by Joel Wallis | Jan 2, 2026 | Individual Therapy, Mental Health Education, Personal Growth & Healing
In Part 1, we explored the emotional pressure many people feel at the start of the New Year. In this post, we’ll look at what’s happening in the body and nervous system during winter and why your lack of motivation right now may actually be wisdom, not failure. From...
by Joel Wallis | Dec 31, 2025 | Individual Therapy, Mental Health Education, Personal Growth & Healing
As the New Year approaches, there’s a familiar shift that happens for many people. Calendars reset. Conversations turn toward goals and resolutions. Social media fills with plans for change, discipline, and becoming a better version of yourself. For some, that feels...
by Joel Wallis | Nov 4, 2025 | FAQs About Counseling, Mental Health Education, Personal Growth & Healing
At Cascade Counseling, we believe therapy doesn’t have to be all tears and tension. Yes, we talk about the hard things like anxiety, loss, burnout, and relationships, but healing doesn’t only happen in heavy moments. Sometimes, it shows up in laughter. “It’s always...
by Jeremiah VanDyke | Oct 30, 2025 | Depression, Mental Health Education, Personal Growth & Healing, Stress Management
Most of us wait to feel motivated before we take action. We tell ourselves, “I’ll start when I feel ready,” or “I just need to get in the right headspace.” But what happens when motivation doesn’t show up? For many people—especially those dealing with anxiety,...
by Joel Wallis | Oct 23, 2025 | Mental Health Education, Personal Growth & Healing
One of the things I focus on most in therapy is connection. And that’s not by accident. I believe—deeply—that connection is at the core of what it means to be human. Throughout history, across cultures and generations, there’s been one constant: people coming...
by Sarah Reynolds | Oct 7, 2025 | IFS, Mental Health Education, Personal Growth & Healing, Self-Awareness & Boundaries
Have you ever noticed how sometimes it feels like different “sides” of you are pulling in opposite directions? Maybe part of you wants to relax on the couch, but another part insists you should be productive. Or maybe part of you feels excited about a new opportunity,...
