Aging and Geriatric Issues

Senior Therapy to Promote Elder Mental Health  It’s no secret the U.S. population continues to age. In fact, by 2034, it’s estimated that there will be more adults over the age of ... Read More

Geriatric Psychotherapy: A Growing Need Thanks to active lifestyles, healthier diets, exercise, and advances in medicine and healthcare, Americans are living longer. That trend, coupled ... Read More

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 are people, there are some noteworthy ... Read More

by Nicole Urdang, MS, NCC, DHM, LMHC, in Buffalo, New York Maiden, Mother & Crone Archetypes for Mental Health You don’t have to be a neopaganist to appreciate the beauty of the ... Read More

Older Adults, Mental Health, and the Pandemic It’s no secret the pandemic transformed all of our lives. In March 2020, life as we knew it was turned upside down as the world locked down ... Read More

Talking to Your Boomer Parents About Therapy  While the stigma surrounding mental health has dissipated in recent years, many members of society — and the older generation, in particular ... Read More

by Nicole Urdang, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, MS, NCC, DHM, in Buffalo, NY Aging Wisely: Insight from the Buddha I have an interpretation of the five remembrances I like to imagine. ... Read More

“Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, the last of life, for which the first was made.”                      -Robert Browning Expectations Relationships and marriages ... Read More

Drug addiction and abuse among seniors has risen steadily over the last decade. This is partially because Baby Boomers have always had comparatively high rates of substance use and abuse. ... Read More

One inevitable feature of life as we age is loss. Some losses are minor; some are massive. We lose physical characteristics, abilities, and loved ones—our hair, our bone density, our ... Read More

A new meta-analysis in Psychological Medicine says depression may accelerate brain aging. This link could make depression a risk factor for dementia and age-related cognitive decline. The ... Read More

Dementia is a group of conditions involving a loss of brain function. Dementia can affect memory, cognition, and executive function. In advanced stage dementia, it often becomes impossible ... Read More