5 Mindfulness Exercises for Your Anxious Child
Guest blog post by Codie Surratt, MA, LPC, LMT Signs of Anxiety in a Child Originally published in May, 2020 We are all feeling turbulent waves of emotions lately. However, our children may be showing signs of their emotions in different ways than we are used to seeing. Your child may be acting out in […]
How To Recognize Generalized Anxiety Disorder In Teens
Guest post by Codie Surratt, LCPC, MA Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is defined by the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual as a disorder of excessive fear, worry, or anxiety presenting most days and recurring for at least six months. Fears can range from personal health and well-being to social phobias, family turmoil, and […]
What It Means When Depression And Anxiety Team Up
This was originally posted in May 2019 by Judy Petrushka, LCSW, SEP, CDVP. Judy died of ovarian cancer in 2020. She was a fabulous trauma therapist with additional expertise in treating issues of domestic violence. In addition to being a kind and gentle person, Judy was an amazing baker who loved to bring fresh-baked treats […]
How Does EMDR Treat Anxiety?
Guest blog by Holly Miller, MA, LPC How EMDR Works to Relieve Anxiety You might have seen the new Pixar movie Inside Out 2 featuring the main character Riley’s new emotion—anxiety. For many of us, however, anxiety is an old acquaintance, as it is a common mental health issue that affects hundreds of millions of […]
Coming to Therapy to Treat My… Trauma?
As a trauma specialist, I’ve worked with clients with many types of trauma. Some clients can name the traumas they have experienced that are bringing them to therapy: a car accident, a physical assault, combat, or particular episodes of childhood abuse. However, many other clients cannot name their traumas. Rather they come to therapy with […]