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...
by Ellen Spiese | Nov 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
Premarital couples therapy can be a vital part of marital health and satisfaction, but often times is underutilized. There is a common misconception and stigma associated with couples therapy that the relationship needs to be in distress in order to warrant couples...
by Rachel Sahtout | Sep 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Power in Surrender For many of us control is a common theme in our lives, whether we recognize it or not. Life becomes this juggling act of tasks, people, feelings and thoughts as we strive to exert control in various ways in our lives. For some, this...
by Ellen Spiese | Aug 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
When talking about trauma or PTSD it is easy to conjure up an image of a soldier returning from war, but did you know that childhood trauma is one of the biggest epidemics facing Americans today? Statistics from the Substance Abuse and Mental...
