Online Therapy – A Good Choice?
As the term “social distancing” has made its way into our daily vocabulary, where do you turn for help with challenges? Online therapy can be a great choice to connect...
15 March, 2020
Coping with Fear and Anxiety Following a Traumatic Event
It’s normal to feel anxious and afraid after experiencing a trauma like a sudden loss, natural disaster, a catastrophe or an act of violence. It’s normal to feel fearful for weeks,...
04 November, 2019
Autism Awareness
Autism Spectrum Disorder is a developmental disorder with a broad array of symptoms or manifestations. The first step is diagnosis by Psychological Assessment....
26 April, 2019
Women’s Mental Health
Women can often experience concerns with their mental health. Among the most commonly reported issues are depression and anxiety. There are even different types of depression that ...
10 December, 2018
How to Make the Most of a School Day
For most children, school just started again. Although there is a great deal of excitement surrounding a new school year, there is also a great deal of stress. There are steps you...
18 September, 2018
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
The National Institute of Mental Health defines Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) as common, chronic and long-lasting disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring t...
21 May, 2018
Bipolar Disorder
Jessica is a 32-year-old nurse, who presents to her primary care provider complaining of frequent headaches, irritable bowel, insomnia, and depressed mood. She takes no medication...
11 May, 2018
Why Psychological Testing?
Psychological testing can be an intimidating concept, but in reality, it is a powerful and highly useful tool designed to help the client. Therapists often refer their clients to p...
19 December, 2017
Attachment Issues
Attachment Issues Attachment issues develop when children are over/under attached to others. Often, attachment disorders can present by a child lacking the proper attachment to th...
01 December, 2017
Codependency
Codependency is when a person is in an unhealthy and often one-sided relationship. In a healthy relationship, both partners “meet in the middle” to sustain the relationship. In cod...
24 November, 2017
Thank Therapy … A Habit for a Healthy & Successful Life
This season is one of my favorites as we slow down and put intentional focus on a mindset that often eludes us … gratitude. Our culture and our own ambitions often drive us ...
21 November, 2017
Art Therapy
Art therapy is a form of psychotherapy, facilitated by a trained Art Therapist, that combines the creative process of art making with the theories of psychology. Creating art ca...
17 November, 2017How to Make the Most of a School Day
For most children, school just started again. Although there is a great deal of excitement surrounding a new school year, there is also a great deal of stress. There are steps you...
23 October, 2017
Body Image Issues
Body Dysmorphic Disorder is a body-image disorder characterized by persistent and intrusive preoccupations with an imagined or slight defect in one’s appearance. In America,...
01 September, 2017
Childhood Sexual Abuse
Case Study Tim is a 24 year old male. He recently completed his Bachelor’s degree, and has engulfed himself in studies until graduation, then entered an emotional tailspin.&n...
24 August, 2017
Substance Abuse and Chemical Dependence
Substance abuse is becoming more and more prevalent. Substance abuse and chemical dependency develop when the continued use of alcohol or drugs begins to cause clinically sig...
17 July, 2017
Stop and Smell the Roses
People often look back with nostalgia on slower times, times when people used to “stop and smell the roses.” Jeff Goins says, “Life is not a race. It’s a walk around the block, a c...
07 July, 2017
Key to Growth … Developing a Learner-Mindset
Excellence – Best-in-class delivery of services Teamwork – Togetherness, unity, how we operate Godly character – Uncompromising beliefs, actions and moral standards Transcendent – ...
24 June, 2017
Patience
You often hear it said, “Patience is a virtue.” Although it is easy to acknowledge that patience is a spiritual principle to strive for, it is often more difficult to actually prac...
07 June, 2017
Sensory Processing Disorder
Sensory Processing Disorder is when the brain has trouble receiving and responding to messages that it receives through the senses. Oftentimes, children with SPD may be...
01 June, 2017
