Mental Health Friendly Holiday Gift Ideas
A little divergent from what therapists usually write about for holiday preparation, today I’m giving gift ideas and associated links* for gifts that are therapeutic in nature and/or are in
Read MoreDo You Get Depressed During Fall And Winter Months?
Do you wonder whether you have, or someone you love has, Seasonal Affective Disorder/ Seasonal Depression (SAD)?* Today’s blog entry will cover symptoms, background theories on what may cause seasonal
Read MoreDoes Your Teen Struggle With Social Anxiety?
I’ve been seeing a lot of social anxiety popping up in my office these days. I think some of that can be attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic and how that
Read MoreLetting Go: a challenging [and continual] process in parenting a teenager into young adulthood
Parenting a teenager into their young adulthood can be considered a constant and gradual process of letting go. Your role as a parent changes as your child ages. When they
Read MoreAttention, Focus, and Organizational Strategies for Getting Things Done
Whether you have ADHD, think you might have ADHD, or simply have occasional difficulties with focus and follow through [like most humans], this is the blog entry for you. I
Read More“Adulting”: How To Parent Your Teen In This [Sometimes Very] Long Process
Turning eighteen is certainly a milestone, and yet most of us can agree that truly becoming an adult is a more gradual process. It may be a longer process these
Read MoreApplying to College Without Completely Freaking Out
Senior year of high school can bring a lot of feelings. It’s exciting to the ‘top of the food chain’ age-wise at school, have fun events like Senior sunrise, prom/
Read MoreCommon Myths About Psychotherapy
In today’s blog I am going to cover some perhaps commonly held myths about psychotherapy/ counseling, in hopes to clarify or demystify the process a bit. MYTH: You must be
Read MoreWhat To Do Once You Get Accepted To Colleges
If you’re currently applying to colleges, or a parent of said future college student, I’ve pulled together some tips for how to choose a college when you have several choices.
Read MoreOne New, Easy Way to Manage Stressful Thoughts
Today’s blog focuses on a concept by author/ teacher Byron Katie, whose claim to fame is her way of questioning our stressful beliefs. Her concept – called “The Work” https://thework.com/
Read MoreApprehensive about ‘normal life’ after the coronavirus pandemic?
At the time of the writing of this blog post, it’s freshly Springtime in Northern California – the days are getting longer, the trees are budding, Spring allergies have kicked
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