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7 Powerful Reasons You Should Stop Trying to Be ‘Normal’
People generally want to be accepted. For many, this means fitting in with the crowd. In order to do that, you may feel pressure to think and behave a certain way. The trouble is that when ... Read More
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Feeling-State Addiction Protocol for Gambling Addiction
The feeling-state addiction protocol is a modified form of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, referred to as EMDR in mental health. EMDR is a trauma treatment modality recognized ... Read More
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Mothers and Adult Daughters: The Pushes and Pulls of Contact
When Mommy’s little girl grows up and goes off into the world to have her own life, struggles with issues of separation and difference may occur. Eye rolls, hugs, tugs-of-war, and ... Read More
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Bias in the Brain: Overcoming Our Unconscious Prejudices
Every day brings more news of ethnic strife, intolerance, and political polarization in our world. Suspicion and distrust are rife. Republicans and Democrats in the United States can barely ... Read More
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Risk Factors, Symptoms, and Ways to Manage Anxiety
Anxiety is a normal reaction wherein you feel a sense of uneasiness, apprehension, uncertainty, or fear about something. It is a feeling everyone experiences from time to time. Like all ... Read More
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10 Easy Ways to Create Lasting Love
“We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.” —Tom Robbins, American novelist Are you still “in love” with your partner? Do you feel deep ... Read More
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3 More Patterns That Could Be Keeping Your Therapy Stuck
According to one fairly comprehensive review (Lambert, 2013), approximately 50% of people in psychotherapy can be expected to experience “recovery” within 20 sessions. While I am pleased ... Read More
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Is Medication Compliance an Issue? Think Outside the Pillbox
Do you take medication for a chronic condition? If so, chances are you’re not happy about it. In fact, you might be partially compliant or noncompliant with your doctor’s orders. Most ... Read More
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The At in the hAt: Are We Viewing Learning Issues All Wrong?
Randy was short, scrawny, and well below the average size for an elementary school boy. This could not have helped him acclimate to the relative dog-eat-dog mentality of his competitive ... Read More
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Can I Grieve If Nobody Died?
Anyone who has lost somebody they love will likely agree the death of someone close usually causes a deep and painful grieving process. The people you care about typically validate these ... Read More
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Ski? Not Me! Giving the Cold Shoulder to the ‘Shoulds’
I don’t ski. I abhor the cold. I don’t like putting on all that uncomfortable gear and have no need for speed. I simply don’t find skiing to be fun. My family likes to ski. ... Read More
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3 Keys to Keeping Your Anger Under Control at Work
I’ve noticed an increasing number of people in therapy presenting with some form of anger issue. While troubling and potentially dangerous in personal relationships, unchecked anger in ... Read More
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Geriatric Psychotherapy: A Growing Need
Geriatric Psychotherapy: A Growing Need Thanks to active lifestyles, healthier diets, exercise, and advances in medicine and healthcare, Americans are ... Read More
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Recovering from a Traumatic Birth
Dealing with the Trauma of Giving Birth For many new mothers, giving birth is one of the most exciting times in life. After all, you’re bringing ... Read More
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Wisdom for Working with Elder Therapy Clients
by Nicole Urdang, MS, NCC, DHM, Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Buffalo, NY Wisdom for Working with Elder Therapy Clients While it is true that people ... Read More
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Taking Care of Children’s Mental Health
When most of us think about folks going to therapy for mental health, we think about adults — people struggling with substance abuse, domestic violence ... Read More
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Dr. Aaron T. Beck: The Father of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Dr. Aaron T. Beck: The Father of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy On Monday, Nov. 1, the world lost an incredible psychiatrist when Dr. Aaron T. Beck, ... Read More
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How Do I Deal with Loneliness?
My life is a sad state of affairs. I have no real friends to speak of, just my cat Lula. Even she doesn't like me very much. I can't work because ... Read More
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What's the Best Way to Break Up?
I have been with my boyfriend for over a year now and I don't see a future together. It was fun for a while, but now it feels stale and unexciting. ... Read More
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Help! I Think I'm Addicted to Video Games
I work. I eat and drink. I play video games. I sleep. Then I repeat. Every. Single. Day. Three of these things are necessities, but the ... Read More
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Help! My Therapist Ended Her Practice and I Don't Know What to Do
I had been seeing my therapist for 28 years. Around March, she was unwell. This was a rare occurrence in our time together. But her viral infection ... Read More
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Help! I Have No One to Talk To
Ever since my dad died last year, I have had no one to talk to. And really, I had no one to talk to for the last three years of his life, ravaged ... Read More
