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How to Deal With Loneliness

By Journeys Counseling
Posted on June 26, 2024 - 5 minute read

Loneliness is a universal emotion — one that transcends age, gender, and geography. Despite being more connected than ever through technology, millions of people around the globe experience profound loneliness. If you feel lonely, you’re certainly not alone in that. Rest assured that there is hope and help available.

Here’s a closer look at the effects of loneliness and some key strategies for overcoming it.


Tools and Strategies for Stress Management

By Journeys Counseling
Posted on June 04, 2024 - 5 minute read

Stress is an unwelcome companion for a vast population of Americans. The prevalence of stress is alarming, with the American Psychological Association's (APA’s) Stress in America survey highlighting a significant rise in stress levels across the population.


Tools to Cope With Depression and Anxiety

By Journeys Counseling
Posted on May 07, 2024 - 4 minute read

Depression and anxiety are becoming increasingly prevalent today, affecting millions of Americans each year. Understanding these conditions and exploring healthy ways to cope with them is crucial for improving quality of life and achieving mental well-being.


Becoming Brave Together

By Journeys Counseling
Posted on April 30, 2024

Mothers, the invisible backbone of families touched by disability, chronic illness, and unique needs. Their days are woven with exhaustion, isolation, and an unshakeable love that defies definition. This is their story.


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Strategies for Managing ADHD

By Journeys Counseling
Posted on February 28, 2024 - 0 minute read

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder that affects millions of children and adults in the US. In this article, we’ll explore ADHD and management strategies with the aim of helping you or a loved one live healthily and joyfully with ADHD.


What the Sacred Siblings Want You to Know with Chris Ioimo | Brave Together

By Journeys Counseling
Posted on December 22, 2022

The daily needs of our unique children can take up A LOT of space in our lives and the siblings of those children experience that in all kinds of ways. Their lives are just as altered as ours are by their siblings' heightened needs, but they don’t always get permission to express that. What can we actively do, as parents, to help them?


Sibling Series | Brave Together

By Journeys Counseling
Posted on December 21, 2022

Chris Ioimo, LMFT, and Clinical Director for Journeys Counseling in Southern California joins Jessica Patay, in this first episode of the Sibling Series. Chris grew up in a special needs family, with an older brother with medically fragile needs.  He shares his experience openly and offers advice to parents. 


Why Conflict is Your Friend | Brave Together

By Journeys Counseling
Posted on December 20, 2022

Chris Ioimo, LMFT, and Clinical Director for Journeys Counseling in Southern California joins Jessica Patay in discussing why conflict can actually strengthen marriages. As a marriage and family counselor, and having grown up with a medically fragile older brother with special needs, Chris's insights into the unique pressures a marriage can face are so valuable to families during this time.


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Staying United in Marriage | Kitchen Chats | Episode 7, Part 6

By Journeys Counseling
Posted on December 17, 2022

Chris Ioimo, LMFT and Clinical Director for Journeys Counseling Ministries; Jessica Patay, founder of We are Brave Together, a support group for special needs parents; and Meygan Caston, Co-Founder of Marriage365, discuss many themes in marriage and offer practical tools for keeping the marriage relationship strong in a special needs family.


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Staying United in Marriage | Kitchen Chats | Episode 7, Part 5

By Journeys Counseling
Posted on December 16, 2022

Chris Ioimo, LMFT and Clinical Director for Journeys Counseling Ministries; Jessica Patay, founder of We are Brave Together, a support group for special needs parents; and Meygan Caston, Co-Founder of Marriage365, discuss many themes in marriage and offer practical tools for keeping the marriage relationship strong in a special needs family.