Keys to Successful Therapy
Cognitive therapy has been shown over the years to be incredibly effective at helping people recognize and change their behaviors. But, as much potential as therapy has for every individual,…
Pets Are Better Than Medication
“Dogs have a way of finding the people who need them, and filling an emptiness we didn’t ever know we had.” – Thom Jones For many of us, our home…
How to Set Healthy Boundaries
Relationships can only be healthy when both people have the space to be themselves and maintain their personal integrity. Sadly, many people find themselves in relationships, romantic and otherwise, with…
Coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a depressive disorder that occurs during the winter and fall and diminishes in the spring and summer. Depressive episodes linked to the summer can occur…
Is Meditation for Me?
As beautiful and joyous as life can be, it can also be plain stressful. Whether it’s hefty mortgage payments, killer commutes, or bosses who don’t give us the credit we…
What is Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy?
You’ve probably heard of mindfulness meditation, but what exactly is Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)? This form of therapy uses mindfulness practices like breathing exercises and meditation to help clients break free of…
The Amazing Benefits of Meditation
There are plenty of things that occur in our daily lives that cause us stress: commuter traffic, hassles at work, and tension in our personal relationships to name just a…
Can Marriage Counseling Really Help Your Relationship?
When we first started our practice, I remember reading a statistic about divorce that I found shocking. And that was that 40-50% of all marriages in the United States ended…
How to Mentally Recover from a Serious Physical Injury
After sustaining a serious physical injury, most people don’t consider the mental and emotional ramifications of this type of accident. Getting to a hospital and getting immediate medical care is…
How Regular Exercise Can Aid Mental Health
By now, most of us know that exercise offers numerous health benefits. From maintaining an ideal weight to reducing the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and osteoporosis, moving our body…
