Help, My Life Feels Empty!
Does your life feel like it is dull, and boring, with nothing to look forward to?
Tag Archive for: Mental Health Tips
Autism, Anxiety, and ADHD Overlap: 5 Strategies to Address a Trio+ of Concerns
Approximately 50-70% of persons with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) also have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) according to the scientific literature meta-analyses.
Autophobia: The Fear of Being Alone
Autophobia = fear of being alone. Autophobia is not recognized as an official diagnosis but falls within the category of a situational phobia, triggered by the fear of being alone or being lonely.
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.
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.
“Systems” Involvement and Preservation of Black Families in Minnesota
As an early career mental health therapist, I worked predominantly with Black families with children who were involved in the “system” Most referrals for mental health evaluations and therapy came directly from the county for children working with child protective services (CPS) or juvenile probation.
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.
Timelines of Life Expectations: Where do these come from?
Is where you’re at right now consistent with expectations—either of yourself or others?
