Stellar Insight Counseling | Mental Health Blog | Alaska

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This blog serves to promote mental health literacy during an era of mental health misinformation.

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Mental Health

Issues related to depression, anxiety, PTSD, healthy relationships, brain injuries, role of healthy habits on health (e.g., sleep), and new research

Types of Therapy

Acronym soup: CBT, ACT, DBT, SFBT (AKA, types of psychotherapy)

Therapy FAQ's

"How do I start therapy?” "How do I find the right therapist?" "Isn't that what friends are for?"

Stellar Insight Counseling Mental Health Blog: Latest Posts

Finding Restorative Sleep (Originally published in Southside Neighbors Magazine)

By Nicole Zegiestowsky, M.S.

Mental Health

Sleep, Insomnia Counseling

Posted: February 28, 2025

Consistently waking up rested and recharged is a desirable experience yet nearly one third of adults in the United States do not get enough sleep (Palmer et al., 2024).

Connection Between Sleep, Depression, & Anxiety (Mental Health & Sleep)

By Nicole Zegiestowsky, M.S.

Mental Health

Counseling Sleep, Insomnia

Posted: May 13, 2024

Sleep quality typically signals how well a person is handling stress or changes in overall health. Are you having trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking up to an alarm? Are you setting multiple alarms and still struggle to wake up? Have you been stressed for days or weeks because of an ongoing work project, family issue, health concern, or a looming deadline? Is your mind flooding with thoughts and worries instead of being able to fall asleep? Improving sleep quality improves mental health and physical health; this is relevant for people with or without a mental health condition (Alexander et al., 2021).

Meet Nicole Zegiestowsky, M.S.

My name is Nicole (she/her), and as a therapist in Alaska I believe that each client is the expert in his/her/their own life.

I actively incorporate our relationship, the “therapeutic alliance,” into sessions which may look like:

• checking in on how a moment felt to you,
• or asking questions like, “Do you feel I am understanding what you’re going through?”

Prior to private practice, I have provided outpatient and residential psychotherapy services to individuals across the lifespan through community mental health, interdisciplinary family medicine, and tribal health agencies.

My work supports men, women, and nonbinary Alaskans who are struggling with chronic illness, PTSD, trauma, depression, anxiety, parent-child relationship issues, and perinatal and postpartum depression and anxiety.

I offer individual and group therapy to adults seeking online counseling services; I tend to draw from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Nature-Based Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

It is a privilege to enter a healing relationship with another person and share the process of psychotherapy; I hope to be part of your recovery.

Learn more about the online psychotherapy services I provide:

More About Nicole

Stellar Insight Counseling Mental Health Blog | Online Therapist in Alaska

If you are seeking a therapist and live in Alaska, feel free to learn more about me, the services I offer, or how to schedule an appointment.

Stellar Insight Counseling Mental Health Blog Disclaimer

This blog does not replace medical advice or treatment. This content is provided as general knowledge and may be used for wide-ranging self-improvement purposes.

This educational resource provides mental health information from a mental health professional and is not considered a medical diagnosis, advice, or treatment. I am a therapist by training but this blog does not create a client-therapist relationship (I am not YOUR therapist).

If you are in urgent crisis, go the the ER, local health clinic, or call the suicide hotline: 988.

Consult with your healthcare providers about any changes or concerns regarding your lifestyle or health. Make changes to your health under the discretion of your medical provider. Using information from this website may have benefits and risks to health.

Reading this blog does not imply Stellar Insight Counseling or any members of the clinical team are providing healthcare, advice, or treatment. Individuals are only considered clients upon signing a service contract with Stellar Insight Counseling and an individual therapist.

Opinions belong to authors.

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About Stellar Insight Counseling

Stellar Insight Counseling | Mental Health Blog | Alaska

Welcome!

This blog serves to promote mental health literacy during an era of mental health misinformation.

Keep scrolling to read the latest blogs and the Stellar Insight Counseling Mental Health Blog disclaimer.

Mental Health

Types of Therapy

Therapy FAQ's

Stellar Insight Counseling Mental Health Blog: Latest Posts

Finding Restorative Sleep (Originally published in Southside Neighbors Magazine)

Connection Between Sleep, Depression, & Anxiety (Mental Health & Sleep)

Meet Nicole Zegiestowsky, M.S.

My name is Nicole (she/her), and as a therapist in Alaska I believe that each client is the expert in his/her/their own life.

I actively incorporate our relationship, the “therapeutic alliance,” into sessions which may look like:

• checking in on how a moment felt to you,

• or asking questions like, “Do you feel I am understanding what you’re going through?”

Prior to private practice, I have provided outpatient and residential psychotherapy services to individuals across the lifespan through community mental health, interdisciplinary family medicine, and tribal health agencies.

My work supports men, women, and nonbinary Alaskans who are struggling with chronic illness, PTSD, trauma, depression, anxiety, parent-child relationship issues, and perinatal and postpartum depression and anxiety.

I offer individual and group therapy to adults seeking online counseling services; I tend to draw from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Nature-Based Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

It is a privilege to enter a healing relationship with another person and share the process of psychotherapy; I hope to be part of your recovery.

Learn more about the online psychotherapy services I provide:

Stellar Insight Counseling Mental Health Blog | Online Therapist in Alaska

If you are seeking a therapist and live in Alaska, feel free to learn more about me, the services I offer, or how to schedule an appointment.

Stellar Insight Counseling Mental Health Blog Disclaimer

This blog does not replace medical advice or treatment. This content is provided as general knowledge and may be used for wide-ranging self-improvement purposes.

This educational resource provides mental health information from a mental health professional and is not considered a medical diagnosis, advice, or treatment. I am a therapist by training but this blog does not create a client-therapist relationship (I am not YOUR therapist).

If you are in urgent crisis, go the the ER, local health clinic, or call the suicide hotline: 988.

Consult with your healthcare providers about any changes or concerns regarding your lifestyle or health. Make changes to your health under the discretion of your medical provider. Using information from this website may have benefits and risks to health.

Reading this blog does not imply Stellar Insight Counseling or any members of the clinical team are providing healthcare, advice, or treatment. Individuals are only considered clients upon signing a service contract with Stellar Insight Counseling and an individual therapist.

Opinions belong to authors.

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