We all experience anxiety disorder symptoms at some point or another. Actually a moderate amount of anxiety is good as it can serve as a motivator to achieve a goal. However, if there is too much anxiety, then performance goes down. It becomes a disorder if it prevents you from living life and doing the ...
If you struggle with anxiety, you are not alone. Millions of people do and it’s the main reason people come in for anxiety therapy. I’ve had clients tell me that they feel like they are going crazy due to their anxiety. I always tell these people, that if you can have the thought then by ...
If you struggle with anxiety or panic attacks, you are not alone. As a matter of fact, it’s the main reason people come to therapy. The good news is that there are many forms of anxiety treatment. You might even be anxious about coming to therapy, and that is normal. In addition, it also helps to ...
Talking about suicide can be a very scary topic for many people. Some people are afraid to ask if someone is having thoughts of suicide for fear that they will put the idea in the persons head. This is a myth. We all know suicide is a possibility, and it helps to talk about it. ...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month so I thought it might be helpful to share some nuggets of wisdom. These are topics that we tend to talk about over and over. They include common relationship dynamics and behaviors that tend to be human nature. When I talk about these nuggets they seem so simple. Yet ...
It should be no surprise that one of the main reasons people come to therapy is to reduce anxiety. We all have some level of anxiety, and most of us can squash it down, or move through it without too much trouble. But for some people it becomes so great that they may have a ...
The tips on anxiety in this blog are taken from an article in Psychology Today by Steven Hayes (co-founder of acceptance and commitment therapy). Hayes, like most of you who suffer from panic attacks, learned about this from a trip to the emergency room. You most likely thought you were having a heart attack. This ...
Many people have the experience of trauma, and some will go on to develop PTSD. Realistically we can say that we have all gone through a trauma with COVID. Consider the wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, civil unrest, those who have fought in the military, and rescue workers. Most adults have had some type of traumatic event ...
Mind Matters With all we have going on in our world at this time, the one thing you may not of thought of was your mind. However, thinking about it and nurturing it is key to our mental health. I’ve had many clients that are just feeling blah, as this pandemic trudges on with no ...
Teletherapy In today’s world, it’s no surprise that people are seeking phone and video conferencing for their therapy. Most people are very happy with it, and for good reason. The main one being because of COVID-19. We have all seen the shift in teletherapy. No one could have predicted we would be in this situation, ...
