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 | Dec 23, 2025 | Boundaries & Healthy Relationships, Coping Skills & Grounding Techniques, Individual Therapy, Stress Management
Let’s be honest. The holidays are complicated. For some people, they bring warmth, tradition, and connection. For others, they stir up stress, exhaustion, grief, or emotional landmines they didn’t see coming. And for many, it’s both at the same time. As a therapist,...
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 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...
