Anxiety in adolescents doesn’t always look like obvious fear or panic. Sometimes it looks like irritability, shutting down, perfectionism, avoiding school or activities, difficulty sleeping, or getting stuck on...
When people hear the word trauma, they often think about experiences like serious accidents, violence, abuse, or other life-threatening events. Those experiences can certainly be traumatic, but trauma isn’t...
You may be getting everything done and still feel like you’re barely keeping up. You go to work, take care of your family, answer the messages, remember the appointments,...
You may not think of yourself as an anxious person. You may think you’re someone who plans ahead, likes things done correctly, thinks through every possibility, or has a...
Anxiety can sometimes be easy to explain. You have a major deadline, something is changing in your life, there’s conflict in a relationship, or you’re worried about something specific....
Change can be difficult — even when it’s something you wanted. A new job, moving, ending a relationship, becoming a parent, graduating, experiencing a loss, or watching your children...
When you’re stressed, being told to “just relax” usually isn’t very helpful. Stress can show up as racing thoughts, irritability, muscle tension, difficulty sleeping, trouble concentrating, feeling overwhelmed by...
If you’ve been looking for a therapist, you may have come across terms like trauma therapy, trauma-informed therapy, and general counseling and wondered whether there’s actually a difference. There...
Grief and depression can have a lot in common. Both can leave you feeling exhausted, disconnected, unmotivated, or less interested in things you normally enjoy. Sleep, appetite, concentration, and...
One of the questions people sometimes have before starting therapy is whether what they’re experiencing is actually “bad enough” to need help. Maybe you’re still working, taking care of...