Visualization to Wrap Up the Day

Sometimes at night our minds have a hard time shutting down to let us sleep. We may find ourselves revisiting past events, thinking through the day, worrying about tomorrow, or mentally putting together a to-do list. None of these thoughts are conducive to relaxing...

Positive Behavioral Approaches

1. Be empathetic and nonjudgmental 2. Respect Personal Space 3. Use Nonthreatening Nonverbals 4. Avoid Overreacting 5. Focus on Feelings 6. Ignore Challenging Questions 7. Set Limits 8. Choose Wisely What You Insist Upon 9. Allow Silence for Reflection 10. Allow time...

Climate Change and Mental Health

Climate change can have a significant impact on mental health. One of the primary reactions to climate change is eco-anxiety or the anxiety associated with climate change and global warming. Many people, especially young people, think that government leaders are not...

Self-Care

In the spirit of Valentine’s day some reminders to practice self-care. In the broadest sense self-care is about looking after your physical, emotional, and mental health. It is what we do to protect, maintain and improve our well-being. Self-care is not indulgent or...

Loss – How do I emerge as a functional being

Personal Loss – How Do I Emerge as a Functional Being As a result of the pandemic, hundreds of thousands of lives have been lost. Many of us have experienced personal loss firsthand. In addition, many of us have experienced multiple losses. This discussion...

Reducing Stress Through Breathing

Often clients appear in session reporting stress from daily life activities including home and family duties, interpersonal relationship problems, work related stress and stress from the lifestyle changes currently experienced with public interactions.  Some clients...

Emotional Banking

Day in and day out we will encounter all sorts of stimuli, including our own thoughts and beliefs, the opinions or feelings of others, and specific occurrences and situations.  When we are operating in auto-pilot mode we tend to pick these things up.  We carry them...