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I want you to love yourself, your relationships, your life, and all the possibilities to come! Your future is still unwritten–let’s make it bright. Therapy and mental health support with me is designed to get you moving and ready to take your mental health, wellness, relationships, and joy to the next level.
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Anxious?
Overwhelmed?
Depressed?
Not quite yourself?
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Instead of hurt and pain, worry, fear, confusion or uncertainty…
learn the traits, habits, and practices of *long-lasting* positive mental health.
Together, we work to:
Transform Your Anxiety
Re-Balance From Stress
Breakthrough Depression
Overcome Your Traumas
Uplift Your Relationships
Feel More Joy Every Day
HI. I’M DR. APRILE ANDELLE
I’m a licensed therapist with over 11+ years and 10,000+ hours of experience in therapy. I create modern-day online therapy solutions for my amazing clients all around the world. I host the ‘Do I Need Therapy™? Podcast Show. I’m also a solution-focused mental health coach dedicated to helping BIPOC women and men, and YOU, to master *long-lasting* mental health with my tools, masterclasses, and soon-to-open JOY community.
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AMAZING SKILLS
Aprile has been amazing with providing me with skills and tools to help better manage my anxiety and relationships.
EASY TO TALK TO
Aprile is such an easy person to talk to. She understands people and can cut right to issues.
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How to Deal With All The Negative Feels From The News
Indeed, 2020 seems to be an endless cycle of bad news. We are constantly being bombarded with negativity on social media, news channels, articles, and even news bites from our friends and family. While it is important to stay informed on what is going on around us, it can also be detrimental to our mental health to be constantly reading or watching negative news.
Mindful Morning Routine: A 3-Minute Mind-Body Practice to Start Your Day Right
How we start each morning can have a big impact on the rest of the day. But we all have much to do and think about, so it’s not always easy to find peace in the first few hours. Plus, 20-30 minutes of meditation is daunting for those new to mindfulness or with hectic schedules. But don’t worry. I will walk you through a super quick, super easy mindfulness exercise to help ground you in just a few minutes each morning.
7 Natural Ways to Fight Mental Fatigue
When you’re anxious or depressed, it can feel next to impossible to fight mental fatigue and summon the energy to function for the day. So above all else, be kind and patient with yourself. When you’re lacking energy, for whatever reason, it’s your body trying to tell you something. Whatever the reason, there are some natural ways you can help yourself get back into a natural balance. Here are eight places to start.
3 Ways to Use Music for Anxiety
Music is amazing for mental health. It has the ability to soothe and de-stress. Everyone has their own taste in music, of course, but most people will agree it has a therapeutic effect on them. And that effect can influence both our bodies and our minds. Especially if the music is slower and calming. For this reason, music can also be really helpful for those who struggle with anxiety. Here are three ways music is beneficial for anxiety.
Avoiding Social Isolation After Trauma
When you’re living with the side effects of trauma, grief, pain, depression, anxiety, or stress, you might find yourself hiding away from loved ones, not showing up to social plans, or avoiding communication with others—ultimately, falling more and more into social isolation. A lot of trauma survivors will isolate due to fear or because they feel other people in their lives don’t understand what they’re going through. But you are not alone. Here are a few reminders to help during difficult times.
3 Tips for Getting Through the Lows of Life
We all have the right to feel happiness and abundance in our lives. No matter where you are on your journey, there is HOPE on the other side. Sometimes life has big highs… and sometimes we experience extreme lows. You might be experiencing apathy, depression, or anxiety due to something that happened to you in life. Whatever the details and size of your rough patch, there are ways to begin the process of adding abundance back into your life. Here are some tips to guide you through that process.
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KEEP DEPRESSION AWAY
Checklist
Ready to level up and be *intentional* in breaking through your depression? This is my personal everyday KDA checklist I use to keep my depression at bay. Take it! Use it for your own mental health and wellness every day>week>month. Print it out and use *consistently*. You can and will overcome.