Over the years children and teenagers have been exposed to stressful life events especially the last two years. The teens today have grown up with daily school shootings and mass shooting drills. Imagine being a second grader having to rehearse a man with a gun is on campus and you don’t know if you are […]
When Sleep and Pain Collide: The Vicious Cycle of Chronic Pain and Chronic Insomnia Can’t sleep due to chronic pain, or is poor sleep making your pain worse? Could improving your sleep reduce pain or the need for pain meds? Chronic pain and chronic insomnia can be among the most debilitating conditions to live with, […]
Is your overactive mind keeping you up at night? For most of us, lying awake at night is the only time out of our 24-hour day when we’re truly alone with our thoughts. We’re not distracted by working, playing, reading, watching TV, or having a conversation. And annoyingly, those thoughts can come bursting to […]
Teenagers will find ways to get high because they believe that it is fun. However, many teenagers are not aware that the ways they are choosing to get high can cause serious health risks even death. Teenagers were using the cough medicine, Robitussin, because it contains DMX an provides an easy high. Well teenagers are […]
Teenagers have been experimenting and using drugs for decades. Prior to the pandemic opioids were a major issue and so was heroine. In 2017, Opioids were becoming more expensive and teenagers started turning to heroine. Teens were turning to heroine because it was available and cheap. However, it was responsible for a large number […]
Many people living with long-term effects of concussion and other traumatic brain injuries may be very interested to know that: Studies suggest that up to 70% of people with concussion and other traumatic brain injuries (TBI) develop sleep disturbances, with a significant portion going on to live with chronic insomnia for years. Insomnia is known […]
Many parents, who have teenagers, often encounter power struggles with their teenager. Typically the power struggle occurs because the teenager disagrees with the limits their parents are setting. Many parents get frustrated by the power struggles, but teenagers at times enjoy the power struggle. If they get their parents into an argument most parents […]
People can experience depressive symptoms at different times in life due to stressful events, and for others, the experience can be long-term, for several years or all of their lifetime. One does not have to suffer depression silently or hopelessly. I have worked with the majority of my clients with depressive symptoms and have had […]
Self-Esteem Improvement Many factors can impact one’s self-esteem negatively. It could be one significant event that made someone feel embarrassed in a social situation that also impact one’s perceived self-value. It also can stem from repetitive events or episodes of certain experiences in life. I have worked with numerous clients with self-esteem issues by gathering […]
Individual Therapy: Typical mental health symptoms addressed in individual sessions are anxiety or depression. Many clients I have seen deal with excessive worries about their careers, partners, or life in general. Others may have depressive symptoms like sleeplessness or oversleeping, getting tired easily, loss of interest in their hobbies they used to enjoy, or general […]
