Video: What is Cognitive Behavioral therapy?

Video: What is Cognitive Behavioral therapy?

While a lot of people are familiar with the term Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, how many people really know what it means? Or, more importantly, what to expect when they go to see a therapist? In this video, I give a brief overview of what Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is, in layman’s terms and with clear and […]

The Anxious Child

The Anxious Child

Anxiety is one of the most common psychiatric disorders in the United States, with an estimated 19 million affected adults. But, the median age of the onset of anxiety is actually 11 years old. So, how is anxiety really impacting our children? First, I think it is helpful to understand the symptoms of anxiety. There […]

Go from Worrier to Warrior

Go from Worrier to Warrior

Over the years, I’ve had a lot of clients who called themselves “worriers”. They often reported to me that worry kept them up at night, impeded their ability to excel at work or school, and had negative impacts on their relationships. They described hours of back-and-forth thoughts as they tried to make choices and then […]

What I Learned from Cancer

What I Learned from Cancer

You know that saying that life is what happens when you are busy making other plans? Well, while I was carefully planning my 2014, life happened to me. I was diagnosed with a rare form of Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in early February and the year dramatically shifted around all my carefully laid plans. Today, I want […]