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What is EMDR Therapy and How Does It Work?
EMDR therapy uses bilateral stimulation to help reprocess traumatic memories, promoting emotional healing and mental well-being. It is effective for treating PTSD and other trauma-related conditions.
The Fire Alarm of Anxiety
Anxiety often “misfires” and tells us there is a threat or danger in the moment when there is not. Learn to manage this reaction more effectively.
Cut Out Catastrophizing
Catastrophizing is thinking the worst possible outcome will happen and is related to anxiety and depression.
Managing Holiday Stress
The holidays – and life itself – provide us with many opportunities to manage stress and build resilience.
Keystone Habits
Keystone habits create positive ripple effects, enhancing routines, mindset, and well-being. Learn how small changes lead to transformative growth.
Virtual Reality Therapy
Virtual reality therapy leverages immersive experiences to expose individuals to fears and phobias safely, aiding in anxiety reduction through gradual, guided exposure.
The Observer Self: Tapping Into Awareness
The observer self can help you get mental distance from unhelpful thoughts and make values-based choices based on a more complete sense of self, not based on what one small part of your experience may be telling you to do.
Election Anxiety
For many of us, it is meaningful and values-based to engage in the democratic process and exercise our right to vote. In the age of 24/7 news and media, however, elections can also feel anxiety-provoking and exhausting.
Neurodiversity in Children
Neurodiversity is a general term that encompasses a range of neurodevelopmental and other conditions that impact brain function. It recognizes that no two brains are exactly alike and that brains function differently.
Are You Willing to Have Chronic Pain?
Most of us don’t like the feeling of pain, yet it is possible to be in pain and not experience suffering. Suffering arises when we do not accept pain and respond to pain with resistance. This creates a struggle with pain that can lead to becoming stuck in it.
Managing Back to School Anxiety for Parents and Kids
Summer is typically a more carefree, less scheduled, and demanding time of year compared to the school year and it can take some time to adjust to being back at school.
What is Trauma Bonding?
Trauma bonding may sound like two people connecting over a similar difficult experience. In actual fact, trauma bonding refers to the attachment someone feels toward someone who is being abusive or causing them harm.
Disordered Eating
Disordered eating involves behaviors and symptoms similar to eating disorders but with less severity and frequency, often including dieting. Dr. Nicole Cross will be leading an in-person, 12-week, Eating Disorder Skills Group starting on September 20, 2024 open to individuals with disordered eating and body image concerns.
Magnification and Minimization: A Cognitive Distortion
Magnification and minimization is a type of cognitive distortion where certain aspects of a situation are exaggerated while other aspects are downplayed or ignored.
The Association Between Body Image and Social Anxiety
Social Anxiety Disorder often overlaps with harshly judging one’s own physical appearance.
What Is Generational Trauma? Causes, Examples, and Breaking the Cycle
Generational trauma is trauma that extends from one generation to the next. We review some examples and discuss how to break the cycle of generational trauma.
The Importance of Going After What You Want
Our thoughts and feelings influence our behavior (and vice versa), and if you believe you can achieve a goal, you are more likely to put in the work to achieve it.
DBT for Teens: What is it and How does it Work?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy or DBT for teens can effectively treat a range of mental health concerns including depression, anxiety, and substance abuse.
High Functioning Anxiety: Causes & Treatment
High-functioning anxiety refers to the experience of appearing confident, organized, and well-functioning on the outside while feeling internally anxious.