What is Art Therapy?

What is Art Therapy?

When you think about therapy, more than likely, you think about a traditional therapy session with someone sitting on a couch and talking to a professional.  However, therapy can include more than just talking and sometimes art can be used as a tool for a 

Signs You (or your kids) Are Emotionally Drained

Signs You (or your kids) Are Emotionally Drained

Being physically drained and emotionally drained are not the same thing.  Even though they can sometimes look similar.  Why is it helpful to know if you’re emotionally drained?  It can save you a fight and it can help you take better care of yourself because 

Let’s Talk About This Strategy: Ignore Your Child’s Tantrums or Big Feelings

Let’s Talk About This Strategy: Ignore Your Child’s Tantrums or Big Feelings

This is a big parenting technique that has been taught for decades about how to deal with tantrums and big feelings: just ignore them. And, if we’re being honest, it makes sense coming from a behavioral perspective – reinforce behaviors you want to see more 

3 Things You Think Are Rude, But Actually Aren’t Personal

3 Things You Think Are Rude, But Actually Aren’t Personal

Sometimes people do things that get under your skin and they usually aren’t doing them because they’re rude or annoying. More than likely it’s because they are responding to something intense in their internal world.  Of course, it might annoy you and push your buttons, 

3 Ways to Support Your Mental Health in the New Year

3 Ways to Support Your Mental Health in the New Year

A new year can mean new goals and new beginnings. One important goal is to find ways to support your mental health in the new year.   Some of the most common goals include making more money or losing weight; but often people don’t realize that 

3 Ways to Create Trust and Connection Without Being Perfect

3 Ways to Create Trust and Connection Without Being Perfect

We have entered the holiday season and perfectionism is something that can come up now more than other times of the year, especially for perfectionists.  However, you can create trust and connection without being perfect. In our last blog post we talked about the cost 

One Heart Counseling Center has an Art Hive

One Heart Counseling Center has an Art Hive

What is an Art Hive?? According to arthive.org, an “Art Hive is a community art studio that welcomes everyone as an artist. From an art pop-up in a local library to a community studio or gallery, at its heart, an Art Hive is about inclusion, 

Welcome Nikki Eby, M.A., MFT, ATR-BC

Welcome Nikki Eby, M.A., MFT, ATR-BC

We are thrilled to be welcoming Nikki Eby, M.A., MFT, ATR-BC to our staff of licensed clinicians at One Heart Counseling Center. Nikki comes to One Heart Counseling Center with over 10 years of experience in the field of marital and family therapy as well 

Our Heart is Expanding! New Satellite Office in Costa Mesa

Our Heart is Expanding! New Satellite Office in Costa Mesa

A new Art Therapy resource for Orange County! One Heart Counseling Center is excited to announce its new location in Costa Mesa, close to the 405, 73, and 55 freeways.  Our new satellite office offers mindfulness based therapy, art therapy, and counseling services for children,