Mental Health Blog
Read articles from Echo Canyon Therapy on outdoor therapy, trauma-informed counseling, EMDR, mindfulness, and nature-based healing for adults in Phoenix, AZ and throughout Arizona.
Finding Your People: AA, ACA & 12-Step Meetings in Phoenix
A Phoenix therapist in recovery explains how to find 12-step meetings in Phoenix, from AA and NA to CoDA and ACA, and how to find a meeting that feels like home.
Why Happiness Can Feel Uncomfortable: Understanding Foreboding Joy
Why can joyful moments make us anxious? Through a quiet afternoon beside an Arizona creek, this reflection explores foreboding joy, our fear of good moments ending, and how presence helps us fully experience joy while it’s here.
Primary vs. Secondary Emotions: Why Some Feelings Are Bigger Than the Moment
Sometimes an emotion fits the moment. Other times, our reaction feels much bigger than what just happened. Learn how primary and secondary emotions can help us understand what belongs to the present—and what may be connected to an older story.