Being a parent during this time adds additional stress because you are not only worried about yourself and your community, but also protecting your child. We are going to give some tips on how to comfort your child through these uncertain times.
This year of 2020 has been a difficult one for many of us for numerous reasons, so there is truly no better time than right now to start looking ahead and carrying out some awesome new goals for 2021.
Holiday blues are a very legitimate phenomenon that affects millions each year, and it even affects people that do love the holidays. There are always ways to cope and overcome the holiday blues. Try these methods to combat the holiday blues.
Holidays usually mean time with family. This isn't always a good thing. If you are nervous about spending time with family this year, we are going to help you out with some tips to take care of yourself and your mental health in the meantime.
It can be difficult to be thankful during challenging times. Practicing gratitude in your daily routine has been shown to decrease the likelihood of depression creeping into your life.
Our veterans have been through trying times that many of us could not imagine. It is important that we support them not only by thanking them for their service but by being an advocate for them.
The fall season is known as a time for changes. The weather changes and creates a new landscape for our world. This gives us a great reason to “fall” out of the bad habits that may be holding us back in our lives, whether we are aware of it or not.
Tomorrow is Halloween and many of us will take this opportunity to dress up in a costume or disguise. But what about the disguises we feel the need to wear in our daily lives?
Chronic pain is one of the most difficult things we can deal with as humans. It can be much easier to keep your head up when you know the pain will eventually go away. But with chronic pain, you are learning ways to live your life with your pain.
School is back, and while the increase in structure is nice, there are a lot of stressors that come along with it. Child behavior and emotional problems, including those related to ADHD, are alive and well in many homes.
Failure to launch is a real problem. Many young adults have difficulty transitioning from teen to adulthood successfully. Launching into the real world can be challenging, and some young adults get stuck, leading to depression, anxiety, and isolation.
Seeing your children off to college can be an exciting and overwhelming time. Many emotions arise during this transition, as parents go from daily interaction with their young adult, to their absence over-night. Here are some ways to cope with this change.
The summer months and quarantine have revealed our children's behavior problems and our parenting weaknesses more than anything else. It's important to help our children cope during this time, along with not letting behavior problems become the norm.
Many of us have missed important events and milestones due to social distancing requirements. The loss of these experiences may cause us to become discouraged. It's important to remember how this terrible experience may have positive aspects to it.
Online counseling offers many incredible benefits. Social distancing requirements have limited our day to day functions, but putting off self-care is not necessary. Online counseling can help with a variety of emotional and mental health challenges.
The coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) has created quarantining and social distancing requirements that can lead to emotional distress, like depression. Learn how to cope emotionally with this sudden, drastic change in our lives.
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has turned our lives upside down. Anxiety, fear, and worry have been our new normal, but it doesn't have to be this way. Learn how to manage anxiety and emotionally survive this crisis.
Relationship problems can lead to emotional distress, like anxiety and depression, which can further impact the health of the relationship. Negative thought patterns should be addressed for improved mental health and the health of the relationship.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment approach for depression. CBT is one of the most widely used psychotherapeutic methods for emotional problems, like anxiety and depression, and even physical problems, like chronic pain.
Social media has an affect on how we think about ourselves, others, and the world around us, which impacts how we feel. Comparing ourselves unfavorably to what we see on social media can lead to feelings of depression and anxiety.
Insomnia is a sleep disorder that causes problems with the quantity or quality of sleep. There may be several causes and consequences of insomnia. Some treatment options include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and sleep hygiene strategies.
Mindfulness is the practice of keeping our thoughts in the present, rather than letting them jump to the future or linger in the past. CBT-based therapists use mindfulness as a way to help their clients reduce their anxiety and depression.
Learn to cope with job burnout with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques. Work stress is very common in our culture, and there are several helpful CBT techniques to help you manage it.
Cognitive, as well as behavior, strategies are helpful in reducing anxiety, fear, and worry. Your thoughts affect your feelings, and so learning to change problematic thoughts can change how you feel.
Face your fears, because if you don’t you may always have them.
Social Anxiety Disorder, also known as Social Phobia, is a mental health disorder where the affected person has fear of, or anxiety about, various social situations.
In CBT, cognitive restructuring is used to help people manage stress and to alleviate symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) was created based on Cognitive Behavioral Theory, which describes that anxiety and depression develop because of negative, distorted, or irrational thoughts and beliefs.
One of the factors that makes CBT the go-to treatment for disorders like anxiety and depression is that it’s more effective than many other therapies, and even medication used to treat these disorders.
Depression is a feeling of intense sadness, hopelessness, helplessness, and worthlessness that persists for weeks and significantly interferes with day to day functioning.
Anxiety is another word for fear or worry. It is a feeling of uneasiness or distress about some real or perceived threat.
It has been said that depression is distress about the past and anxiety is distress about the future.
How we think about a situation often determines how we feel. For example, if we think something is going to turn out great, we will likely feel confident and optimistic.
