Now that many of the COVID restrictions have lifted across many states, many of us are all too ready to get back out there. For those of us who have been vaccinated, we find that we don’t even need our masks anymore in many public…
Did you grow up in a home where you ended up with the role of listening to everyone’s problems? Maybe you were the go-to person when something went wrong in your family home. Did you try and be the peacemaker or problem solver in your…
I hope telehealth psychotherapy services are here to stay. Telehealth has opened the door for people who may have thought about seeking out therapy but for one reason or another didn’t have the fortitude to go see someone in person in their office, maybe they…
The pandemic of 2020 has caused people with anxiety, and social phobia in particular, to really revel in their anxiousness. People who struggle with anxiety related to social situations (i.e., social anxiety) may have found their own personal bliss during the pandemic creating and digging…
Stigma still exists when it comes to mental illness. Many people still want to explain away their loved one’s mental illness. Someone who may have a mood disorder is a “moody” person; someone suffering from depression is a “sad” or “angry” person. Or even worse,…