by Beth Plachetka | May 6, 2022 | Articles, Mental Health, Mother's Day
May is Mental Health Month. It is time to make your mental health a priority. Each week Dr. Beth Plachetka of Dr. Beth Speaks and Safe Harbor Counseling will be sharing mental health hacks to help you become healthier mentally. This weekend we celebrate...
by Beth Plachetka | Mar 24, 2022 | Articles, Health, Healthy Change, News
We take health and habits for granted. We act like we can skip meals, exercise, and sleep without any consequence. If you do not take time to be healthy then not only does your physical health suffer but also your mental health. Your mind and body are connected, a...
by Beth Plachetka | Mar 10, 2022 | News
Life is constantly changing. That change can be hard for us to adapt to. How can we make changes in our life easier? BE SMART! Dr. Beth Plachetka teaches us the steps to making a changes in our life: Specific Measurable Achievable/Attainable Realistic/Relevant Timely...
by Beth Plachetka | Feb 22, 2022 | Articles, Therapy
We all could use a little help when life gets overwhelming. Therapy can help you navigate all the changes that life throws at you. You don’t have to suffer, and you are not alone. When we are sick, we go to a doctor’s office but when we are sad, depressed or...
by Beth Plachetka | Feb 9, 2022 | Articles, Valentine's Day, Your Life Matters
Valentine’s day is right around the corner, and it is the time of year where people focus on love and relationships, but relationships are important all year round not just in the month of February. Movies make falling in love and maintaining a relationship look easy,...
by Beth Plachetka | Jan 28, 2022 | Articles, News, Values and Ethics
Our last segment in our 3 part series on mental health focuses on how having solid values and ethics helps our mental health. Dr. Beth Plachetka from Safe Harbor Counseling gives us the help we need to determine if our values and ethics are trustworthy and shows us...
by Beth Plachetka | Jan 14, 2022 | Anxiety, Trustworthiness
It is hard to determine these days who you can trust. With the new year and people promising that they will change, who can you believe? Clinical Social Worker, Dr. Beth Plachetka from Safe Harbor Counseling is here to help guide you through recognizing who you can...
by Beth Plachetka | Jan 7, 2022 | Articles, Daily Routine
We have been preparing for the holidays since October and our daily routines has been disrupted for months with holiday expectations, preparations, and travels. About this time of the celebrating, people get tired, short tempered, irritable with all the expectations...
by Beth Plachetka | Dec 24, 2021 | Articles, Depression, Holiday Stress, Holidays
The holidays are here bringing more stress and feelings of depression which can cause strain our relationships. How do you get through the holidays full of visiting family and friends if you are feeling depressed, overwhelming sadness, helplessness, and hopelessness....
by Beth Plachetka | Nov 26, 2021 | Articles, Gratitude
Thanksgiving is over but living a grateful life should not end. Being grateful should not just happen during the month of November or at Thanksgiving. Gratitude is important all year long. It strengthens our mental health and the lives of others. This month we learned...