{"id":94,"date":"2026-10-27T13:34:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T13:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/ovel\/blog\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T13:34:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T13:34:40","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/ovel\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"94\" class=\"elementor elementor-94\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1122f2e4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1122f2e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55080d4e e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"55080d4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div 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class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">Notes from <span>the<\/span> <span>therapy<\/span> <span>room.<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16d39a13 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16d39a13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Plain writing by our therapists on what people bring to counseling, reviewed by our clinical director before it goes up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a657e05 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6a657e05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ba96b2d 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format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-first-steps\">\r\n      <div class=\"post-top\">\r\n<ul class=\"meta-position-before posts-meta\"><\/ul>        <div class=\"blog-image\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/ovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/10\/h3-call-1.jpg');\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/ovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/10\/h3-call-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\r\n    <ul class=\"meta-position-after posts-meta\"><\/ul>  <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"post-content\">\r\n      <ul class=\"meta-position-top posts-meta\"><li class=\"list-meta category_meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/ovel\/category\/first-steps\/\"><span class=\"meta-text\">First steps<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3 class=\"post-title\"><a 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Five plain questions that tell you whether a therapist is right for you.<\/div>      <ul class=\"meta-position-content posts-meta\"><\/ul>        <\/div>\r\n  <ul class=\"meta-position-bottom posts-meta\"><\/ul><\/article>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"grid-post grid-col-3 image-position-top\"><article id=\"post-80\" class=\"post-80 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mens-health\">\r\n      <div class=\"post-top\">\r\n<ul class=\"meta-position-before posts-meta\"><\/ul>        <div class=\"blog-image\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/ovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/10\/fmt-room-1.jpg');\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/ovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/10\/fmt-room-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\r\n    <ul class=\"meta-position-after posts-meta\"><\/ul>  <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"post-content\">\r\n      <ul class=\"meta-position-top posts-meta\"><li class=\"list-meta category_meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/ovel\/category\/mens-health\/\"><span class=\"meta-text\">Men's health<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3 class=\"post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/ovel\/why-so-many-men-wait-to-ask-for-help\/\">Why so many men wait to ask for help<\/a><\/h3><ul class=\"meta-position-mid posts-meta\"><\/ul>      <div class=\"content-excerpt clearfix\">Most of the men we see waited years. What finally brought them in, in their own words.<\/div>      <ul class=\"meta-position-content posts-meta\"><\/ul>        <\/div>\r\n  <ul class=\"meta-position-bottom posts-meta\"><\/ul><\/article>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"grid-post grid-col-3 image-position-top\"><article id=\"post-76\" class=\"post-76 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-groups\">\r\n      <div class=\"post-top\">\r\n<ul class=\"meta-position-before posts-meta\"><\/ul>        <div class=\"blog-image\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/ovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/10\/post-group-1.jpg');\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/ovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/10\/post-group-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\r\n    <ul class=\"meta-position-after posts-meta\"><\/ul>  <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"post-content\">\r\n      <ul class=\"meta-position-top posts-meta\"><li class=\"list-meta category_meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/ovel\/category\/groups\/\"><span class=\"meta-text\">Groups<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3 class=\"post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/ovel\/what-actually-happens-in-a-group-session\/\">What actually happens in a group session<\/a><\/h3><ul class=\"meta-position-mid posts-meta\"><\/ul>      <div class=\"content-excerpt clearfix\">Nobody makes you share. What the first group night looks like, from the chair by the door.<\/div>      <ul class=\"meta-position-content posts-meta\"><\/ul>        <\/div>\r\n  <ul class=\"meta-position-bottom posts-meta\"><\/ul><\/article>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"grid-post grid-col-3 image-position-top\"><article id=\"post-72\" class=\"post-72 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-online\">\r\n      <div class=\"post-top\">\r\n<ul class=\"meta-position-before posts-meta\"><\/ul>        <div class=\"blog-image\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/ovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/10\/fmt-online-1.jpg');\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/ovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/10\/fmt-online-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\r\n    <ul class=\"meta-position-after posts-meta\"><\/ul>  <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"post-content\">\r\n      <ul class=\"meta-position-top posts-meta\"><li class=\"list-meta category_meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/ovel\/category\/online\/\"><span class=\"meta-text\">Online<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3 class=\"post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/ovel\/the-ten-minutes-after-an-online-session-matter\/\">The ten minutes after an online session matter<\/a><\/h3><ul class=\"meta-position-mid posts-meta\"><\/ul>      <div class=\"content-excerpt clearfix\">When the call ends you are still at home. How to close the session before you go back to the day.<\/div>      <ul class=\"meta-position-content posts-meta\"><\/ul>        <\/div>\r\n  <ul class=\"meta-position-bottom posts-meta\"><\/ul><\/article>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"grid-post grid-col-3 image-position-top\"><article id=\"post-68\" class=\"post-68 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-families\">\r\n      <div class=\"post-top\">\r\n<ul class=\"meta-position-before posts-meta\"><\/ul>        <div class=\"blog-image\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/ovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/10\/post-teen-1.jpg');\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/ovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/10\/post-teen-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\r\n    <ul class=\"meta-position-after posts-meta\"><\/ul>  <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"post-content\">\r\n      <ul class=\"meta-position-top posts-meta\"><li class=\"list-meta category_meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/ovel\/category\/families\/\"><span class=\"meta-text\">Families<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3 class=\"post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/ovel\/talking-to-your-teenager-without-a-fight\/\">Talking to your teenager without a fight<\/a><\/h3><ul class=\"meta-position-mid posts-meta\"><\/ul>      <div class=\"content-excerpt clearfix\">Shorter sentences, side by side, and the car is your friend. A family therapist's notes.<\/div>      <ul class=\"meta-position-content posts-meta\"><\/ul>        <\/div>\r\n  <ul class=\"meta-position-bottom posts-meta\"><\/ul><\/article>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"grid-post grid-col-3 image-position-top\"><article id=\"post-64\" class=\"post-64 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-anxiety\">\r\n      <div class=\"post-top\">\r\n<ul class=\"meta-position-before posts-meta\"><\/ul>        <div class=\"blog-image\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/ovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/10\/post-panic-1.jpg');\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/ovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/10\/post-panic-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\r\n    <ul class=\"meta-position-after posts-meta\"><\/ul>  <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"post-content\">\r\n      <ul class=\"meta-position-top posts-meta\"><li 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asking each other when the same fight comes round again.<\/div>      <ul class=\"meta-position-content posts-meta\"><\/ul>        <\/div>\r\n  <ul class=\"meta-position-bottom posts-meta\"><\/ul><\/article>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"grid-post grid-col-3 image-position-top\"><article id=\"post-56\" class=\"post-56 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-everyday-care\">\r\n      <div class=\"post-top\">\r\n<ul class=\"meta-position-before posts-meta\"><\/ul>        <div class=\"blog-image\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/ovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/10\/post-evening-1.jpg');\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/ovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/10\/post-evening-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\r\n    <ul class=\"meta-position-after posts-meta\"><\/ul>  <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"post-content\">\r\n      <ul class=\"meta-position-top posts-meta\"><li class=\"list-meta category_meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/ovel\/category\/everyday-care\/\"><span class=\"meta-text\">Everyday care<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3 class=\"post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/ovel\/five-small-ways-to-come-down-after-a-hard-day\/\">Five small ways to come down after a hard day<\/a><\/h3><ul class=\"meta-position-mid posts-meta\"><\/ul>      <div class=\"content-excerpt clearfix\">Small, boring habits that tell your body the day is over, tested by our clients.<\/div>      <ul class=\"meta-position-content posts-meta\"><\/ul>        <\/div>\r\n  <ul class=\"meta-position-bottom posts-meta\"><\/ul><\/article>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"grid-post grid-col-3 image-position-top\"><article id=\"post-52\" class=\"post-52 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-grief\">\r\n      <div class=\"post-top\">\r\n<ul 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