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Category: Blog

  • What 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.  Many students apply to multiple colleges and then it’s the waiting game of crossing fingers and getting acceptance [and rejection] notices back.  That can help…

  • One 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/ – uses a set of questions to investigate our thinking and is an application of the principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).  Thoughts, feelings, and…

  • Fostering Healthy Self-Esteem in Your Teen

    Did you know that it is common for self-esteem to temporarily decline in adolescence?  Or that low adolescent self-esteem is associated with problems including depression, eating disorders, drug and alcohol abuse, and even suicidality?  In today’s blog entry, I’ll provide some background information on self-esteem in the developmental stage of adolescence, and offer some tips…

  • Therapist Approved Smartphone Apps

    We spend so much time on our smartphones these days, that why not go with it in terms of sharing some apps that I have found, in my private practice, to be helpful for mental health and well-being.  Additionally, there are a couple apps that can help with focus, which can be a big struggle…

  • What To Do If Social Media Has Got You Down

    Use of social media is prevalent in modern life.  It can be a fun way to keep tabs on friends, family, acquaintances, or even celebrities, but it can also be a major trigger for FOMO (fear of missing out) and other negative hits to the self-esteem.  If adults can be susceptible to feeling this way…

  • How Your Teen Can Motivate Themselves

    A lot of teenagers talk to me about struggling with motivation, especially in the arenas of schoolwork and/or managing their time.  In today’s blog entry, I’ll focus on some ways people motivate themselves – it can be a learned skill – so you may want to forward this entry to your teen, as I’ll focus…