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Celebrating Over One Year of Experiential Process Group Therapy!

By aliahealycross | June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 by aliahealycross

For the past 14 months I have been holding space in my home office, facilitating Group therapy. This is both a professional and personal accomplishment that I feel proud to share with current clients, prospective participants and others who would like to know: What is Experiential Process Group? Our Group has consisted of between 4-7 members who each commit to at least 12 consecutive Group sessions. About six months or so ago, we started calling…

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Quit Like a Woman, Alia’s Spring Book Review 2024

By aliahealycross | June 10, 2024June 10, 2024 by aliahealycross

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“The goal here is to create a situation you no longer have to escape, or a life you don’t have to numb. The achievement of sobriety is not the point, it’s a by-product of the work. The work is the point. Addiction is the hook that gets you in the door, and quitting is the catalyst to heal deeper wounds.” Holly Whitaker writes in her powerful non-fiction book, Quit Like a Woman: The Radical…

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Self-Care

By aliahealycross | April 22, 2023April 22, 2023 by aliahealycross

I first became strongly attracted to practicing Self-Care and exploring the concept with clients when working with survivors of Domestic Violence (DV) during my internship. I define Self-Care as a form of putting oneself first. I don’t believe this is a bad thing. Selfishness, when tempered with a self-awareness of keeping it in balance with one’s other responsibilities, is not a bad thing. The (mostly female) survivors of DV I met had been through such…

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Sleep Tricks & Techniques from a Bipolar Babe that has Battled Insomnia & Won

By aliahealycross | January 11, 2023January 18, 2023 by aliahealycross

I have bipolar one disorder. This is a fact that informs much of my day-to-day living. I need to take my medication, stay on top of my therapy appointments, go for bloodwork, strive for a balanced lifestyle and, above all else, maintain a solid, restful, regular sleep routine. When I don’t sleep, whether due to anxious thoughts, or having had too much alcohol earlier in the evening, or from just being keyed up due to…