Mind & Body

How to Identify & Cope with Negative, Intrusive Thoughts

November 17, 2022

By Liza Ibrahim, LPC Our thoughts are not always within our control, and it’s natural for our brains to skew negative from time to time. However, for some individuals, negative and intrusive thoughts can become challenging over time. If you experience intrusive thoughts, it is important to remember that a thought has no significance in…

Is it Gaslighting or Another Form of Communication?

October 20, 2022

Nicole Garcia

Abuse, Communication, Mind & Body, Psychotherapy, Relationships, Self-Care, Trauma

By Jennifer Pitman, LCSW The use of the term gaslighting has exploded in pop culture. At its core, gaslighting is a form of emotional and psychological abuse. It is a pattern of behavior in which the gaslighter has the intent to cause confusion, to force a person to question their own reality and ultimately to…

Surviving Perfectionism

September 22, 2022

Nicole Garcia

Mind & Body, Psychotherapy, Self-Care

By Jennifer Pitman, LCSW Marcus is an incredibly intelligent 16 year old who attends a highly competitive school. He has always loved playing basketball, but now wants to quit despite his talent and love for the game. Always a very smart child, Marcus frequently delves into topics of interest to him, but when it comes…

Planning Fun & Safe Summer Activities

July 21, 2022

Nicole Garcia

Mind & Body, Self-Care

By Liza Ibrahim, LPC As COVID-19 vaccination rates rise along with the emergence of new variants, we are planning our summer activities and getaways in a whole new way. To help you and your family enjoy a safe and fun summer, we have created a list of helpful tips to help you navigate during this…

What about Medication?

May 23, 2022

Nicole Garcia

Mind & Body, Psychotherapy, Self-Care, Uncategorized

by Beth Granet, PsyD Knowing how to ask for help with your own or your child’s mental well-being can be an intimidating process. With the recent challenges of adjusting to life following the height of a pandemic, many of us have had difficulty with navigating this transition. We may have started to feel unhappy, stressed…

Is it Stress, Anxiety or Burnout?

March 14, 2022

Nicole Garcia

Mind & Body, Psychotherapy, Self-Care

by Beth Granet, PsyD Over the last two years, it has been a common experience for us to acknowledge that we have all had to handle a bit of extra stress. This includes plans being changed or canceled, kids remaining home from school, fears of getting sick, and shifts in our day-to-day routines. Although we…

The Potential Stress of Returning to “Normal”

August 31, 2021

Nicole Garcia

Mind & Body, Psychotherapy

by Beth Granet, PsyD Preparing ourselves for and adapting to the restrictions resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic has been emotionally taxing to say the least. Many of us have had to practice our highest levels of flexibility and attempts at “going with the flow.” We have adjusted to everchanging rules and standards about when and…

Our Physical Health during the Pandemic

July 13, 2021

Nicole Garcia

Mind & Body, Self-Care, Uncategorized

By Viviana Villalobos, LPC March 2020 will be remembered as the month when the world shut down due to a global pandemic that stopped all that was known as “normal.” We all developed our own coping mechanisms for the sudden, and then ongoing, restrictions placed on our everyday lives that were all put into place…

Becoming a Mom during the Pandemic

June 3, 2021

Nicole Garcia

Mind & Body, Psychotherapy, Self-Care

By Viviana Villalobos, PsyD, LPC Becoming a parent can be one of the most exciting and terrifying moments of your life. Bringing home a newborn and learning how to manage your life and care for this tiny human can be overwhelming. We are told to rely on our “village” to help us during the “dark…

The Return To “Normal”

May 1, 2021

Nicole Garcia

Mind & Body, Psychotherapy, Self-Care

By Liza Ibrahim, LPC Back to school? Back to work? Back to a “normal” routine? The transition from virtual to in-person routines can create some feelings of anxiety and worry, especially for children and adolescents returning to school. More than a year into the pandemic, people have become accustomed to the lives they’ve built and…