Mental Health and Discovery Blog
Welcome to Leslie Tourish’s space to share helpful information about seeking and maintaining therapy, opportunities to improve your own emotional regulation, and things to look for when beginning or maintaining your mental health journey.
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3 Tips to Stop Anxiety from Zapping Today of its Strength
3 tips can help anyone calm their brain from worries which can take control… many of these things never having the possibility of happening. But, that doesn’t stop our brains from creating these scenarios. Learn more from Licensed Professional Counselor Leslie Tourish Dripping Springs, Texas. Read more
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Does Attitude Determine Altitude?
Self-esteem and the investment in oneself to acknowledge that is a powerful component to helping people accomplish the altitude they want in life. Read more
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Read Stop Walking on Eggshells if You Have Someone Difficult in Your Life.
As a Licensed Professional Counselor, I highly recommend reading Stop Walking on Eggshells by Paul T. T. Mason MS and Randi Kreger if you have anyone difficult in your life. This book is so influential, it’s listed as my #1 best resource. Frequently I think to myself, “I should buy this book by the caseload and just Read more
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As a trauma survivor, what can I expect in therapy with Leslie Tourish?
Trauma can be paralyzing, lead to reckless behaviors, and even throw you into a depressive state. In therapy, we’ll spend some time getting to know each other and then put our focus into achieving your goals towards a happier, more fulfilled, and less traumatized life. Be prepared, hard work will be involved, but the payoff Read more
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Banking on the Emotional Bank Account
Deep within us lies an accountant. He rolls up his sleeves, pulls his green visor firmly down, and begins to tabulate. Rows and rows of deposits are measured against rows and rows of withdrawals. At the end of each day, he calculates to determine one thing: Are we in the black or the red? Read more
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Demystifying Major Depressive Disorder – You’re Not Alone
“Sorrow makes us all children again,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. Anyone who has ever experienced the ravages of sever depression understands exactly what that statement means. when a person is in the throes of a clinical major depression, few words can adequately explain the turbulent darkness in which the person travels…alone. Read more
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Enjoy the Ride of Creativity Fueling Your Spirit
When you are assertive, you can stand up for your opinions, beliefs, and wishes in such a manner so as not to violate the rights of others. Passive people take the path of least resistance, hoping others will figure out their needs and fulfill them. Read more
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Being The Best of Dripping Springs – Our Community Coming Together
What does it mean to be part of a community? For humans, it’s everything. In the natural world it’s known that the bigger the brain, the higher the need for social connection and interdependence. As the expression goes, there’s no such thing as a happy hermit. Our ancestors lived in interconnected clans and villages for Read more
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As You Think, So You Become
I often work with people who have had their trust violated, stemming sometimes from childhood when boundaries were crossed or basic needs unmet. My clients speak of these events as though they happened yesterday, although most go back months, years, and even decades. Yet as people speak, their emotions rise to the surface and they are once Read more
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4 Tips for Creating The Art of Assertiveness
It’s been said that guilt is anger directed at ourselves for what we did or did not do. resentment is anger directed at others for what they did or did not do. And somewhere in-between lies healthy self-esteem where we are respectful of ourselves and the rights of others. Read more
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5 Things to Consider with In or Out-of-Network Mental Health Therapy5 Thin
5 Things to Consider About Mental Health Insurance Coverages Most health insurance plans offer some level of coverage for outpatient psychotherapy, however the actual benefits vary tremendously depending on your provider. It is important for you to place a call to your insurance company to understand your options and potential liability and prioritize what’s important Read more
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Tips to Managing Fear in an Emotionally Healthy Way
What four letter word limits us and contains us more than any other force on earth? FEAR. Unhealthy fear alerts us to look before we leap and to read the fine print of a contract before we sign. This is the fear of worthy self-preservation designed to keep us alive long enough to pass on our DNA Read more
Contact
3975 Highway 290 East
Dripping Springs, Texas 78620
(512) 695-1660
The office is located three miles east of Hwy 290 and Ranch Road 12 in Dripping Springs, next to Pinnacle Propane and in the same building as The Law Office of Milena Christopher, which is a white house with a green metal roof on the north side of the street.
Office Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Friday
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Virtual or In-Person Appointments
Free 15 Minute Consults
by Appointment Only.
Leslie Tourish LPC 