ASSERTIVENESS
CASE of DEBRA. Debra’s patience is beginning to wear thin with her colleague Ronan. A few days earlier he had undermined her yet again, this time in front of other colleagues during the weekly team …
ANGER & SELF ESTEEM
“If our vulnerable child was neglected, abandoned, shamed, or abused, that child’s pain, grief, and anger live within us. You may not even know why you continue to do things or be with people who …
VIDEO GAME ADDICTED KIDS
Are your kids addicted to video games? The word “addiction” gets used a lot to describe a certain kind of focused attention on media and technology. We say we’re “addicted” to checking our email or …
PANIC DISORDER
When Fear Overwhelms Do you sometimes have sudden attacks of anxiety and overwhelming fear that last for several minutes? Maybe your heart pounds, you sweat, and you feel like you can’t breathe or think. Do …
THE OPIOID CRISIS
From CNN – Experts say the U.S. is in the throes of an opioid epidemic, as more than two million of Americans have become dependent on or abused prescription pain pills and street drugs. Opioids …
EMDR THERAPY – WHAT IS IT?
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a psychotherapy that enables people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress that are the result of disturbing life experiences. Repeated studies show that by using EMDR …
BEHAVIORAL THERAPY – WHAT IS IT?
Behavioral therapy is an umbrella term for types of therapy that treat mental health disorders. This form of therapy seeks to identify and help change potentially self-destructive or unhealthy behaviors. It functions on the idea …
TREATING PTSD
CBT – COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on the relationship among thoughts, feelings, and behaviors; targets current problems and symptoms; and focuses on changing patterns of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings that lead to …
BREAKUP COUNSELING
A breakup is the end of a committed romantic relationship between dating partners. Though divorce, the legal separation of a married couple, is a type of breakup, the term breakup is most often used to refer to the …
ABUSE: INCEST
Incest as a form of abuse can be challenging to define, as it differs from culture to culture. Perceptions of incest vary across societies, and the degree of taboo around incest—not to mention the legal …
TREATMENT FOR DEPRESSION
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) recognizes that a person’s way of thinking (cognition) and acting (behavior) affects the way they feel. CBT has an emphasis on changing thoughts and behavior by teaching people to think rationally …
DIVORCE- RECOVERING YOUR SELF ESTEEM
One of the many things we struggle with as we learn to recover from a divorce is learning how to rebuild our self-esteem. It’s easy to understand why this is such an issue. When your …
CONTROLLING ANGER
CONTROLLING ANGER BEFORE IT CONTROLS YOU Anger is a completely normal, usually healthy, human emotion. But when it gets out of control and turns destructive, it can lead to problems—problems at work, in your personal …
MIRROR EXERCISES
Mirror work is the most effective method I’ve found for learning to love yourself and see the world as a safe and loving place. I have been teaching people how to do mirror work for as long as I have been teaching …
COMMON THERAPIES
COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a short-term, goal-oriented psychotherapy treatment that takes a hands-on, practical approach to problem-solving. It is used to help treat a wide range of issues in a person’s life, …