by holly houston | Oct 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
Adolescents can be challenging to understand. Sometimes it’s hard to know how they feel or what they think. As parents, we become concerned and worried about our children’s behavior. It’s important to become your own expert about the signs and symptoms that indicate...
by holly houston | Sep 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
Over the years medical and mental health professionals have focused on improving the healthcare system in the United States. One area of focus has been the integration of mental health assessment into primary care visits. Many primary care medical practices have...
by Lauren White | Sep 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
Today’s couples are enduring a great deal of stress in relationships due to increased togetherness. It’s more than a year-and-a half later and the pandemic continues to challenge our connections to others. Here are a few recommendations that couples can...
by Jazzmin | Sep 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
Americans celebrated the first Labor Day in New York City all the way back in 1882. Back then, plane flight was a mere fantasy. Zoom calls would have been considered witchcraft. Today, communication and information are being exchanged at the literal speed of...
by Bill Knor | Aug 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
As Covid numbers begin to reach a new high and the world seems destined to regress into some new version of shut down, it’s likely that you and your family are feeling the increase in stress, anxiety, and depression that comes from responding to trauma. Feeling that...
by holly houston | Aug 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a complex anxiety disorder, characterized by obsessions that are unwanted and persistent thoughts, and compulsions that are behaviors aimed at relieving distress. Some common subtypes are contamination, symmetry, perfectionism,...
by holly houston | Aug 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
Mental illness has been treated as something more than an illness. It has been treated as a weakness since the beginning of time. In previous centuries people with mental illness have been accused of being witches and subsequently had been tortured and burned. This...
by sesparza@anxiety-stresscenter.com | Aug 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
We can often refer to social media platforms to identify current hot topics, and if we compare what is trending now, versus what was trending a year ago, the passion and sense of civic duty towards Black Lives Matter and supporting other oppressed groups has wavered....
by ann hogan | Jun 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
What is an emotional support animal? It depends on who you ask. An emotional support animal offers some type of benefit to a person with a disability. It will supply companionship when you’re feeling alone and isolated, or provide support during emotional crises. An...
by beth leach | Nov 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
As we experience the vicissitudes of daily life things can get stressful, exhausting, sad and overwhelming. We work, parent, pay bills, run errands, shop, and fulfill a host of other obligations and responsibilities. Life can be hard! We try to eat heathy, exercise...