Surviving The Holidays with Difficulty Family: A Therapist’s Guide to Boundaries & Self-Care
- posted: Dec. 08, 2025
You're already dreading The Holidays. Not the food or the traditions or even the travel. You're dreading the people. The family member who makes passive-aggressive comments. The relative who asks invasive Read More
Healing from the Inside Out: How Internal Family Systems Helps with Childhood Trauma and Anxiety
- posted: Sep. 18, 2025
My name is Marissa Myers, and I am a licensed mental health counselor here in Iowa, also practicing in Texas. Two of my areas of specialty are helping adults with Read More
🎒 Back-to-School Anxiety: How Iowa Teens Can Cope
- posted: Sep. 05, 2025
Back-to-school season can bring a mix of excitement and stress. For many teens across Iowa, the shift into new classes, changing schedules, and social pressure can make anxiety spike. If Read More
🧠 Why Anxiety Spikes at School
- posted: Sep. 05, 2025
Anxiety works like a mental alarm system—only sometimes that alarm gets stuck on high. For teens, this often shows up as racing thoughts (“What if I fail this test?”), dread Read More
🌱 How Therapy Supports Teens with Anxiety
- posted: Sep. 05, 2025
At Red Couch Counseling, our therapists use evidence-based approaches like exposure therapy, CBT, and mindfulness to help teens: Manage racing thoughts — learning that not every “what if” scenario is true. Face Read More
🤝 Why Families Choose Red Couch Counseling
- posted: Sep. 05, 2025
Anxiety expertise — our therapists specialize in working with teens who struggle with worry, panic, or overthinking. Understanding teens’ world — from sports to academics to friendships, we get what teens Read More
💬 Final Thought for Teens and Parents
- posted: Sep. 05, 2025
If school feels heavier than it should, know this: anxiety is treatable, and your teen doesn’t have to face it alone. With the right support, teens can learn to calm Read More