In this episode Tim is joined by faith specialist Maren Swensen to discuss faith crises and transitions. This will be a two part episode in which part 1 discusses the individual experience and how one can navigate it effectively. Part 2 will focus on how the individual's family and friends can be supportive. Check it out!

Love is in the air in this special Valentine's Day themed episode. Tim recruits his sweetheart and fellow mental health therapist, Jessica Fisher Champlin to go over their top five relationship skills. Wisdom is shared and sparks fly as they talk about what they intentionally do to enrich their relationship.

In this episode, Tim is joined by Dr. Jon Ahern to speak to those who may not have had an effective experience in therapy or who may feel hesitant to try therapy. During the episode, Jon and Tim discus the efficacy of therapy and the value of finding a therapist that's the right "fit."

Anxiety is an extremely common experience. All of us feel it and most of the time we don't want to. In this episode Tim is joined by The Counseling Center's very own Becky Steinfels. Check us out as we talk about what the actual function of anxiety is, how we can manage it, and that maybe the answer to feeling less anxiety is not necessarily getting rid of it.

In this episode Tim is joined by psychologist Dr. Bryan Bushman who discusses skills and tools we can implement when we are experiencing depression.

Counseling Center CEO Dr. Jon Ahern returns to the podcast to discuss why boundaries are important and when we need to set boundaries vs when we need to challenge ourselves.

Children can be just as susceptible to mental health challenges as adults and the more we understand the more helpful we can be to them. In this episode Tim is joined by Mikenna Giauque, ACMHC. Mikenna specializes in working with children and shares some important insights into how we as parents (or other loving adult roles) can be supportive of our children in their mental health, specifically with depression and anxiety.

Raise your hand if you are feeling anxious about the presidential election just a few days away! I know I'm feeling a lot of anxiety myself. In this episode I (Tim) talk with my friend and fellow therapist Alena about how we can deal with our anxiety during these politically divisive times. Alena brings some great insight into this episode as someone that is very experienced and passionate about local politics and state government as well as her insight as a skilled therapist. Go ahead and press play, take some deep breaths and let's keep moving forward.