During the COVID-19 Pandemic, negative feelings and emotions have increased. With having to be in the house for days on end, the mental health field has seen an increase in people's emotions and triggers being…
Spotting Grounding Technique
Creating a Sensory Toolkit
Introduction We often wait until we are overwhelmed or emotionally dysregulated to try and find something to help us cope. Coming up with a new coping strategy when we’re already in a high state…
Managing Anxiety: Color Breathing Technique
Managing Anxiety: Color Breathing Technique We all have experienced anxiety at some point in our lives, whether it was preparing for an important job interview, asking someone on a date, or giving a presentation in…
Build Stability with Morning Routines
Build Stability With Morning Routines: How Therapy Can Help Our lives can feel unpredictable, with change-- both expected and unexpected-- threatening to shake our foundation at any moment. Each one of us can build more…
Anxiety Attacks in the Workplace
Anxiety Attacks in the Workplace: You are in an important meeting at work when out of nowhere you begin to tremble. Your heart starts racing. You feel nauseated. A sense of confusion comes over you…
Create Emotional Independence by Responding Versus Reacting
How many times have you walked away from an argument feeling worked up, overwhelmed, or defeated? Part of the challenge may be that you are too emotionally fused or codependent and end up being emotionally…
Use Your Anger Wisely
All across the world, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion or culture, babies are born predisposed to express certain emotions. We call these primary emotions, meaning that they are the first emotions that are wired in…
Stopping Anxious Thoughts
Our prefrontal cortex is one of our greatest developmental achievements and challenges. On the one hand, it allows us to perform complex executive functions (e.g., problem solving, judgement, memory, impulse control, etc.); on the other…
Anxiety and Strength Training
Anxiety & Strength Training Close your eyes, take a deep breath and imagine you are standing at a barbell, barefoot or with chucks, getting your footing, bending down checking your form, grabbing the bar with…
4-7-8 Breathing Technique: The Biology of Calming Down
4-7-8 Breathing Technique: The Biology of Calming Down Breathing is one of the automatic functions of our bodies and is the function that literally keeps us alive. One of its most essential jobs is to…
Essential Oils for Mental Health
What are Essential Oils? Essential oils have been used for thousands of years as a way to improve wellbeing. The first documented usage dates back to 3000-2500 B.C.E., where oils were used in medicinal…
The Chakras Explained
What are Chakras? Chakras were first described in the ancient Hindu scriptures, known as The Vedas, which are the earliest Sanskrit literary records originating in India around 1500-500 BC. The Vedas contain wisdom on how…
Dealing with Death during COVID-19
Though it first emerged and made headlines at the end of last year in China, COVID-19 has been formally impacting our way of life in the United States for well over two months. Current statistics…
Finding Resilience During COVID-19
Have you been feeling extra irritable lately? Sad? Anxious? Run-down or low-energy? Perhaps too wired, unable to settle or calm racing thoughts? You’re certainly not alone. These are common responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and…
Creating Your Own Retreat
When we ask others how they’re doing, the response we often get is, “Busy!” The reality is, all of our lives are very full. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. We are often busy…
Worry Time
Do you often find yourself worrying about events in the future? And not just worrying a little, sometimes worry that can get so big it stops you from wanting or being able to do anything…
Clinician to Client: Homework
Clinician to Client: Homework When people think of therapy, they may tend to envision the Freudian based image of a client on a couch and a therapist on a chair talking about the inner workings…
Opposite Action for Emotion Regulation--A DBT Tip
Defining Emotion Regulation: A DBT Skill If you feel out of control sometimes, try this opposite action for emotion regulation tip from The Center for Growth in Philadelphia. Things may happen in our lives that…
ADHD: Turn Your Brain Off
ADHD Therapy: Turn Off Your Brain Are you feeling easily burnt out? These days, that’s typical. Balancing the demands of everyday life probably means you're juggling numerous responsibilities and struggling to find time to turn…
Breaking through ADHD Paralysis with The Intentional Countdown
ADHD Paralysis with the intentional countdown: ADHD Therapy"When we do a simple task, we’re not just dealing with the task, we are also dealing with the Wall of Awful in front of it.” -Brendan Mahan…
Tolerating Distress in EMDR
EMDR is a type of therapy that can help individuals who have had past traumatic experiences. Traumatic experiences are challenging to address and can create significant distress. Tolerating distress in EMDR Therapy is an important…
Ayurveda and Your Mental Health: An Introduction
What is Ayurveda Ayurveda (eye-oor-vay-duh) is a set of physical, mental, and emotional practices that can support you in creating balance in your life. The written practices of Ayurveda are thought to date back to…
Ayurveda and Your Mental Health: The Seasons
Ayurveda (A-yur-ved-a): India’s traditional medical system which is based on the idea of balance bodily systems for whole body health In my Ayurveda and Your Mental Health: An Introduction, we learned the different ways Ayurveda…
Stuck in a Cycle of Pain
Stuck in a Cycle of Pain: How to Get Unstuck from a Cycle of Unwanted Thoughts, Feelings, or Behaviors. Perhaps you found this tip because you Googled something like “Why do I feel this way.”…
Mindfulness Meditation for Anxiety
Mindfulness meditation has gained significant popularity worldwide and has now become a mainstream practice with millions of people incorporating it into their daily routines. Mindfulness meditation can be a valuable tool for managing anxiety, especially…
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for FND
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an effective way to help manage Functional Neurological Disorders (FND). FND is a condition in which there is a malfunction in the way the brain receives and processes information to…
Limerence and Narcissistic Tendencies
You may have heard of limerence in passing, or it may be a new concept for you. The term itself, coined by psychologist Dorothy Tennov, Ph.D., is described as intense, overwhelming feelings of infatuation for…
