Let's get one thing straight: therapy is not what TV shows and Instagram memes make it out to be. No, you don't have to cry on a couch every week while someone nods and scribbles "interesting" on a notepad. (If that's been your experience with Las Vegas therapists? I'm sorry, and also: ew.)

We're a few weeks into back-to-school season here in Las Vegas, and I think my family is finally adjusting to the new schedule. Or maybe I'm just trying to convince myself we are. Either way, the back-to-school anxiety and summer burnout combination is hitting families hard across the Southwest.