Today is a super fun one as we collabed with a local therapist turned artist....Ezra Sembler ☀️

Ezra is a local artist born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida specializing in black and white playful line drawings. You may have seen his work at some of our favorite hang outs like Book & Bottle, Blush Tea & Coffee, Black Crow Coffee, Pete’s Bagels, and probably on Instagram because unlike other artists, Ezra is extremely outgoing and connected with his fan-base. 🤘🏽 In this episode, Samantha Circelli discusses Ezra’s dynamic background in mental health including his own personal experiences, his career as a mental health counselor, and how art has shaped his healing. 

Enjoy!

Cheering You On,

The Team at Sunshine City Counseling and Eastern Shore Counseling

Want to do individual counseling, couples counseling or child and teen therapy with one of the counselors at Sunshine City Counseling? Schedule your first free session.

Are you in Portland, Maine and needing a therapist? Check out our newest location and schedule your first free session! 

We're ready when you are.

IG: @thesunshinecity

In this episode Oliva Pelts and Brian Holbach talk about work life balance for entrepreneurs -- how business owners at different stages can have the lives they have always wanted, overcoming overwhelm and feeling in control and how your business and life are connected. 

Brian Holbach is rolling out a new coaching program to help entrepreneurs get both the business and life that they desire.  Basically, just sign up and lets get to work -- your family and business will thank you 🙌🏼

Cheering You On,

The Team at Sunshine City Counseling and Eastern Shore Counseling

Want to do individual counseling, couples counseling or child and teen therapy with one of the counselors at Sunshine City Counseling? Schedule your first free session.

Are you in Portland, Maine and needing a therapist? Check out our newest location and schedule your first free session! 

We're ready when you are.

IG: @thesunshinecity

How do we heal?

While there are SO many ways folks find healing, we are walking through some of the main ways that we have seen in our practice at Sunshine City Counseling in St. Petersburg, FL. 

Olivia Pelts, owner and counselor at SCC, walks you through why your story is a major key to you finding healing. Helping you understand how to write and understand your story, what areas that need tending to and loads more...

Check out our blog for resources on how to unpack your story...

Cheering You On,

The Team at Sunshine City Counseling and Eastern Shore Counseling

Want to do individual counseling, couples counseling or child and teen therapy with one of the counselors at Sunshine City Counseling? Schedule your first free session.

Are you in Portland, Maine and needing a therapist? Check out our newest location and schedule your first free session! 

We're ready when you are.

IG: @thesunshinecity

In this series, Olivia Pelts is going to walk you through a few different ways that you might find healing in your story. 

Today, Olivia kicks it off with 1 simple thing you can do to improve your mental health...

Cheering You On,

The Team at Sunshine City Counseling and Eastern Shore Counseling

Want to do individual counseling, couples counseling or child and teen therapy with one of the counselors at Sunshine City Counseling? Schedule your first free session.

Are you in Portland, Maine and needing a therapist? Check out our newest location and schedule your first free session! 

We're ready when you are.

IG: @thesunshinecity

Hot dang 🥵

This episode Samantha Circelli and Ciara Gorby -- some of our resident teen whisperer's/therapist -- walk us through some of the MASSIVE issues and struggles teens are facing right now -- Body Image & Self-Esteem. 

They walk us through the prevalence of these issues, where they are stemming from and some ways in which YOU can begin to partner with your teen on dismantling their hurt. 

Don't sleep on this -- Sam and Ciara are facilitating a group experience for teens ages 14-17 years old for those in the St. Petersburg, FL area. Peep the website for more info 

Cheering You On,

The Team at Sunshine City Counseling and Eastern Shore Counseling

Want to do individual counseling, couples counseling or child and teen therapy with one of the counselors at Sunshine City Counseling? Schedule your first free session.

Are you in Portland, Maine and needing a therapist? Check out our newest location and schedule your first free session! 

We're ready when you are.

IG: @thesunshinecity

A recurring theme in the therapy and coaching world centers around finding healing. 

In this episode, Olivia Pelts and Brian Holbach, explore how allowing space for feeling all of your emotions and being courageous enough to get curious and ask powerful questions about who you are can lead to your path of healing. 

We explore parts work as a model for understanding the self and the inner dynamics that can greatly affect your life. 

A huge question that we all end up asking at some point in our lives…

"How do we hold both joy and grief, side by side, in our life? What does it mean to acknowledge the complexity of our emotions?" 

Cheering You On,

The Team at Sunshine City Counseling and Eastern Shore Counseling

Want to do individual counseling, couples counseling or child and teen therapy with one of the counselors at Sunshine City Counseling? Schedule your first free session.

Are you in Portland, Maine and needing a therapist? Check out our newest location and schedule your first free session! 

We're ready when you are.

IG: @thesunshinecity

One of our favorite sayings is "you can do hard things." 

Olivia Pelts, a clinical therapist, sits down and walks through what this phrase has come to mean for her....

• Stop waiting to be unafraid…do it scared 
• Find support/community 
• What is the story that you’re telling yourself?

Lets take a ride together...

Cara Reiff is one of our teen and young adult experts and we are stoked to have her on the podcast today!

One of Cara's specializations is in working with the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Model. In this episode, we explore...

• What are Self-Judgments?
• The CBT triangle
• Practical steps to begin replacing negative self-depricating thoughts

Give it a peep.

Olivia Pelts talks through a big theme that has come up a lot recently in the last week...

"Can my relationship get back to normal after they cheat?"

Olivia Pelts sits down with teen expert Alexis Younes to chat all about attachment. 

How does your teen's attachment style impact your relationship with them?

Spoiler alert: it is everything. 

In this episode, Alexis walks you through...

• What are attachment styles? 

• Why is it important to know?
• How do you know which one your teen has? 
• As a parent, how do you use this knowledge to enhance your relationship with your teen?
• If a parent wants to fix their relationship with their insecure attached teen, what would you recommend?

This is a great episode for ANY parent, adult who is involved in a kids life, a human...you get it. 

Rituals are a type of anchoring. 

They help to stabilize the world around you when it is a hot mess express. 

What does it mean to intentionally develop a ritual in your life?

Why does it matter?

Join Olivia Pelts as she talk candidly about some recent conversations she has had with clients and how she has seen rituals change the game in her own personal life...

We're all walking ourselves back home. 

p.s. check out Tara Schuster's book Buy Yourself The Fucking Lillies. You can thank us later 😘

** Warning: if you are currently in the middle of processing your own story of trauma within the church/religious organization, proceed with caution. Our hope is to inform, educate and bring to light what is meant by the term "church abuse." We don't want to cause further harm so take stock of where you're at and whether this would be helpful for you in this particular season of life. **

We are talking all about church abuse. What is it? What does it mean and how do you begin to heal from abuse at the hands of religious leaders. 

Jamila Russell is one of therapists at Sunshine City Counseling who specializes in spiritual abuse and trauma. She is a recent graduate of Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, FL and we are excited to have her expertise joining the team. 

If you find this helpful at all, please share it. Our hope is to provide incredibly curated content and psychoeducation for YOU -- our people. 

Show Notes

Diane Langberg -- Redeeming Power

Chuck DeGroat -- Narcissism Comes To Church 

• Society
• Social expectations
• Your inner-narrative

In this episode, Olivia and Brian Holbach sit down to discuss the  internal mechanics of how this (aka not feeling your feelings) happens and what you can do about it. 

What do I say? How can I help? I don't want to burden them. I feel overwhelmed. 

Ciara Gorby -- a chronic and terminal illness therapist at Sunshine City Counseling -- walks you through some practical ways you can show up for your people in powerful ways. 

Give it a go and let us know what you think...

Cheering You On,

The Team at Sunshine City Counseling and Eastern Shore Counseling

Want to do individual counseling, couples counseling or child and teen therapy with one of the counselors at Sunshine City Counseling? Schedule your first free session.

Are you in Portland, Maine and needing a therapist? Check out our newest location and schedule your first free session! 

We're ready when you are.

IG: @thesunshinecity

Email: info@sunshinecitycounseling.com

Depression can take on many different forms especially when it comes to kids and teens. 

In today's episode, Sam Circelli and Jill Heer -- two of Sunshine City Counseling's child therapist's -- talk about signs and symptoms of depression in kids and teens. Additionally, they also give you some insight into how you can help your child or teen navigate through the tricky waters of depression. 

Should you or someone you know struggle with depression, don't hesitate to reach out to our team for a free session or a local therapist in your area. 

Cheering You On,

The Team at Sunshine City Counseling and Eastern Shore Counseling

Want to do individual counseling, couples counseling or child and teen therapy with one of the counselors at Sunshine City Counseling? Schedule your first free session.

Are you in Portland, Maine and needing a therapist? Check out our newest location and schedule your first free session! 

We're ready when you are.

IG: @thesunshinecity

Email: info@sunshinecitycounseling.com

"What is hypnotherapy?"

"Isn't that a bunch of woo-woo stuff that doesn't REALLY work?"

Real talk: Hypnotherapy is exactly not what you probably have pictured in your mind.

Sam Choura, clinical hypnotherapist and licensed mental health counselor, discusses what hypnotherapy is, the 4 most common myths about hypnosis and who it is most effective for.

Curious? Jump in because the water is fiiinnneeeee

Cheering You On,

The Team at Sunshine City Counseling and Eastern Shore Counseling


Want to do individual counseling, couples counseling or child and teen therapy with one of the counselors at Sunshine City Counseling? Head over to the website and schedule your first free session.

https://www.sunshinecitycounseling.com/new-clients

Are you in Portland, Maine and needing a therapist? Check out our newest location and schedule your first free session!

https://www.easternshorecounseling.co/new-client

We're ready when you are.

IG: @thesunshinecity

Email: info@sunshinecitycounseling.com

Y'ALL. 

Today we have a real treat for you, my friends. 

Dr. Katherine Rizzo of Advantage Mental Health out of Clearwater, FL is here to chat all about her philosophy of medicine and most importantly -- the greatest concerns we hear of when folks are told that medication might be the next best step for them in their healing journey. 

Here's what we'll get in to during this episode...

• What are some common things that physicians look for when determining if medication might be a good next step for, say, someone struggling with anxiety or depression?
• How do they address common fears, such as, medication changing my personality or zonking me out?
• What can someone expect if they schedule a first session with Advantage Mental Health? 

Here's to reducing the stigma around mental health and psychotropic medications!

Show Notes

https://advantagementalhealthcenter.com/

Email Dr. Rizzo: krizzo@advantagementalhealth.com

Cheering You On,

The Team at Sunshine City Counseling and Eastern Shore Counseling

Want to do individual counseling, couples counseling or child and teen therapy with one of the counselors at Sunshine City Counseling? Head over to the website and schedule your first free session.

https://www.sunshinecitycounseling.com/new-clients

Are you in Portland, Maine and needing a therapist? Check out our newest location and schedule your first free session! 

https://www.easternshorecounseling.co/new-client

We're ready when you are.

IG: @thesunshinecity

Email: info@sunshinecitycounseling.com

Attachment.

What is it and why does it matter?

Dr. Quincee Gideon is on the podcast today to give us the 4-1-1 about all things attachment and relationships and ways in which we can work towards a secure-earned attachment.

Buckle up, friends, this is a solid episode 🤘🏽

Resources
Grab the attachment course, HERE (use code ATTACH for 20% off!)
Traumastery: https://traumastery.com/
Woven Together Therapy: https://woventraumatherapy.com/
@drquincee

Cheering You On,

The Team at Sunshine City Counseling and Eastern Shore Counseling


Want to do individual counseling, couples counseling or child and teen therapy with one of the counselors at Sunshine City Counseling? Head over to the website and schedule your first free session.

https://www.sunshinecitycounseling.com/new-clients

Are you in Portland, Maine and needing a therapist? Check out our newest location and schedule your first free session!

https://www.easternshorecounseling.co/new-client

We're ready when you are.

IG: @thesunshinecity

Email: info@sunshinecitycounseling.com

September is Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month.

September 12 is World Suicide Prevention Day.

In an effort to add to the conversation in helpful ways, we wanted to bring on an expert not only on suicide prevention but also what actually keeps us alive and thriving in the world? To only talk about suicide is half the story, we also have to address what makes us resilient? What keeps us alive and thriving?

My good friend Mish Moore of Sources of Strength is on the podcast today to talk all about resiliency and the 8 components that help us built resiliency into our lives.

Resources

https://sourcesofstrength.org/

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

https://www.stevefund.org/

Cheering You On,

We are hard-wired for belonging and acceptance. 

Community matters. 

In today's episode, Olivia sits down with Sam Choura and Zac Giparas of Sunshine City Counseling to discuss...

• What community means to each of us
• Why does having a community matter?
• What is the difference between how men and women both pursue community?
• What does it look like to be a #frontrow friend?
• Ways in which we can be intentional in engaging community

You are in for a treat today, friends!

Cheering You On,

The Team at Sunshine City Counseling and Eastern Shore Counseling

Want to do individual counseling, couples counseling or child and teen therapy with one of the counselors at Sunshine City Counseling? Head over to the website and schedule your first free session.

https://www.sunshinecitycounseling.com/new-clients

Are you in Portland, Maine and needing a therapist? Check out our newest location and schedule your first free session! 

https://www.easternshorecounseling.co/new-client

We're ready when you are.

IG: @thesunshinecity

Email: info@sunshinecitycounseling.com