is a complex and multifaceted spectrum encompassing several behaviors and characteristics. Many wonder whether they exist on the spectrum or if their behavior is just considered “quirky.”
Navigating the Holidays as a Couple
The holidays can be a challenging time for couples, old and new, to navigate. There are interpersonal challenges: when can we find meaningful time to spend together during a busy season, what expectations do we have of one another around gift giving/receiving, how can we support each other to find contentment as the end of the year approaches?
When are Attentional Problems not ADHD?
ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder which affects a person’s capacity to stay focused, pay attention, and inhibit impulsive behaviors. While it can be different in different people, all people with ADHD have problems efficiently processing and retaining information.
Finding “Third Places”
As the temperature begins to drop, the environments which we spend time in also begin to change. After the peak times of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are not strangers to staying indoors for long periods of time, and maybe we have even developed a different relationship with our home spaces.
Managing Your Psychotherapy Care Through the Holidays
We have entered – or for some, are solidly within – one of the most hectic times of the year. The beginning of November marks the beginning of the end…of the year, and with it a smattering of holidays, deadlines, family and friend gatherings, travel, and more. And on top of all of that, you are also trying to find time to care for your mental health!
Days Getting Shorter, To-Do Lists Getting Longer
In about two weeks on November 6th, every state aside from Hawaii and Arizona will turn their clocks backwards in accordance with the daylight savings tradition. This temporal transformation acknowledges an important and impending characteristic of this time of year: the amount of sunlight each day is getting shorter.
Looking Under the Mask this Spooky Season
This time of year, people are thinking about what costume they hope to wear on Halloween. Take a moment to consider what other “costumes” you might be wearing throughout the year.