Apex Counseling
You don’t have to forgive someone to heal.
Healing isn’t about excusing harm — it’s about freeing yourself from its daily impact.
Sometimes, anger is protective.
Sometimes, forgiveness too soon can even be dangerous.
Healing means the trauma no longer controls your life — not that you’ve forgotten or made peace with it.
You can heal without forgiving. 💙
— Jonathan Pishner, LPC | Apex Counseling
09/19/2025
Someone once said "everyone wants to save the world, but nobody wants to help Mom do the dishes".
Almost none of us are in a position to make giant changes to the world. But every single one of us are in a position to do something kind for somebody.
If everyone who reads this takes one extra action to help others every day, the world will be just a little bit better.
Embrace this opportunity to do what you can, no matter how big or small.
09/11/2025
So many people have added anxiety because of our love of hustle culture. This is a reminder that you don't have to buy in to the myth that "doing more" is always better.
If you love working hard all the time, then great! But many of us need reminded that we're allowed to just love existing. You're allowed to love reading more than work. You're allowed to enjoy a stroll down the sidewalk more than you enjoy a promotion.
The world is hard enough, don't make it harder by believing you have to chase goals that aren't yours.
🧠 Can ChatGPT replace your therapist?
Our therapist Jonathan puts AI through a real therapy test — and it’s not exactly passing with flying colors. Verdict? It’s... trying its best. . From awkward reframes to big CBT promises, we break down what ChatGPT gets right, what it misses completely, and why your therapist still has job security.
🤖💬 Spoiler:
Empathy? 🤷♂️ More Hallmark than healing but it tried .
Compliments? Nonstop — GPT was
Sequencing? LOL, no.
🎥 Watch the full breakdown for laughs, lessons, and light roasting.
06/16/2025
In Episode 1 of our new Youtube series : Reddit Set Go, JP (S*x, Relationships & Trauma Therapist) and Colby (Anxiety, OCD & Phobias specialist) weigh in on:
Overthinking vs. actual anxiety
Emotional labor in relationships
Faking or***ms (and how to stop)
Therapy fit, grief, hypnosis, open relationships, and more...
🔔 Subscribe for weekly therapist takes on real questions from Reddit — delivered with humor, heart, and zero judgment.
Bonus: Stick around for the blooper cut at the end .
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https://youtu.be/F6ZU7pr3kJA?si=8Aww9Kn6PRWpzDjX
Therapists React to Wild Reddit Confessions | Reddit Set Go Ep. 1 You sent us the internet’s messiest, spiciest, most unhinged Reddit confessions — and our therapists are here to unpack them 👀In Episode 1 of Reddit Set Go,...
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