Trust & Thrive

Valeska Cosci, LCSW, is a Bilingual (Spanish/English) Licensed Psychotherapist and Mental Health Consultant with over twenty years of clinical experience. She is the owner of her private practice, Renew Thru Therapy, and provides virtual counseling for California and Florida residents.  Valeska strives to see clients through the lens of the system that they’re in focusing on the dynamics of power and privilege, including race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and religion.  Her specialty is working with Black, Indigenous, Persons of Color (BIPOC), and Immigrants trying to navigate life’s journeys and the systems that impact their emotional health, relationships, parenting, professional growth, and cultural identity.  In this episode, we discuss common challenges for children of immigrants, possible unresolved trauma and wounds in immigrants, breaking generational cycles, changing the Eurocentric view of therapy, multicultural psychotherapy, the connection between religion and therapy, finding one's own identity, and more. FOLLOW VALESKSA:INSTA: @renew.thru.therapyWEBSITE: www.renewthrutherapy.comSTAY CONNECTED:INSTA: @trustandthriveTIKOK:@trustandthriveTWITTER: @trustandthriveFACEBOOK: bit.ly/FBtaramontWEBSITE: www.tara-mont.comEMAIL: trustandthrive@gmail.com

Justin Martin is a Registered Mental Health Intern in Orlando, Florida. He practices from a model of Internal Family Systems and works with individuals and couples. In Justin's words:  "I have a part of me that loves to write and create. This part expresses itself through poetry, short stories, speech, and spoken word. I also love music and movies and think it can be so powerful in accessing my parts. I’ve grown to love these parts of me by going to therapy myself and continuing to be curious and compassionate as I experience life. As a therapist, I try to embody these qualities as I walk with my clients towards them finding inner peace." In this episode, we discuss family roles, coping mechanisms we may have developed in childhood, how children adapt to their environments, healing and facing our emotions, and more. FOLLOW JUSTIN: INSTA: @partsofmetherapy WEBSITE: www.partsofmetherapy.com STAY CONNECTED: INSTA: @trustandthriveTIKOK:@trustandthriveTWITTER: @trustandthriveFACEBOOK: bit.ly/FBtaramontWEBSITE: www.tara-mont.comEMAIL: trustandthrive@gmail.com

Amber Benziger, MS, LPC (She/her/hers) is a licensed psychotherapist, anxiety coach, and speaker located in southern New Jersey.  She is the owner of Vitality Behavioral Health, where she specializes in anxiety disorders, burnout prevention, and trauma therapy. Amber is also the creator of The Anxiety Lab, a one of a kind membership service helping womxn manage and cope with anxiety through education, compassion, and community.  In this episode, we discuss the connection between anxiety and perfectionism, stress vs. burnout, setting boundaries with yourself, the importance of self-care, tips on avoiding burnout,  the harm in hustle culture, and more. FOLLOW AMBER:INSTA: @amber_vs_anxiety WEBSITES: www.theanxietylab.com ; www.vitalitybehavioral.com STAY CONNECTED: INSTA: @trustandthriveTIKOK:@trustandthriveTWITTER: @trustandthriveFACEBOOK: bit.ly/FBtaramontWEBSITE: www.tara-mont.comEMAIL: trustandthrive@gmail.com

Hope you enjoy this episode all on emotions - a compilation of past episodes discussing emotional wellness, emotional boundaries, and more.Make sure to subscribe for new episodes coming up!GUESTS:@alyssamariewellness; @phil_roundtree; @mswjake; @drannakress; @letsgetyourshifttogether; @jphillipsmsw; @yournewfrequency; @jenoleniczakbrown; @_alannagardner_; @therapyforwomen; @thegmichelleSTAY CONNECTED:INSTA: @trustandthriveTIKOK:@trustandthriveTWITTER: @trustandthriveFACEBOOK: bit.ly/FBtaramontWEBSITE: www.tara-mont.comEMAIL: trustandthrive@gmail.com

In this episode, I explore the topic of dichotomous thinking and how detrimental it can be. I share my experience with "black and white," "all-or-nothing" thinking that has been triggered by my anxiety.  In addition, I share what I have been doing to find the middle ground and see the grey area in life's situations.STAY CONNECTED:INSTA: @trustandthriveTIKOK:@trustandthriveTWITTER: @trustandthriveFACEBOOK: bit.ly/FBtaramontWEBSITE: www.tara-mont.comEMAIL: trustandthrive@gmail.com

Hope you enjoy this compilation of clips from past episodes - all on boundaries and self-love. Stay tuned for future episodes to come! GUESTS:@dr.alexandra.solomon; @theblacksheepsurvives; @letsgetyourshifttogether; @jphillipsmsw; @dr_anniephd;  @shaunjfletcher; @lauraandersontherapy; @therapyforwomen; @thegmichelle; @jennifer_rollin;  @estherbmft; @codependencycurious;  @comprehensiveconsentSTAY CONNECTED:INSTA: @trustandthriveTIKOK:@trustandthriveTWITTER: @trustandthriveFACEBOOK: bit.ly/FBtaramontWEBSITE: www.tara-mont.comEMAIL: trustandthrive@gmail.com

Have you reflected on the stories you tell yourself? How do you see different aspects of the world and where did those beliefs come from? It's easy to autopilot through life and stay stuck in our beliefs, without questioning where our conclusions derived from.In this episode, I share some recent realizations that have opened my eyes to the ways I have been limiting myself. In addition, I challenge you to reflect on the stories you tell yourself and hope you feel inspired to rewrite some of those narratives.STAY CONNECTED:INSTA: @trustandthriveTIKOK:@trustandthriveTWITTER: @trustandthriveFACEBOOK: bit.ly/FBtaramontWEBSITE: www.tara-mont.comEMAIL: trustandthrive@gmail.com

Christina Crowe is a Canadian Registered Psychotherapist, an entrepreneur and a relentless mental health advocate. Christina founded Dig A Little Deeper, Psychotherapy & Counseling in 2015, which has grown into a modern, self-managed, group practice with 9 other psychotherapists and counsellors. DALD is headquartered in Caledon, ON, with 2 other additional Ontario locations and global virtual services. Christina also owns Dig Deeper Coaching, providing consulting and training for business leaders and teams looking to increase their competitive edge with behavioural science. Christina has been interviewed by local news outlets and podcasts, writes for The Dig Deeper Blog and for professional association websites. Christina is a relentless mental health advocate, serving in the past as a board member for OAMHP, and now on the Advocacy committee for CADDRA (a national clinician alliance for ADHD). Christina maintains her own private practice and provides clinical supervision to graduate counselling interns and currently practicing therapists. To help create more accessible services, Christina also partners with local organizations, like Caledon Community Services, providing free psychotherapy for some of our most vulnerable community members. Christina’s creative outlets are many, but most recently include making entertaining and educational tiktok video’s about ADHD, one the most misunderstood conditions in mental health.In this episode, we explore misconceptions around ADHD, how gender roles affect a diagnosis, how ADHD can affect relationships, internalizing vs. externalizing symptoms, how periods and estrogen affect ADHD symptoms, and more.FOLLOW CHRISTINA:INSTA: @digalittledeepertherapyWEBSITE: www.digalittledeeper.caADHD RESOURCE: digalittledeeper.ca/adhd-resource-page.htmlSTAY CONNECTED:INSTA: @trustandthriveTIKOK:@trustandthriveTWITTER: @trustandthriveFACEBOOK: bit.ly/FBtaramontWEBSITE: www.tara-mont.comEMAIL: trustandthrive@gmail.com

Colleen King is a licensed psychotherapist providing individual therapy to adults throughout California via telehealth. Colleen is passionate about helping people living with the challenges of anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder learn effective strategies to manage symptoms that get in the way of living their lives. Colleen helps people to increase self-awareness, master new coping skills, and address self-limiting beliefs to foster a meaningful and authentic life. In this episode, we discuss the inaccurate and harmful portrayal of bipolar disorder in media, manic vs. hypomanic episodes, supporting a loved one with bipolar, types of treatment, the importance of stress management and noticing one's triggers, breaking the stigma, and more.FOLLOW COLLEEN:INSTA: @bipolar_therapistWEBSITE: www.insightcounselingsacramento.comSTAY CONNECTED:INSTA: @trustandthriveTIKOK:@trustandthriveTWITTER: @trustandthriveFACEBOOK: bit.ly/FBtaramontWEBSITE: www.tara-mont.comEMAIL: trustandthrive@gmail.com

Sarah Casper is a consent educator and the founder of Comprehensive Consent. Her mission is to equip kids and teens with the knowledge necessary to navigate intimacy and create healthy relationships. Her work is geared towards helping children understand body autonomy and practice consent skills when the stakes are low so that they’re prepared when the stakes are high.In this episode, we discuss the impact of gender roles on consent, people-pleasing, body boundaries, teaching kids about consent and bodily autonomy, relationship check-ins, and more. FOLLOW SARAH:INSTA: @comprehensiveconsentWEBSITE: www.comprehensiveconsent.comSTAY CONNECTED:INSTA: @trustandthriveTIKOK:@trustandthriveTWITTER: @trustandthriveFACEBOOK: bit.ly/FBtaramontWEBSITE: www.tara-mont.comEMAIL: trustandthrive@gmail.com