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MENtal Health: How are the Men in Your Life Doing?

Oct 13, 2023Blog, Mental Health, Productivity, Relationships, Self-Care, Therapy Tipsaddiction, awareness, behavior, boyfriend, breaking the cycle, breaking the stigma, communication, community, counseling, counselor, cycle, family, friend, help, honesty, husband, love, melissa cluff, men, Men’s mental health, mental health, recovery, relationship, relationships, self-harm, stigma, suicide, support, therapist, therapy

This is a topic that has been on my mind for quite awhile now. As a therapist, I see many male clients in my office, most working through addictions and/or trauma. The majority of these clients have or have had mental health struggles AND have never sought support for their mental health. So, this post is directed towards the men in my readership, as well as, their partners, who may be wondering how to start the conversation to address men’s mental health.

Self-Harm: More than Just Cutting

Feb 24, 2023Addiction, Blog, Mental Health, Productivity, Relationships, Self-Care, Therapy Tips, Traumaacceptance, attention, awareness, cluff counseling, coping skills, counseling, counselor, crisis, cutting, education, family, friends, harm, help, hotline, hurting, love, melissa cluff, mental health, mental illness, notice, pain, poor coping skills, prevention, self-harm, self-loathing, stay, suicide, therapist, therapy, you matter

“People say things / meant to rip you in half / but you hold the power to not / turn their words into a knife / and cut yourself.” ― Rupi Kaur Trigger Warning: This post contains explicit descriptions of self-harming behavior and may be triggering to some. Educating my clients has become an important […]

Continuing the Conversation on Teen Suicide: How to Help

May 24, 2019Mental Healthcluff counseling, counseling, counselor, death, depression, hopelessness, melissa cluff, mental health, mental illness, suicide, suicide prevention, therapist, therapy

“Don’t you know things can change / Things’ll go your way / If you hold on for one more day / Can you hold on for one more day?” ~ ”Hold On” by Wilson Phillips Our community has felt the rippling effects of tragic suicides over the last year. We continue to grieve the loss […]

Continuing the Conversation on Teen Suicide: Warning Signs

May 17, 2019Mental Healthcluff counseling, counseling, counselor, death, depression, hopelessness, melissa cluff, mental health, mental illness, suicide, suicide prevention, therapist, therapy

“There’s no need to go and blow the candle out / Because you’re not done. / You’re far too young / And the best is yet to come.” ~”Lullaby” by Nickelback Suicide is devastating to family, friends, and a community. The loss from suicide leaves a gaping hole in families, neighborhoods, schools, and communities; each […]

The Truth Behind the Increase in Teen Suicide

Apr 21, 2018Addiction, Mental Healthcluff counseling, comparison, counseling, counselor, depression, iPhones, melissa cluff, research, screen time, smartphones, Social Media, suicide, teen mental health, Teens, therapist, therapy, unhappiness

Between 2010 and 2015, the number of U.S. teens who suffered from depression increased 33 percent in large national surveys, and the number of 13- to 18-year-olds who committed suicide leapt up 31 percent. The cause of these increased numbers is scary and unfortunately all too familiar! Ninety-two percent of young adults ages 18-29 own […]

MENtal Health: How are the Men in Your Life Doing?

Self-Harm: More than Just Cutting

Continuing the Conversation on Teen Suicide: How to Help

Continuing the Conversation on Teen Suicide: Warning Signs

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