Finding Your Anchor: The Importance of Grounding Work
“When you turn your attention away from thoughts, memories, or worries, you can refocus on the present moment” (Fisher, 1999). In today’s world, many of us struggle with anxiety, depression, trauma, and grief of all kinds. Many people also struggle day to day with various stressors and not being able to implement skills or tactics to help […]
5 Tips for Building Healthy Relationships with Clients as Therapists
As therapists we have an integral role and responsibility to our clients to create a positive, respectful, unbiased, non – judgmental environment for all clients. All clients come to therapy for one reason or another and it is up to the therapist to show support and engage the client where they are at. Many clients […]
Taking Care of Yourself During Summertime
Summer 2023 is right around the corner! The weather is starting to get warmer, the sun is beginning to shine brighter, and we are entering the time of year next month when millions of people will be out and about unlike any other time of the year. Summer is a time where many people can […]
Depression? Burnout? The Differences Explained
Depression. Burnout. You are probably wondering how are they the same? How are they different? One thing I am sure we can all agree on is that both elicit very unpleasant feelings. As a therapist in the group practice as well as in the EAP space, I encounter many clients who struggle with both depression […]
Seasonal Affective Disorder: Ways to help overcome feeling stuck in the loop
For some, this is considered the most wonderful time of the year especially if you partake in the holiday season festivities or spending time with your families celebrating. This can be a time filled with joy, reflection on the past year, and a time for being thankful for the many blessings. For others it can […]
A Closer look at Clinical Trauma
In one form or another, most if not all of us have experienced something in our lives we can label as a traumatic experience. Trauma in its purest form is when our body and mind develop a negative emotional response to a perceived or active threat. We all have a fight, flight, or freeze response […]
6 Helpful Effectively Tips for this Pandemic
Some tips on how to use your time effectively during the pandemic of 2020
The Importance of Telehealth/Phone Therapy
We are currently living in a time none of us have experienced in our lifetime. The constant news, media attention, and even misinformation in some cases being spread across the world about COVID-19 has caused mass panic, stress, trauma, grief, depression and anxiety. Many people are in a state of confusion, shock and some are […]
7 Tips for Setting Goals in the year of 2020 and beyond
Many of us go into the new year setting the inevitable new years’ goals whether they be professional, personal, physical, spiritual, etc… As years come and go some of us are able to complete all the various goals, we have set for ourselves and others may only complete some of the goals they seek to […]
How phobias impact us and some strategies to combat them
What are phobias? Phobias are considered to be an extreme or irrational fear of someone or something. Phobias can yield a tremendous amount of fear and anxiety over a person that can possibly cause the person to simulate mental, emotional and in some cases a form of physical paralysis. It can cause the individual to […]