Many people have noticed that teenage boys and men hate to go to therapy.  Therefore, let’s address this issue.  Here is a link for a movie, “The Mask You Live In” https://youtu.be/hc45-ptHMxo.  The above trailer contains explicit language, but it is language your third grader hears every day at school, from friends and television.  Men…

Transitioning from high school is difficult. Many freshmen deal with depression or anxiety or both. This year maybe more difficult due to the Coronavirus and the chaos we are experiencing in our Country. Therefore, it’s helpful if family and friends are aware that someone starting college are at risk for depression and check-in with them.…

In our society there is a huge negative stereotype about mental illness and treatment for mental illness.  You would think with all the advancements in the world and society, that our attitude towards mental health would have changed by now.  However, it has not and that is why the month of September is dedicated to…

Today is the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on New York City and the Pentagon.  Our Country said it is a day we will never forget, however people in the early 20s were too young to remember and teenagers were not even born.  They most likely have heard numerous stories about that day, but…

September is suicide awareness month.  Many parents of teenagers ask me, if their child could be suicidal and what to do if their child is suicidal?  I have been getting this question even more now that the pandemic has lasted so long.  As a result of teenagers and children having to stay in the house…

Since the pandemic began, my son and I have taken up walking together. It wasn’t until the we started to see the buds on the trees (and a much larger than necessary garter snake in the leaves), that we realized we had walked our path for four seasons. The passing of spring, the freedom of…