Things to Expect In Your First Therapy Session
Things to Expect In Your First Therapy Session Medically reviewed by N. Simay Gökbayrak, PhD — By Leah Campbell It takes a lot of strength to make that first therapy appointment, but now that you have, you might be wondering what it will involve. Scheduling your first therapy session requires resolve — to admit you […]
Dealing With Teen Emotions
Dealing with Teen Emotions Why Isn’t Outpatient Treatment Working? Written by Elizabeth Castrellón. As a clinical social worker, I have worked with many patients and families who ask why their outpatient treatment is not working. Is it that the psychiatrist/therapist is incompetent? Is their family member simply “not trying hard enough?” Often, the answer to […]
Why Isn’t Outpatient Treatment Working?
Why Isn’t Outpatient Treatment Working? Written by Elizabeth Castrellón. As a clinical social worker, I have worked with many patients and families who ask why their outpatient treatment is not working. Is it that the psychiatrist/therapist is incompetent? Is their family member simply “not trying hard enough?” Often, the answer to this question is that […]
Helping a Teen Who’s Depressed
Helping a Teen Who’s Depressed Helping a Teen Who’s Depressed Helping a Teen Who’s Depressed
5 Myths About Relationships and Couples Counseling
5 Myths About Relationships and Couples Counseling Michelle Washburn-Busk Ph.D., LMFT If you are wondering whether you are alone in having difficulties in your marriage or relationship, look no further than a quick open-ended Google search. Enter “Does every relationship….” and you will probably see a list of commonly searched questions that looks something like this: […]
Keeping Your Spirits Up When the Holidays End
Ways to strengthen your psychological well-being during a tough holiday season Thanks to psychologist Mary Alvord, PhD, Michi Fu, PhD and David Palmiter, PhD, who assisted with this article. We hate to see them struggle and we know how it feels to have our world fall apart, in one way or another. But because depression […]
Ways to strengthen your psychological well-being during a tough holiday season
Ways to strengthen your psychological well-being during a tough holiday season Thanks to psychologist Mary Alvord, PhD, Michi Fu, PhD and David Palmiter, PhD, who assisted with this article. We hate to see them struggle and we know how it feels to have our world fall apart, in one way or another. But because depression […]
How to Help a Friend with Depression
How to Help a Friend with Depression Medically reviewed by Danielle Wade, LCSW — By Hilary I. Lebow We hate to see them struggle and we know how it feels to have our world fall apart, in one way or another. But because depression is so complex, it can be difficult to know exactly where […]
4 Tips for Managing Anger
4 Tips for Managing Anger Rubin Khoddam Ph.D. The Addiction Connection If you tend to have a short fuse or have intense anger outbursts, it may feel easy to judge yourself for your reactions. But there is an important difference between feeling angry and acting on it. You can be justified in feeling angry and […]
Hate The Holidays? Here Are 8 Ways to Cope and Find Joy This Year.
Hate The Holidays? Here Are 8 Ways to Cope and Find Joy This Year By Morgan Mandriota The holidays are hyped up to be “the most wonderful time of the year.” And for some, they are. But the pressure to be merry and jolly alongside the rest of the world becomes extra heavy when you […]