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When the Bubble Bursts
When I was in grad school, I thought I was the shit. Seriously. I was ahead of my peers, winning competitions and scholarships left and right, and for possibly the first time in my life, I was feeling confident. I was doing something I knew I was good at, and I had a solid goal…
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Looking for an Aetna Therapist in Rochester, MI? I’m Accepting New Clients
Therapy That Fits Your Life — And Your Insurance Finding the right therapist can feel overwhelming — and even more so when you’re trying to stay in-network with your insurance plan. If you’re covered by Aetna and looking for a therapist in Rochester, MI, I’m currently accepting new clients and can help. What I Help With As a…
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Struggling with Adult ADHD? Here’s How Counseling Can Help in Rochester, MI
🧠 Living with Adult ADHD? You’re Not Alone. ADHD doesn’t end in childhood — and for many adults in Rochester, MI, the signs of ADHD become even more overwhelming in daily life. You might struggle with focus at work, forget appointments, leave tasks unfinished, or feel emotionally exhausted trying to “keep up.” If that sounds…
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ADHD 2025: A Love Letter
As some of you may know, I went to my first large conference in August of this year: the American Psychological Association (APA) conference in Denver, CO. That conference left me with a sour taste on conferences as a whole in this field. I didn’t see myself represented. Everyone was high falutenant and fun was…
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Seasonal BS in Therapy
While Seasonal Affective Disorder (unfortunately and appropriately abbreviated SAD) is a completely legitimate thing, there is another seasonal aspect of emotions that has often become a trope in the therapy world. Many therapists, especially those seeing kids, will tell you about the lull that they have come to expect in the summer. When I first…
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ADHD Symptoms: Task Switching
For our final part in our series on overlooked symptoms of ADHD, we are going to talk about task switching. This is something all of us struggle with sometimes. In simple terms, task switching is just that: switching from one task to another. For most people, this is just a regular part of life and…
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ADHD: Overlooked Symptoms (Rejection Sensitivity)
ADHD & Rejection Sensitivity Continuing our three parts on ADHD symptoms that are overlooked by classic diagnostics, we move to RSD. Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria can often be a debilitating symptom of ADHD. It often either gets lumped in with emotional regulation (definitely related), or isn’t even clocked as a symptom by many uninformed clinicians. Let’s…
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ADHD in Adults: Overlooked Symptoms
Is ADHD a deficit in attention? If you struggle with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), are you really suffering from a deficit of attention? Many people diagnosed with ADHD would not consider themselves at a deficit of attention and focus, but rather an unlimited amount of both. The frustrating and unfortunate part is that someone…
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Are you being authentic?
What comes to mind when you hear the word “authenticity”? What does it mean to be authentic? In life, we go through many phases, showing up as different versions of ourselves. Sometimes we are masking or mirroring, showing up as those around us, or how we see others showing up. Historically, this is sometimes done…
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Making Friends is Hard
For a long time, the difficulty of making friends outside of work and school was the hard thing. After all, most of the hard work is done when you are already placed in the same environment with people who are likely also looking to make friends. Now, with smartphones, social media, and online gaming (to…
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Justin Lamb, MA, LLC