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SPACE Treatment: Helping your Child Overcome Anxious Emotions

Nicole Garcia
Anxiety, Boundaries, Parenting, Psychotherapy, Relationships, Self-Care, Trauma
By Allison Dickens, LPC Parenting, at the best of times, is hard work.  Parenting a child who struggles with anxious emotions can feel confusing, scary, and frustrating for all involved.  Further, as parents it is easy to feel that you are failing your anxious child by not responding appropriately to their emotional distress.  Traditionally, therapy…
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What is Neurodiversity?

Nicole Garcia
Mind & Body, Neurodiversity, Psychotherapy, Self-Care
by Danielle Taylor, PsyD In the 1990’s, Judy Singer, an Australian sociologist, created the term neurodiversity to capture the notion that all brains are different, these differences make the human species more versatile and flexible, and these differences should be celebrated rather than labeled as deficits. Having people with different operating systems that guide how…
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Coping with Trauma & Holding Healthy Boundaries: Before, During & After the Holidays

Nicole Garcia
Boundaries, Communication, Coping, Mind & Body, Psychotherapy, Self-Care, Trauma, Uncategorized
By Kailani Akana Murphy, LSW There’s no place like home for the holidays. Many people have loving memories from this time of year, but what if home doesn’t look like the Hallmark card your neighbor gave you or the latest Netflix movie that comes up trending on your recommended list? Though it can be a…
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Surviving Perfectionism

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…
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The Art of Saying “No”

Nicole Garcia
Psychotherapy, Self-Care
by Beth Granet, PsyD Imagine this: you’ve returned home after work on a Friday evening after a long and exhausting week. Your friends, whom you have not seen in months, ask if you would like to join them for dinner. You have been looking forward to a quiet night at home all day and feel…
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Understanding the Impact of Trauma on Children

Nicole Garcia
Psychotherapy, Self-Care
By Viviana Villalobos, LPC Trauma affects a person’s outlook on life, how they view the world and, most importantly, how they view themselves. Reactions to trauma can affect our daily life and impact our ability to function and interactions with others. Understanding how trauma can impact children can help parents to better understand their child…
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