Posts Tagged ‘therapy’
When Your Teen Is Struggling: A Mental Health Support Letter for Parents
This mental health support letter was written by Katie Holahan, a licensed clinical social worker, child and adolescent trauma professional, and clinical director of Embark at The Poconos, a residential…
Read MoreHow to Parent a Teen with Anxiety
If you’re a parent struggling to raise a child with anxiety, you’re not alone. Teen and adolescent anxiety has been on the rise for years, and many parents are unsure how to…
Read MoreWhy Does My Depression Keep Returning?
Depression can be treated with medication and therapy, but it is always exhausting. Why does depression keep coming back even when you do everything right?
Read MoreMaking Therapy Work for You
Therapy can be very helpful to people, yet some people still have poor experiences with it. Whether it has to do with the stigma around it, negative experiences in your past,…
Read MoreMaking Social Anxiety a Thing of the Past
You may still have flashbacks of all of the times leading up to treatment where you experienced social anxiety. That time that you stayed home from the school dance because…
Read MoreWhat is Therapy in Treatment?
As you are looking into treatment for mental health or substance use issues, you probably have a lot of questions. For example, what is therapy in treatment? Therapy consists of talk…
Read MoreArt as Therapy
Art, music, dance, literature – they are all very powerful. When we experience someone else’s art, we can be inspired, transported, and moved. They are expressions of the human condition,…
Read MoreDoes My Family Need Therapy, Too?
If you have depression, anxiety, or other mental health issues, or if you are struggling with substance abuse, you have probably realized by now that you need help beyond what…
Read MoreCreate Your Life Worth Living
Adolescence can be very, very challenging. There are so many changes, so many decisions, and so many pressures, but it can also be fun! You can be active, have friends,…
Read MoreWhy Do My Parents Need DBT Skills?
There’s this thing called DBT, it means Dialectical Behavior Therapy. You have been told that it is really great for both mood disorders, such as depression and anxiety, and substance…
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