By Gina McSheffrey-Emmons, PhD Loneliness can be described as feeling alone or disconnected from others as opposed to actually being alone or socially isolated. It is more of a persistent and pervasive feeling rather than a temporary or fleeting one. Someone can feel lonely even when surrounded by many people. Loneliness has been linked to…
By Gina McSheffey Emmons, PhD The start of the New Year is always a good time to look back on the past year and think about what we would like to do differently in the year ahead. It’s a chance to start anew and make some real changes in our lives. Unfortunately, we have all…
By Gina McSheffrey Emmons, PhD In today’s society we can be inundated with images of perfect looking people living what seems to be these perfect lives, which can make us question things about ourselves and can affect how we feel about ourselves. When we compare ourselves to others or even to unrealistic images of others,…
By Gina McSheffrey-Emmons, PhD Has anyone ever hurt or betrayed you where you found it hard to forgive that person for what he/she did? Forgiveness is the act of letting go negative feelings associated with a person or persons who have hurt you in some way. For some people it may be an easy thing…
By Gina McSheffrey-Emmons, PhD With Valentine’s Day approaching, we tend to think of those special people in our lives whom we care about and love. We want to show how much we appreciate them by buying them a card, some chocolates, flowers, or by doing something special for them. These are all nice things we…
By Gina McSheffrey Emmons, PhD It is that time of year again! The time where we get together with friends and family to celebrate the holidays. It can be a time of excitement and joy, but it can be a stressful time as well for several reasons. First, the stress of gift buying and preparing…
By Deb A. Garbeil The month of November can have us surrounded by the word ‘gratitude’ and all of its synonyms. One of the definitions of gratitude is “noun: the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.” So, it makes sense that the Thanksgiving holiday puts this word into…
By Gina McSheffrey-Emmons, PhD When you think of therapy, what comes to mind? A common and often misperceived image of therapy is the client lying down on a couch talking about his/her problems with the therapist passively sitting in the background taking notes. Therapy can be more than just talking about one’s problems and can…
As a mom, we want to take care of everyone and be there for everyone; therefore, we often put others’ needs ahead of our own. When we realize that we cannot do it all, we feel guilty for it, and with that guilt can come stress.
Figuring out if psychotherapy is right for you can be a stressful process especially if you’ve never experienced therapy before or have had discouraging therapy experiences in the past.
