What Are Your Favorite Apps for Mental Health and Wellness?

woman selecting apps on her mobile device

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 […]

Why You Can’t Sleep

Anxiety is frequently the reason for troubled sleep. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the United States, affecting over 18 percent of adults every year. People with anxiety tend to have trouble falling and staying asleep due to worry or overthinking situations. When it’s time to fall asleep, they often are not […]

Five Practical Ways to Help Your Anxious Child Cope Before Seeing a Therapist

Woman with anxiety

Living with an anxious child can be as hard on you as it is on your child. The never-ending questions, need for reassurance, things she can’t do, trouble sleeping, and missed school wears on you day in and day out.  Nothing you’ve tried helps. Your life becomes narrower and narrower, and you feel embarrassed, guilty, […]