Mindfulness Therapy

Mindfulness is the practice of learning how to be aware of and engaged in the present moment, with compassion and non-judgment. It involves paying attention to thoughts, feelings, sensations, and experiences without getting caught up in them or reacting impulsively.

Practicing mindfulness can help improve mental clarity, emotional regulation, and overall well-being. It has roots in Buddhist meditation practices but has gained popularity in recent years as a psychological tool for stress reduction and personal growth.

Mindfulness can be cultivated through various techniques such as meditation, breathing exercises, body scans, and mindful movement activities like yoga or walking.

The goal of mindfulness is to develop a deeper understanding of yourself, increase self-awareness, and cultivate a more compassionate outlook towards yourself and others. Overall, mindfulness can bring about a sense of calmness, focus, and balance amidst the chaos of daily life.

In mindfulness practice, you prioritize three key qualities. First, there's intention—you decide you want to cultivate awareness. Second, you bring your attention and focus into the present moment, noticing what arises with curiosity and openness. Finally, with your intention and awareness, you cultivate feelings of kindness, curiosity, and compassion towards yourself and others. Mindfulness practices will help you increase self-awareness, emotional resilience, and contentment.

While meditation and mindfulness evoke similar qualities, they are not the same. Meditation typically involves specific techniques to cultivate mental states like calmness, concentration, or insight. Mindfulness, however, is more expansive—it’s intention is to help you cultivate presence, compassion, curiosity and non-judgemental attitude towards whatever is arising in your life.It’s usually more accessible, practical and easier to learn than more formal meditation practices and can be used anytime in your life.

The benefits of mindfulness range from stress reduction and anxiety relief, to an increase in self-love, compassion and joy. Depending on various factors like your temperament, how much time you spend practicing, and your unique personal history and healing journey experiences, the impact of mindfulness practices will vary.

We believe mindfulness to be a highly beneficial tool to have in your healing journey toolbox and weave in into most of our work with clients. If you have any questions about mindfulness, you can ask us during your initial consultation call, or discuss with your therapist in your next session.

Learning how to practice mindfulness can help you decrease symptoms of anxiety. If you are struggling with stress, anxiety and overwhelm, mindfulness can help support your nervous system, providing a reduction in ruminating thoughts, worry, anxiety and panic attacks. Mindfulness can be used as part of a holistic treatment plan for healing anxiety.

If you’re ready to explore mindfulness therapy, make sure to work with a licensed therapist or counselor with training in mindfulness. All of our therapists here at The Holistic Counseling Center are licensed to practice psychotherapy, are trained in mindfulness and also personally practice mindfulness.

If you’re ready to get started with mindfulness therapy, reach out to schedule a free consultation call. We’ll discuss what’s going on in your life, look at logistics like fees and schedules, and if it feels like a good fit, you can schedule your first therapy appointment!