The New “Normal”: Coping During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This year has been different for all of us. Healthcare and food services workers are now our frontline heroes. We are required to wear masks in public places. Graduation ceremonies were cancelled or transferred to online platforms. I think it’s safe to say that we no...
Starting Therapy: Bravely Ask Yourself “What Do I Need?”
Starting therapy is hard. Period. It is hard to ask for help. It is hard to risk intimacy with a stranger. It is hard to build a relationship. These are essential elements of successful therapy. As I left my internship site at the end of graduate school, many of my...
We’re Ecstatic to Welcome Reagan to the Team!
Hello, my name is Reagan Rockholm and I am a master’s student at the University of Denver, excited to start my career in therapy. I found my calling early in life—I have always loved being an empathetic and helpful person to those around me. Through education, I have...
COVID-19: Telehealth Services Available
Please contact us at 303-720-9424 or catherine@embracestrengthcounseling.com if you have questions about telehealth services. We are here to support you.
Lisa Talks Mental Health & Eating Disorders: Girls Gone WOD Podcast
Lisa sits down with fellow mental health therapist and friend Joy Parrish to answer listeners questions for Mental Health Awareness Week on this bonus episode for the Girls Gone WOD podcast. For more information about Girls Gone WOD and more podcast episodes, check...
3 Things To Try On A Bad Body Image Day
We live in a culture of scarcity or "never enough" and women's bodies rarely (arguably never) escape unscathed. According to research by Brené Brown, PhD, nearly all women feel ashamed of their bodies at one time or another. For many women, our relationship with our...
Defending Your Soul Against Diet Culture
“Does it matter if you gain weight?” I mumbled under my breath in between bites of my breakfast sandwich last Sunday. I was at a restaurant having brunch with six women to celebrate a dear friend. Minutes earlier, the conversation had turned a corner to an...
Tele-what? Telehealth Counseling Services at ESC!
I grew up on the western slope of Colorado which was a beautiful, wonderful place to live and play. It's also where my eating disorder developed and flourished until I sought treatment years later during college in Denver. When I left Grand Junction for grad school,...
Welcome Lisa!
I’m thrilled to announce that Lisa Mareb, MSW, LCSW, CEDS-S is joining the Embrace Strength Counseling team! Lisa is passionate about helping teens and adults develop a more fulfilling relationship with their mind, body, food, and spirit. She specializes in eating...
3 Steps Towards Body Acceptance
We all have a relationship with our body. The question is what kind of relationship is it? Is it one of struggle and pain or acceptance and gratitude? Many of us are at war with our bodies and the battle begins at a very young age. This war comes at a cost to our physical, emotional, financial, relational, and mental well being. If you want to change your relationship with your body, here are three steps you can take towards accepting your body exactly as it is.