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Home for the Holidays: Dealing with Difficult Family
For many, the holiday season is a festive time of year filled with joy, cheer, and good company. However, not everyone can look forward to the holidays with the same level of enthusiasm. ... Read More
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Helping Your Child To Manage Frustration
Frustration. A feeling we often view as something to flee from! While frustration can be an uncomfortable feeling, it is also an important one. It can motivate us . . . to work harder, ... Read More
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Empty Nest/Full Life: Three steps to help ease our “second adolescence”
My kids are 25 and 22 years old. Youngest is still in college, finishing his last year, but it feels as if he’s really left the nest. I never understood the loss associated with an empty ... Read More
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Unwrapping Holiday Anxiety: A Therapist’s Perspective on Navigating Festive Stress
The holiday season, often synonymous with joy and celebration, can paradoxically bring about heightened anxiety. Let’s delve into some common holiday stressors and provide insights into ... Read More
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Why are We Adopting Fake News: Tips for Critical Thinking
The growing presence of false and misleading information being disseminated through news outlets, social media, and word of mouth is growing at an alarming rate across the globe (van der ... Read More
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The Transformative Power of Therapy: A Comprehensive Guide to Addressing Anxiety
Living with stress and anxiety is a common struggle for millions of individuals on a daily basis. Whether it stems from phobias, depression, or post-traumatic stress, the impact on our ... Read More
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Practice Attunement to Feel Seen and Nurtured in Your Relationships?
Attunement: What is It? Why is It important? There’s a very important factor that determines whether one or both parties in a relationship feel seen and nurtured. It applies to relationships ... Read More
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Where People Pleasing Comes From
People Pleasing Is Not a Personality Flaw. It is a response to trauma and/or stress that can develop into being one of the primary ways a person deals with challenges. In this way, people-pleasing ... Read More
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How to Stop Anxiety from Destroying Relationships
There is an abundance of information about how anxiety impacts our health—mentally, emotionally, and physically. Anxiety disorders affect approximately 19.1% of adults in the United ... Read More
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Teens with Social Anxiety Benefit from Online Therapy
Teens with Social Anxiety Benefit from Online Therapy When most people think of the younger generation, they think of health, energy, and a future full of unlimited possibilities. Unfortunately, ... Read More
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Overcoming Health Anxiety
by Joel Schmidt, MA, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, in Tampa, FL Overcoming Health Anxiety: Things You Should Stop Doing (and Some You Should Start) Are you constantly worried about ... Read More
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What’s Going On Behind the Scenes? Mental Health and the Entertainment Industry
by Jennifer Leff, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, in New York, NY Co-Chair, Behind the Scenes Mental Health/Suicide Prevention Initiative Steering Committee What’s Going On Behind the ... Read More