Photo Credit:The Public Health Image Library from the CDC Photo Description: man in long sleeve shirt standing beside girl in pink shirt washing hands February 7th | Awareness, Informative, Mental Health February 6-12th marks Children’s Mental Health Week! Children’s Mental Health Week is an annual event dedicated to raising awareness about children and young people’s…
Getting started doesn’t require a specific reason. Various reasons lead people to seek therapy. Perhaps you’re grieving the loss of a loved one, navigating the dynamics of a situationship, managing academic pressure, or just need a safe place to express yourself. Therapy is meant for anyone and everyone at any point in their life. The…
For many trans and non-binary folks the use of hormones can be the difference between gender dysphoria and gender euphoria. Here are some commonly asked questions and answers about the process of starting HRT. 1.“Does HRT mess you up on the inside?” No, it does not. Hormone Replacement Therapy like many treatments has short and…
If you are dating or in a relationship with someone who suffers from PTSD, you may be wondering how you can help or what you can expect. You already know there is much to love about your partner and that they are much more than their trauma. You also see how they are hurting and…
I always say that every good therapist’s first client is themselves. We’re just like everyone else we’ve just learned more coping skills than most and went to school for a long time. However, it was in that gauntlet of colleges, universities, and grad school in which I learned the tools I needed to combat my…
Let me set the scene. You match with someone on one of the million dating apps (hello Raya, Hinge, Bumble, Tinder- you get my point). You engage in exciting conversation, appear to have a few things in common, and agree to meet for drinks or coffee. You tell your friends that there might be potential,…
Research has shown that both mindfulness and physical exercise can be effective in reducing stress and anxiety in people. I developed a brief mindfulness activity that you can do while going out for a walk that is a great way to get the benefits of both mindfulness and physical exercise. In this activity, you will…
The World Health Organization characterizes stress as “any type of change that causes physical, emotional, or psychological strain.” Everyone experiences stress from various aspects of their lives, but the mechanisms through which this stress is experienced and transformed into the unique biological, psychological, and social reactions that we each experience. Stress Reactions in the Body…
Whether you’re the one who was laid off, the one doing the laying off, or the one consuming information regarding nationwide lay-offs, turbulent times in the workplace can stir feelings of anxiety, uncertainty, and depression. As someone personally impacted by a wind down in business this past year, daily supportive conversations with co-workers, strong leadership,…
Before we get into discussing what tools you can use to stop binge eating, let’s first review what binge eating means. There are two types of binges of which to be aware when talking about binge eating. There is objective binge eating and subjective binge eating. Objective binge eating is when you consume a significant…