Navigating the Transition to Motherhood Once I became a mother I realized first hand that being a mother is at times difficult at best. A mother’s job does not stop at the end of a long day; there are no sick days or days off. I often call it the second shift. Sometimes, mothers need … Continued

1. Panic Attacks Can come out of the blue : Panic attacks may come out of nowhere, and be frightening and confusing to you. They are commonly confused with illness and sudden symptoms such as heart attack, stroke, asthma attack, and more. Panic attacks are a fear response to a threat that we are feeling … Continued

Reclaiming Your PowerLife only has a way of sneaking up on you, leaving you feeling overwhelmed if you let it. It is decision time. Either you choose to be controlled by your life OR you choose to control your life. I say, take back that control.Let’s take inventory. Evaluate your responsibilities. Each person has many … Continued

Do you feel strongly about things? Do you feel deeply and intensely? Are you emotional? Do you feel like you make too much of things sometimes, or make mountains out of molehills? If you answered yes to these questions, you may be someone who becomes scared, or overwhelmed easily by life’s problems. Issues that may … Continued

These are the top 5 ingredients you can expect from our therapeutic relationship. Respect: Mutual respect is key in sessions. I respect your pace, perspective of the world, your motivations, and feelings. You respect the therapeutic process, and the hard work that both parties are putting into the session. I respect your time and hard … Continued

Making life changes can be an uphill battle. Not because of the strategies or the economy, but because of the brain’s relationship to survival. brain: the lizard (survival) brain, the emotional brain, and the thinking/rational brain. While it may sound like we have three brains, we don’t. These are just three major systems that have … Continued

We all know the usual reasons people have sex, for pleasure, to show love, and to procreate. There are, however, other uses for sex that people don’t generally identify. It is very useful to understand these other meanings of the sexual experience to inform treatment for individuals with anxiety, and a history of interpersonal difficulties. … Continued

It is a lonely and crazy existence. The human condition plagues us all, and that’s OK because it has always done so and always will.  Writers, artist, poets, scientists, and psychologists across time and cultures have been trying to figure it out.  Of course, nobody has figured it out.  But here are a few quotes … Continued

Here, again, we face the issues of those pesky, hard to manage human emotions that keep getting us into trouble. Addictions are very easy to develop. Individuals can become addicted to any activity that brings sensory pleasure or draws attention away from negative emotions avoided or burried. These could be anything: smoking, watching TV, surfing … Continued

Individuals who suffer from social anxiety don’t attend social events or reach out to others for fear of being rejected, or ridiculed. A person can become a total shut in, never leave their home, quit their job, even have to get on disability. Most individuals who are socially anxious avoid social interactions, and therefore don’t … Continued