Body Focused Repetitive Behavior Awareness Week
By Laura Chackes, Psy.D. Body Focused Repetitive Behavior (BFRB) Awareness Week starts Monday, October 1st, and to help spread awareness I want to use some words from my BFRB community to help you understand what it’s like to have a BFRB. First of all, you may be wondering what a BFRB even is, and what they have […]
Why Be Aware of Suicide
By Laura Chackes, Psy.D. September is Suicide Awareness Month, also known as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, which may lead people to wonder what the point is of bringing awareness to suicide. Most of us don’t want to think about things like suicide, that makes us sad and confused, or even angry. For those of us […]
What Are Your Favorite Apps for Mental Health and Wellness?
By Laura Chackes, Psy.D. I posed this question to our team of 16 therapists, and I will be sharing our responses over the next few weeks. In this age when no one carries pen and paper but almost everyone can connect to the internet within seconds, apps have become necessary therapeutic tools. I have many […]
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. […]
