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Life Transitions and Change
posted: Apr. 02, 2024.
Change is an inevitable part of life. As we progress through the different stages: graduating high school or college, starting a new job, getting married, having kids, empty nesting, grieving Read more -
The Importance of Sleep for Your Mental Health
posted: Mar. 04, 2024.
Everyone knows that sleep is incredibly important for our physical health and day-to-day functioning. But did you realize that sleep is equally vital for your mental well-being and emotional balance? Read more -
Dads Parenting Teenagers
posted: Oct. 19, 2023.
Why is it difficult for fathers to parent their teenage kids? In so many ways, dads face uphill battles to effectively parent their teenagers through this complex developmental period. There Read more -
Marijuana Abuse and its Affects on Mood
posted: Sep. 25, 2023.
Marijuana is a complex issue with varying views in society. While it remains illegal under U.S. Federal law, many states have legalized it to some degree for medical or recreational Read more -
The Healing Power of Humor in Therapy
posted: Sep. 22, 2023.
While psychotherapy often focuses on addressing serious issues like anxiety, depression, and trauma, many therapists have discovered the value of incorporating humor into their practice. Using laughter and levity in Read more -
“Labels” Weaponized
posted: Apr. 20, 2023.
As a therapist, I am often faced with questions from clients about what their “diagnosis is”. And when I ask them why they want to know it, or how will Read more -
Are You the "Self" You Should be?
posted: Feb. 18, 2022.
Are You the "Self" You Should be? February 16, 2022 In the mid-1500s, Nicolaus Copernicus theorized the Earth, along with the other planets, rotated around the sun. This Heliocentric theory took about 100 Read more -
How is Your Mental Health?
posted: May 05, 2021.
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. Beginning in 1949, Mental Health Month has put a spotlight on the importance of mental health and wellness. There is such a stigma attached Read more -
Are You Proud to Be An American?: Patriotism, Nationalism, Hatred, and Fear
posted: Nov. 04, 2020.
This year has brought unprecedented levels of stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, addiction, suicide, and hundreds of thousands dead, and millions infected with a disease that has no cure as of Read more -
Show Me the Way to Stay Home
posted: Oct. 14, 2020.
Jaws is a classic horror film released in 1975. It tells the story of a homicidal, Great White Shark, (a Carcharodon Carcharias if you please) who terrorizes Amity Island. For Read more -
Men: Fatherhood and Family
posted: Oct. 14, 2020.
“My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, ‘You’re tearing up the grass.’ ‘We’re not raising grass,’ Dad would Read more -
Men & Depression
posted: Oct. 14, 2020.
Men and women both experience depression, but their symptoms may be different. Men may display anger or aggressive behavior, instead of being sad and withdrawn. Family, friends, and even medical Read more -
Men’s Issues: An Introduction
posted: Oct. 14, 2020.
(Part 1 of a series on behavioral health issues affecting men) Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.” -Marcus Aurelius Let me just start by Read more -
Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia, and Pain: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
posted: Oct. 14, 2020.
I thought this would be a good time to talk about some issues and problems that I know affect each and every one of us at one time or another. Read more -
The Most Wonderful Time of Year!!!...Bah Humbug!!
posted: Oct. 14, 2020.
'Tis the season to be jolly... Fa-La-La-La Let's talk about the holiday season shall we? For years I have noticed the day after we put our Halloween costumes away, the Christmas Read more -
You've Got a Friend in Me: What is a Friend Anyway??
posted: Oct. 14, 2020.
Woody and Buzz Lightyear figured out how to be friends by the end of Toy Story I...after Buzz learned he wasn't a real Space Ranger, but a child's play thing..."YOU Read more