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KD Holmes, LPC: Mar 10, 2024 10:09:18 AM
I am told by my clients I am gentle, approachable, easy to talk to, and silly. However, working in a room with just one other person can make it...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Sep 22, 2023 7:48:02 AM
The effects of trauma can have a long-lasting impact on a person's mental health, disrupting their daily functioning and relationships. The true...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Mar 6, 2023 9:34:52 AM
There are so many new terms that float around social media. My favorite one right now is Neurodiversity. This term has provided self compassion and...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Dec 31, 2022 10:12:32 AM
What if for your New Year's resolution you did not choose something that was perfectionistic, self-hating, idealistic, and counter to how you live...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Oct 31, 2022 4:31:44 PM
As I am trying to unpack a person's struggle I often think...What is it like to be you? What is it like to have your upbringing, to have your brain,...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Aug 24, 2022 1:36:57 PM
Sometimes in my office people are curious about me. Some ask what do I struggle with? There is an assumption that therapists do not struggle because...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Jul 25, 2022 5:27:20 PM
Have you ever had a thought that just keeps popping up in your head? These kinds of thoughts can be images, phrases, even feelings that intrude upon...
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KD Holmes, MS, LPC & Tyler LaFleur RN, BSN, CPT, CEP, CFMP, MLAS: Apr 14, 2021 9:28:45 AM
Conventionally, most people understand the concept of how our bodies operate. The brain, as the central processor, conjures up the command for an...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Feb 23, 2021 8:48:17 AM
I wish I could say that my inner wisdom led me to recognize the need to cease my overachieving tendencies and that I promptly did so. My...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Mar 31, 2020 10:45:00 AM
The COVID-19 world crisis can be traumatic, especially since it has impacted the entire globe. The terror, powerlessness, and shock can leave us with...
