Could Your New Year’s Resolutions Actually Be Harmful to Your Health?
By Katie S. Frauenfelder, MA, PLPC, NASM CPT It’s that time of year again. The time where once the clock strikes midnight on January 1st we bid adieu to the previous year and all of its shortcomings, and welcome the new year with open arms. The new year is synonymous with a fresh start, one […]
Does My Child Have Anxiety?
By Erin Magee, MSW, LMSW, Child and Adolescent Therapist Worrying about things is normal and even helpful at times. It allows children to be safe and cautious while experiencing new things. However, when a child worries excessively, avoids fun activities, or refuses to go to school because they are fearful, anxiety can become a major problem […]
Efforts to Reduce Anxiety That Actually Increase It
Most people do not want to experience anxiety, yet I see people regularly doing things in an effort to reduce their anxiety that are actually making it worse. Here are three of the most common culprits, and what we can do instead.Reassurance seeking, or asking others to tell you that you look okay or that […]
Break Free of Anxiety and Depression with MBCT
Research has shown that Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) can reduce by half the risk of future depressive episodes in those who have already had several depressive episodes. The effects of MBCT have been proven as effective as antidepressant medications. Research has also demonstrated MBCT’s success in managing stress, anxiety, anger, and other unwanted mood states. […]
Five Myths About OCD
By Laura Chackes, Psy.D. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is one of the more commonly depicted mental health disorders in TV and movies. Unfortunately, most of the time these portrayals are quite inaccurate, and therefore have contributed to much misunderstanding about what OCD really is. Here are five misconceptions that I hear often, and the truth […]
