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How EMDR Can Help Teens Cope with Anxiety, Trauma, and PTSD
EMDR can be a great alternative to teens taking psychotropic drugs as it is a natural way to decrease the symptoms they are experiencing.

Sheilah Ledesma, LCSW


How To Know If I’m Having an Anxiety Attack
Most people have experienced anxiety at some point in their life. However, the level of anxiety can vary from person to person...

Heather Keenan, LCSW


How to Stop a Panic Attack By Using Your Five Senses
Imagine having a strategy to combat the panic attack and ground your body and mind. Let’s use our five senses to induce relaxation.

Nicole Ambrose, LCSW


Recovering From Affairs in Couple’s Therapy
As a marriage and family therapist working with couples in crisis,I see people who come to therapy because one of the partners had an...

Carla Barrow, LMFT


How to Overcome Anxiety
There was a time in our history where fear didn’t just serve a purpose, it was absolutely critical. Our primitive past as a species when...

Sara Speed, LMHC


Managing PTSD Triggers
Have you ever experienced a sudden onset of anxiety or a feeling that something just isn’t right? Or maybe...

Heather Keenan, LCSW


5 Tips to Find Balance Between Motivation and Self-Forgiveness
At the beginning of every year, we make new year’s resolutions to become better versions of ourselves. To eat healthier, exercise...

Dr. Heather Violante, PsyD


Extra! Extra! Read All About It! The News May Be Making You Sick.
Your alarm goes off, it is still dark outside. The day is new, and the entire world is getting off to a fresh start...

Sara Speed, LMHC


What is Neuro Emotional Technique (NET) and How Does it Help Neutralize Trauma and Stress?
First things first, what is Neuro Emotional Technique (NET)? Maybe you’ve heard of it and want to learn more or maybe this is your first...

Alex Steiner, LCSW


The Most Essential Steps to Navigating the Holidays in the Midst of the Pandemic
The holidays are meant to be a source of connection, peace, and joy. They also tend to drag along with them noteworthy stress, anxiety...

Jordan Zipkin, LMFT


The Gift of Silence, Stillness, and Solitude
Overbooked schedules, stressful routines, never-ending demands to maintain a “dynamic” life amid a World Pandemic, you feel like you have...

Sabrina Simmons, LMHC


Break Up Recovery - Tips to Help Us Move On
A break-up is a certain type of pain. Heartbreak is hard to define as it’s not always the same for everyone. But it’s real, and it’s...

Jamie Ratowski, LMFT


The Most Essential Steps to Coping with an Addicted Partner
When you come home to your partner, you feel scared. You don’t know which version you’re going to encounter: the calm, sweet...

Jordan Zipkin, LMFT


Why Are We So Negative?
Negative thoughts come from our brain’s instinct to survive. Our brains are always trying to make sense of the world and processing things a

Jackie Schwartz, LMFT


My Childhood Was Not Great. Now What?
As children, we depend on adults (particularly our caregivers) to consistently support, nurture, and protect us. When they do, we’re more li

Jordan Zipkin, LMFT
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