Millions of Americans struggle with mental health issues like anxiety, depression, and more. If you’re one of them, what approach should you use to take care of your mental health?

You are not alone in struggling with these problems. There are new trends emerging every year that tackle mental health issues in better, more effective ways.

Want to know what kind of mental health services you can explore in 2021? Look for these five trends in this year and beyond.

1. EMDR for PTSD and More

There’s a new form of psychotherapy that helps patients with PTSD, anxiety, eating disorders, and more. It’s called eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, or EMDR for short.

Essentially, a therapist will use your own natural rapid eye movements to lessen the effect of harmful memories or habits. They move their hand in front of your face and talk you through your painful mental state, then redirect your mind to better, more positive thoughts.

2. Mental Health in the Workplace

Employers are realizing that it’s not enough to take care of your employees’ physical health. The company needs to address mental wellness too.

Happy, healthy employees show increase productivity, performance and engagement. Plus, every dollar invested in employee mental well-being yielded a return of $4.

3. Telehealth Mental Services

The pandemic brought people indoors and made working from home a huge trend in 2020. People socialized, worked, and connected with others through online chat.

Therapy sessions have also moved online. Virtual sessions make going to therapy easy and convenient when you can do it from the comfort of your own couch.

4. Addressing Burnout

Burnout is a buzzword that seems like it only belongs in the office. However, you can burn out with many things, not just working too hard.

Dealing with others’ expectations, having to always be available through chat, handling childcare at home and more can contribute to a feeling of burnout. As more people start to recognize that it can affect anyone, steps will be taken to tackle this problem.

5. Making Sleep a Priority

Good quality sleep goes a long way towards restoring your mental and physical health. You need to feel well-rested in order to think clearly.

Making sleep a priority is a great new trend that everyone should participate in. Investing in comfortable items like soft bed sheets and fluffy pillows, drinking teas before going to bed, and creating an entire ritual that helps you decompress are all wonderful ways to get in your 40 winks.

More Mental Wellness Trends

These are just five of the new mental wellness trends that are picking up steam right now. Get in contact with your local mental health services and find out if there are any other new techniques you can try.

No matter what you decide to go with, always make your health a priority. Feeling good, both inside and out, is crucial to living the best life possible and also uplifting others along the way.

If you’re looking for mental health consultations, anger management, couples therapy and more, we’ve got you covered. Reach out to us today.