Screen-Free Week Challenge
How many hours do you spend each day on your screen? If you are a parent, do you know how much “screen time” your child receives?
One Year Anniversary of COVID-19: Reflections of a Therapist
“We are powerful because we have survived, and that it what it is all about- survival and growth.” –Audre Lorde.
Coping Over The Last Year… How Did We Do It?
Online therapy has been an amazing platform. It has been a privilege walk alongside individuals and families during this time in our history.
How to Maintain Friendships When Feeling Depressed, Anxious, Etc…
Friendship is a beautiful thing—childhood friends, friends from school or college days, friendships formed through work, and other stages of life.
Adjusting to a New Norm
As we are approaching six months since adjusting to a new norm with the onset of COVID-19, it could be argued that many, if not most people in the United States are experiencing a combination of emotional and/ or physical symptoms precipitated by stressful life events in 2020.
Baby Steps
Did you know that 4 in 5 Americans’ mental health has been impacted by COVID-19? That is 80% of the population! Since there is a strong connection to physical and mental health, it is important to take care of both. Now is a great time to take charge of your mental health.
Loneliness and Quarantine
It’s day *what feels like* 598762 of quarantine and I haven’t talked to a single, other adult in eons. It’s time. Desperation has set in. If I stare at my phone for one more minute and don’t talk to another person I might as well just adopt that cute puppy instead…
Comforts of Home for College Students
While moving back home after college is quite common, estimated at 50% a majority of parents welcome their children back home and many parents and young adults have found living together at this time to be mutually beneficial in many ways.
Dating During Distancing
Our culture tends to struggle with instant gratification (SWIPE), wanting our needs met immediately or relying on a partner for our own happiness or fulfillment of sexual needs and fantasies. Relationship issues are a very common presenting concern in therapy and dating is often included as a significant source of stress.
