Perinatal Mental Health: When the Joy Feels Heavy Pregnancy and postpartum are often portrayed as the happiest times in a person's life. But for many, this period can feel isolating, overwhelming, and confusing. Understanding perinatal mental health is an important step in supporting yourself or a loved one through [...]
What is EMDR Therapy? Traditional talk therapy targets the recognition of feelings, behaviors, and patterns that cause distress. If you continue feeling overwhelmed by past trauma, anxiety, or emotional distress, EMDR therapy may be a treatment for you to consider. But what is it exactly? EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Find the Positives! What is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)? It consists of three main components: inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Although these characteristics are common for children in general, those with ADHD include these experiences: the 3 components mentioned happen more frequently than expected for a child’s age Inattention, [...]
Feelings 101 Emotions carry so much power. They have the ability to carry our internal worlds through a wild adventure, a terrible storm, and into a smooth landing of calm all within moments. Feelings have the power to overwhelm, confuse, exhilarate, infuriate, and provide relief. In the myriad of [...]
When Your Child Feels Anxious. It can be difficult to identify the difference between anxiety and feeling nervous before a big event, or even excited when starting a new life adventure. Anxiety is a different experience in that our bodies tend to react and respond with discomfort. Not all [...]
Relieve Anxiety Today Anxiety takes many forms: racing thoughts, dread, excessive worry, panic, and loss of sleep. For some, it can even manifest physically by impacting the GI tract. Once anxiety strikes, it can feel overwhelming and hopeless. Generalized Anxiety Disorder is one of the most common mental health [...]
Pain Is Your Friend We live in a society where it is considered “abnormal” or “unacceptable” to have or experience pain. We are inundated with messages telling us that not only should we not experience pain, but that it is our right NOT to experience pain. However, pain is [...]
