When working with couples, one of the most common occurrences for seeking counseling is that an affair has happened. Counseling can offer the couple a way to recover from this event and seeking support from a neutral party can help both people feel understood and supported. Repairing the relationship after an affair can take a
Most of us face challenges in life that spur us to make big changes in our lives. The decision to stop smoking, leave an abusive relationship, or start an exercise plan are all examples of changes that improve our physical and/or mental well-being. Although many people think that making a change is all about willpower,
When I was expecting my first child last summer, I did all the typical preparing most parents would do. I read books, had an app on my phone to tell me how my baby was developing, documented the progress of my growing belly, took my prenatal vitamins, ate healthy, exercised, put the baby’s room together,
Getting good sleep can help with a lot of ailments including depression, anxiety, pain, and stress Keep a regular sleep schedule. This means that you go to bed and wake up around the same time every day. Use natural measures before prescriptions. Getting adequate light exposure. I know this can be hard if you work
When you think of the word “intimacy”, what comes to mind? Many people believe intimacy is only about sex. However, it is really so much deeper than a physical act. As a relationship therapist, I regularly work with couples who come looking for answers about why their sex life isn’t so hot anymore and what
Your Mental Health Matters I read an opinion piece the other day called, “Amanda Bynes, Robin Williams, and the Spectacle of Mental Illness.”* The author wrote about how when celebrities struggle with mental illness, the general public tends to gawk at and taunt those who act in bizarre manners until a person dies because they
Are Control Issues Making Your Life Hard? People who have control issues typically are doing this based on a fear that they have; fear of losing control, fear of vulnerability, fear that they will have to trust that others will come through for them. This fear can be crippling to the person with these
What is domestic violence? It’s a term often misused or misunderstood in today’s society. The United States Department of Justice defines it as a pattern of abuse behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner. It can be physical, sexual, emotional, economic,
ADHD Today: The Changes and What You Need To Know Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, more commonly known as ADHD, is usually thought of as a children’s disorder for inattentive, unruly, highly distractible kids. However, there is more to ADHD than what you might have heard. In the most recent update to the Diagnostic and Statistical
Unfortunately, bullying can happen in more than schools, and impacts both children and adults. Bullying is often about an imbalance of power; one individual or group has more power while the targeted person often has far less. And in both children and adults, bullying often takes the shape of threats, aggressive behavior, exclusion, spreading rumors,
Here’s a short questionnaire for you: 1) How do you treat yourself? 2) How do you speak to yourself and what tone of voice do you use? 3) Do you criticize your looks or obsess over your weight? 4) Do you second guess your decisions or doubt your intelligence? 5) Do you actually love yourself?
Daily stress is considered normal in the day of busy schedules, technology, work, self-care, vacations, play dates, dinners, etc. Sadly, it’s unavoidable. Stress results from any change a person must adopt to, it can be positive or negative. We all live with life’s uncertainties, difficulties, aging, and the inability to fully control life events. It’s
Depression Sometimes we find ourselves in a funk: feeling sad, irritable, lonely or “down.” And sometimes this makes sense to us. We might be going through a loss such as a pet dying or a divorce, or job loss. Maybe it’s a life transition such as moving or one chapter of life ending and another
I felt it fitting that I write something since this month is dedicated to the prevention of suicide. I am saddened by the increase of suicides and I hope that by bringing more awareness to it we can get this life-altering act out into the open and get people talking about it. There is hope!
