Counseling for Individuals and Families
The ACE Study Have you heard about the ACE study? I am fond of any research that has implications for making treatment more successful. This one seems to show what many therapists and counselors have already observed: The more trauma an individual has in early life, the more medical conditions he or she is likely
Nutrition and Mental Health So they say, ‘We are what we eat’. There have been some recent studies that are supporting this statement in regard to emotional and mental health as well. I am a big fan of research and I strive to keep my practice based in the most recent research; so in that
Ask anyone who has been deprived of sleep…sleep is a BIG deal. Without it, people are irritable, stressed, tired, depressed and anxious. You cannot overestimate the roll of sleep in a person’s mental health. In fact, studies have shown that depriving an individual of sleep for a few days can create psychiatric symptoms! http://berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2007/10/22_sleeploss.shtml One
Depression is such a commonly used word these days. Most people understand that depression is feeling down or low, but that can be part of everyone’s experience of life’s ups and downs. Clinical depression is more significant because it does not get better on its own. So, if you have a bad day, but get
Trauma is such a loaded word, and I think a very misunderstood one. What is trauma, and how does someone know if they have been traumatized? One of the leading researches who studies trauma is Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD who offers this definition: “A trauma is when your biology (physiology) is assaulted in such a
Anxiety may mean different things to different people. Some people equate it with stress or nervousness. To others, it is about having panic attacks or being afraid of heights or snakes. All of these things are related to anxiety, but it is most important to note that anxiety is a physiological phenomenon that occurs in