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What do you think about when you hear of depression? Most likely you can imagine someone who is feeling sad with a dark cloud hovering over them. They feel helpless, fearful, and hopeless. While this is not an inaccurate portrayal of depression, it does leave out one heartbreaking phenomenon of depression. It’s called smiling depression, and it…
Maybe it’s been forever since you both have been intimate with one another. Or you are both going through a major life transition right now. Whatever the case, you know that you and your partner are in trouble. And if you find yourself asking, “Do we need couples counseling?”, the answer may actually be, “yes.” How…
You feel the pressure building inside, but it feels that there’s no way to stop it. There never seems to be a letup, and the stress and anxiety just keep piling on. So much is on your mind that your head is spinning constantly. What can you do? It turns out, quite a lot by using…
The holidays can be a difficult time for making your relationship a priority. That’s ironic, considering we hear so much about how the holidays are about family and spending time with others. However, the holidays can also be the breaking point for couples needing to seek couples counseling. Perhaps it’s because so much is at stake…
It’s the time of year that you dread the most. You can find excuses not to show up for other holidays such as the Fourth of July. Yet, you can’t get out of the yearly holiday family gatherings. Why do you want to avoid your family during the holidays? It’s because the adult sibling rivalry between…
You’ve spent months preparing for this day. All the gifts have been bought, the food is cooking, and everyone seems to be having a good time. Several of your guests have commented on how wonderful everything is. Yet, you don’t believe them… at all. In fact, during the holidays you always seem to develop a…
You’ve probably heard people say that depression gets worse during the holidays. Often people feel sad and alone if they don’t have others to share those special times together. Or you may have even heard that rates of suicide actually go up during the holidays. Are these claims correct? Sifting through what’s true and what…
You’ve had neck and back pain for a while, and it just doesn’t seem to go away. Everything you can think of to treat the pain doesn’t work. Medications, massage, even yoga just don’t seem to work. Did it ever occur to you that the source of the pain could actually be in your mind? Yes,…
You’ve heard about the benefits of couples therapy and you know that it can help. Perhaps, the relationship between yourself and your partner isn’t where you would like it to be. Things feel off, and it’s been hard to really communicate with each other. In fact, there may have been times when discussions have quickly turned…
You’ve seen plenty of articles online about stress—what it is, how to manage it, even how stress can be damaging to your health. All of this information can be, well… stressful! The fact is that stress is inevitable. Yet, what if you could look at stress from a different perspective? You’ve probably been told that…