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I've always enjoyed writing and I love to write about mental health, wellness and personal growth. My articles also reflect my approaches to treatment, therapy and healing. My content is a good reflection of how I practice and how I work.
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Yes, Anxiety Can be Cured
Subtitle Anxiety has become a major mental health issue plaguing nearly everyone these days. It's not a coincidence, by the way, there are specific reasons for this. There's a lot of bad and incorrect information out there about anxiety and it's my goal to clear a lot of it up. I'm offering correct information about anxiety, which I understand might be a bold claim. Almost nobody seems to really understand anxiety. The mental health industry doesn't even talk about what anxie

Scott M Carter, CMHC
Jan 167 min read
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How to Build Your Child's Self-Esteem
And things that undermine it Self-esteem is one of those things that we talk about but not everyone has a solid grasp on but after years of placing some personal and professional focus on it, I have come to learn the value of it. There doesn't seem to be a lot of therapists these days talking about self-esteem when you would think that this would be a primary area of focus. Unfortunately, I've found that therapists have moved away from some of the most basic and fundamental v

Scott M Carter, CMHC
Jan 614 min read
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"I Just Want to Stay Home"
Kids aren't leaving the house and living their lives. Parents need to intervene. Here are some basic guidelines for concerned parents.

Scott M Carter, CMHC
Dec 10, 202510 min read
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We're Losing a Generation of Young Men
There is an ever growing issue of young men who aren't growing up and launching into adulthood. It's a complicated problem with a lot of moving parts. When this problem develops, parents can feel powerless to solve it.

Scott M Carter, CMHC
Nov 18, 20257 min read
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It's Imperative to Have a Good Relationship With Your Kids
Your relationship with your kids is your greatest asset. Here's how to make it strong.

Scott M Carter, CMHC
Aug 26, 202510 min read
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9 Benefits of Shadow Work
And three crucial attitudes There's a lot of buzz around shadow work these days. Most people who are seeking more information about it...

Scott M Carter, CMHC
Aug 12, 20258 min read
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How Therapy Tailor Made for Men Should Look
13 updated guidelines for helping men I often feel like one of the few mental health professionals who cares deeply about men's issues...

Scott M Carter, CMHC
Jul 31, 202513 min read
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How to Take Social Media Away From Your Teenagers
Parents are woefully uneducated about the harm social media is doing Before you saw the title of this article or decided to open it, you...

Scott M Carter, CMHC
Jul 23, 202511 min read
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The True Causes of Anxiety
We can cure it when we understand it Forgive me for a moment if I want to humble-brag. I've helped a lot of people with their anxiety....

Scott M Carter, CMHC
Jul 5, 202511 min read
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DBT Doesn't Work
If I were to give a letter grade for DBT and it's effectiveness for treating Borderline Personality Disorder, I'd give it an F.

Scott M Carter, CMHC
Jun 19, 20255 min read
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Can Internal Family Systems Help us Treat Borderline Personality Disorder?
In order to effectively treat BPD, we have to get to the core of the issue Borderline Personality Disorder or BPD (I will refer to it as...

Scott Carter
Jan 27, 202510 min read
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What is the Best Therapy for Trauma Treatment?
And why is it Internal Family Systems? In the last fifteen or so years, EMDR has taken the podium for the preferred method of treating...

Scott Carter
Jan 7, 20258 min read
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How to do Shadow Work
And why you should even concern yourself with it in the first place Shadow work has caught a little bit of attention on the internet...

Scott Carter
Jan 1, 202512 min read
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Keys to Raising a Happy and Successful Teenagers: A Guide for Parents
And 5 Things You Might be Doing That is Harming Your Relationship Raising happy and successful teenagers is tough. Parents as well as...

Scott Carter
Dec 18, 202411 min read
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Is Therapy Bad For Kids?
What teens need to be happy, healthy and successful On a professional level I've become increasingly more and more aware of how and where...

Scott M Carter, CMHC
Apr 23, 202415 min read
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We're Looking at Mental Health All Wrong
We need to adopt a new perspective for mental wellness and treatment More and more people are challenging the notion that therapy is...

Scott Carter
Mar 7, 202413 min read
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Internal Family Systems Therapy Might Offer Better Solutions for Borderline Personality Disorder
This therapy modality may help us get to the core of this complex mental illness Borderline Personality Disorder or BPD has been...

Scott Carter
Feb 19, 202412 min read
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Navigating the Confusing World of Ketamine Treatment
And how ketamine could be the right answer for your mental health I know that by now, many people have heard of ketamine and they know...

Scott Carter
Sep 11, 202310 min read
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Why do Men do so Poorly in Therapy?
How the Mental Health Industry is Failing Men and Boys I recently listened to the super viral song by a young man who calls himself...

Scott Carter
Aug 29, 202317 min read
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Finding Healing From Toxic Perfectionism
Our culture of criticism is harmful to our mental health and our relationships I recently saw a quote that really tied something together...

Scott Carter
Aug 21, 202315 min read
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