Why Detachment Matters

Danielle Kowach, LCSW   Why Detachment Matters Reduces Stress and Anxiety: When we’re overly attached to outcomes or the opinions of others, it can lead to chronic stress and anxiety. Detachment allows you to release these unnecessary burdens, helping you...

Sleeping Effectively

Research shows us that lack of sleep or improper sleep can lead to a negative impact on physical and mental health as well as on your mood.  The effects of improper rest, whether due to keeping irregular waking hours, a medical condition or disorder such as Sleep...

Media Consumption and Mental Health

Media consumption can influence our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in significant ways. News cycles often highlight distressing events, leading to heightened anxiety and stress. Social media platforms are double edged, offering connection (or at least the illusion...

The Effects of Social Media on Your Child

Welcome to summer break! As a parent, when you think of summer, at the top of your mind comes trips, pool time, parks and fun in the sun. For some of us, this still includes work, household chores and my favorite, “what’s for dinner?”. While we all enjoy having fun,...

Blog Vault Highlights: Goal Setting

Stepping-stones: Successful Goal Setting Techniques for Increasing Self-Esteem & Confidence by William Knor, LCPC Setting goals is a positive intervention that’s used by almost anyone trying to achieve a task.   In therapy, we use goals to help challenge...

The Depressed Mind

I often find myself slipping into a state of depression when others do not want to really be with me. Numerous thoughts flow through my mind as I think to myself why anyone would not want to be with me. I feel that I am a very likeable person who can never cause harm...