Mental Health Blog

Advanced Counseling of Bozeman believes you are your own best healing resource — and you don’t have to do it alone.

Explore our blog for perspectives and tools to support your journey toward better mental health and lasting wellbeing. We believe in using evidence-based, heart-centered methods and trusted, effective modalities to achieve the peaceful, purposeful, and fulfilled life that you deserve.

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Skills Review: Distress Tolerance and TIP/TIPP
Ashlee Owens Ashlee Owens

Skills Review: Distress Tolerance and TIP/TIPP

Have you ever felt instances of panic or distress coming on and wish you could “snap” yourself out of it? Although there is no switch we can simply turn off in these instances, there are some tools we can utilize to try and help ease these reactions as quickly as possible.

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Boundaries
Ashlee Owens Ashlee Owens

Boundaries

Boundaries are like invisible fences that can help protect your emotional and mental well-being.

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Understanding Roles in a Blended Family
Ashlee Owens Ashlee Owens

Understanding Roles in a Blended Family

When it comes to blending families, whether it be a heterosexual or same-sex relationship, understanding roles and creating bonds when children are involved can be challenging.

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When Spirituality and Mental Health Collide
Ashlee Owens Ashlee Owens

When Spirituality and Mental Health Collide

Today, many people are finding comfort and support in dedicating time to care for their mental health. One thing that can be missing at times when caring for one’s mental health is spirituality.

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Indoor Plant-Based Mindfulness Practice
Ashlee Owens Ashlee Owens

Indoor Plant-Based Mindfulness Practice

Spending time in nature can be a calming and grounding experience for many. But what if you work long hours in an office and cannot get away? Perhaps your ever-growing plant collection could be of some assistance!

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Compassion Fatigue
Ashlee Owens Ashlee Owens

Compassion Fatigue

Compassion fatigue can affect anyone whether they are a caregiver in their professional life, personal life, or both.

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Exercise and Mental Health
Ashlee Owens Ashlee Owens

Exercise and Mental Health

We all know that exercise is great for our mental health and there are numerous studies that indicate that it helps decrease symptoms of depression and anxiety.

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Book Review: Real World Mindfulness for Beginners
Ciera Krinke Ciera Krinke

Book Review: Real World Mindfulness for Beginners

Although the title indicates that this text is intended for “beginners” this writer would recommend, Real World Mindfulness for Beginners to mindfulness enthusiasts (or just interested individuals) of any experience level.

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Grief and Loss
Ciera Krinke Ciera Krinke

Grief and Loss

Grief is often the response to loss, but what about an intangible loss such as the loss of a childhood that could have been different?

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How to Cope with Uncertainty
Ciera Krinke Ciera Krinke

How to Cope with Uncertainty

There is a lot of uncertainty in our lives now. The stress that comes with the ambiguity of the external factors that play into our lives can cause an excessive amount of anxiety and depression.

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Ciera Krinke Ciera Krinke

Non Death Related Grief

Grief is often the response to loss, but what about an intangible loss such as the loss of a childhood that could have been different?

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Spring Coping Skills
Ciera Krinke Ciera Krinke

Spring Coping Skills

It’s a new year and almost spring, which means most people are thinking about forming healthier habits.

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