by uprisepsychology | Sep 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
By Dr. Melisa Arias-Valenzuela, C. Psych. Every October, haunted houses fill up, scary movies dominate streaming platforms, and pumpkin patches transform into eerie landscapes. But why do so many of us love spooky things, ghost stories, jump scares, horror films, and...
by uprisepsychology | Sep 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
Why Affordable Therapy With a Student Therapist Might Be the Right Choice for You If you’ve been looking for affordable therapy options, you may have come across the term “student therapist” or “early career therapist.” And if you’ve hesitated because they’re “just...
by uprisepsychology | Aug 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
By Dr. Melisa Arias-Valenzuela, C. Psych. September can be a tricky month for mental health. After the slower pace of summer, life suddenly speeds up. Kids go back to school, work schedules fill up, and that cozy fall energy everyone seems excited about? It doesn’t...
by uprisepsychology | Jun 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
by Dr. Melisa Arias-Valenzuela, Clinical Psychologist and Clinic Director Let’s talk about “daddy issues.” Yep, I said it. It’s one of those pop culture phrases that gets tossed around like glitter at a music festival—shiny, catchy, and often wildly...
by uprisepsychology | Jun 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
by Dr. Melisa Arias-Valenzuela, Psychologist & Body Image Therapist If you’re a new mom struggling with how you feel about your body, you’re not alone—and this is for you. As a psychologist who works closely with postpartum women with body image concerns, I hear...
by uprisepsychology | Aug 17, 2024 | Coping with Mental Health Challenges, Eating disorders and disordered eating, Eating disorders and disordered eating, Self-Compassion, Uncategorized
How can I like my body? How should I feed my body? How important is my appearance when feeding or moving my body? In a world where we are surrounded by social media and advertisements, ideas of what we should be putting into our body, how we should move and how we...
