Welcome to the blog!
I’m Jasmine, a therapist and clinical social worker. This blog was created to be a warm and supportive space for all and to provide tangible concepts to improve wellbeing. Learn about improving communication, roots of behaviors, managing anxiety, processing past challenges, and more.
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Root Cause of Perfectionism
Where does perfectionism come from and how can awareness enhance our quality of life?
How Do I Help My Friend with Depression?
Having conversations with trusted friends about our mental health can change the game for not just our friends but our entire communities. We all need an extra hand throughout our lives - learn more about how to support a friend with depression.
How Does Therapy Help Anxiety?
We all experience anxiety and many individuals have anxiety disorder. Learn more about the key aspects of therapy that help with anxiety
How to Find a Therapist for the First Time
It can be quite overwhelming to find a therapist (how ironic!) But there are ways to make the process easier.
How to Make Therapy Sessions More Productive
If you feel like therapy isn’t what you expected or you’re not seeing progress, consider these four tips.
Do Social Workers Make Good Therapists?
Do social workers make good therapists? Learn more about what therapy would look like with a clinical social worker.
New Year Tips
The new year is a fresh start to not just look forward to your goals, but to recalibrate yourself with your values. Here are new year tips to consider!
How to Tell Your Parents You Need Therapy
As a teenager, it’s one thing to know for yourself that therapy may be helpful. The next step is sharing this with your caregiver(s). Where do you start?
Holidays and Grief: Remembering Loved Ones
They say grief is love with nowhere to go - how does this look during the holiday season?
Why I Started socialworkup Therapy
Why create a practice from scratch? Read about the intention behind socialworkup therapy here.
Tools for Talking with Someone About Their Mental Health
When we care about people, we can sometimes start to notice when they’re not themselves but simultaneously worry about how to bring this up comfortably. Here are tips for talking with someone about their mental health.