5 Things You Should Know about Your Diagnosis
A diagnosis is an important part of the first two sessions since it helps the therapist conceptualize the presenting concerns and treatment options by categorizing and naming symptoms.
Supporting Families Impacted by Stress and Trauma
When children experience a traumatic event, the entire family is affected. Often, family members have different experiences and emotional responses to the traumatic event.
5 Tips for Talking to Children about Therapy
Children and teens might be asking to go to therapy and are choosing to seek out help. In other situations, a parent or caregiver is seeking out therapy either voluntarily or at the recommendation of someone.
Support for Developmental Trauma in Childhood
The impact of significant stressors on families and their developing child’s environment can be lifelong since prolonged stress can create biological changes in brain chemistry.
Types of Thoughts that Indicate Therapy Would be Beneficial
Intrusive thoughts can be described as unwanted thoughts that seem to come out of nowhere and are distressing. They may be connected to a real-life event such as a flashback after a traumatic event.
New Plymouth Location!
Guess what!? A new Plymouth location is opening soon and we are doing a new site raise of $1k!
Stop Blaming Yourself and Over-Apologizing
Negative and repetitive thought patterns are present in both anxiety and depression. There are many cognitive-distortions present in negative thinking. Many of these thoughts take the form of negative-automatic-thought (NAT) patterns.
Sex After 40
Sex drive changes through various ages in addition to the quality and quantity of sexual encounters.
“Second Puberty” in Adults
The Tanner-stages of sexual maturity ratings help provide guides for physical development changes.
Timelines of Life Expectations: Where do these come from?
Is where you’re at right now consistent with expectations—either of yourself or others?
