Development tools for a better you
Counseling Q & A I was recently asked by some local students to provide some insight into the counseling process and, specifically, stress management. The insightful questions provided an outline that I thought could be useful to anyone who is not familiar with counseling, or who may want to expand their coping skills. (who couldn’t […]
Counseling Q & A I was recently asked by some local students to provide some insight into the counseling process and, specifically, stress management. The insightful questions provided an outline that I thought could be useful to anyone who is not familiar with counseling, or who may want to expand their coping skills. (who couldn’t […]
Who Do You Think You Are? […]
Why do people pull their hair out? The short answer is “it just feels good”. Even though it can cause a lot of distress and embarrassment it feels good to the people who do it. What is Trichotillomania Recurrent hair pulling with noticeable hair loss Tension before pulling or when attempting to resist Pleasure, gratification, […]
My husband and I recently had the opportunity to see the new Christopher Robin movie which centers on the Winnie the Pooh stories with which many of us grew up. It was incredibly sweet, nostalgic, and a wonderful reminder of some of life’s most important lessons! If you haven’t yet seen it, I can’t recommend […]
“I look fat today.” “Why am I so bloated all of the time?” “Without makeup I look too tired and old.” “Ugh, I wish I could wear outfits like hers, but I’m too big for them.” All of these, and more, are thoughts that women have on a daily basis. Almost all women, and even […]
EMDR is an effective therapy that can be applied when working with several types of issues, such as anxiety, trauma and particularly PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). EMDR stands for “Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing”, and that’s what it does. Through EMDR, I help my clients become less affected (desensitized) by dysfunctional thinking and traumatic memories, and assist them in reprocessing their feelings, beliefs […]
Stress, it’s the ubiquitous toxic influence of our time. Our relentless, competitive, materialistic culture seems to manufacture stress, and it is never out-of-stock. The medical community tells us that excessive stress can lead to physical ailments, such as high blood pressure, stroke, heart disease and even cancer. And from a mental health perspective, stress left […]
I don’t know about you, but I’m always looking forward. What’s next? What should I be doing? Is this getting me where I want to go? I was talking to friends about trying to be less stressed about things like this, about not being so future-focused. One said “Well, what would happen if you just […]
I bet you know what I mean when I say “some days you just don’t have ‘it’.” I bet you’ve been there too. Days when you just feel like you don’t have that much to give. Days when you just don’t feel like you’re making much sense – even to yourself. It happens. It makes […]
