Therapist Spotlight: Kale Cooper, LCSW Kale Cooper provides Online individual counseling for adolescents and adults (ages 13+). She offers support for those working toward Recovery from an addiction. Additionally, she offers Mental Health treatment for depression, anxiety, and mood disorders. Her practice addresses Codependency and boundary setting to support [...]
Psychiatric Nurse Spotlight: Ashley Lewis, MSN, CPNP, PMHNP-BC Ashley Lewis provides psychiatric care for children and adults (ages 0-65). Her practice addresses mental health conditions including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, postpartum depression/anxiety/psychosis, ADHD and other concerns. She is mindful of the special considerations for those experiencing addiction and/or an [...]
Parent Exhaustion. Nothing is more trying than a child who is out of sorts and in the midst of a meltdown. Tantrums can be draining and stressful for parents and caretakers. You might feel you need to step in to end a tantrum thinking, “please make it STOP!”. But [...]
Relapse Happens. Getting off of drugs and alcohol is generally a lot easier than staying off drugs and alcohol. Reputable detox programs do a fabulous job of helping people safely and comfortably get through the harsh withdrawal symptoms. The real challenge begins when it’s time to dig deep and [...]
Fullness Is Physical. One of the deepest hurts can be a loss of trust in self. Despair happens when one has lost hope in the ability to know when their body has had enough to eat. Therapy focused around healing the relationship with food includes learning the body’s signals [...]
Tantrums! If you are reading this, you have had that moment where your child is on the floor screaming, crying, and you feel helpless. They come in all shapes and sizes, sometimes you see them coming and sometimes you don’t. They can involve explosions of anger, frustration and disorganized [...]
3 Hidden Dynamics. Addiction wreaks havoc on everyone it touches, regardless of the vice, person, or family. Conversely, recovery from addiction can offer a life more fulfilling than ever imagined. That’s true for the person caught in the web of addiction and for the loved ones who care for [...]
When Your Child Feels Sad. We often hear, “I feel depressed,” or “I struggle with Depression.” But what does that mean? How is that different than a typical response of feeling sad? Everyone has bad days and times where they feel sad. The difference between sadness and depression is [...]
Hunger Is Physical. Struggles with eating can lead to confusion on whether or not a person feels hungry. One of the most common questions asked in therapy for over-eating patterns is how to understand when to eat (and when to stop). For this article, we will focus on hunger [...]
Family, Friends, the Holidays—and Me. Many of us know the popular holiday phrase sung by Andy Williams: “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” For many people, the holidays are a sacred, special time to spend with family and friends who are dear to us. It marks an [...]
