Mental Health
Articles
Stress
Moving Past Fear, Powerlessness and Trauma: A Neuroscience Perspectiveness
Carrissa Pannuzzo, M.A., LMFT, LPC
Everyone has moments of fear and moments of powerlessness. When combined they create a powerful experience called...
Games People Play to Avoid Taking Responsibility
Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC
People, because they fear losing love or arousing anger often learn to get their needs met by indirect means. Games...
EQ: What Emotional Intelligence Is and How to Develop It
Carrissa Pannuzzo, M.A., LMFT, LPC
Emotional intelligence is integral to mental and relational health. Understanding emotions, their impact on...
Overspent
Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC
Do you have a home like this? One in which you are unable to be at peace. At the moment you may feel tired. Tired...
Resilience: How to Bend and Not Break
Lynda Savage, M.S., LMFT, LPC
Resilience is a trait we want. Things happen in life that are hard. This article shares and guides us to healthy...
The Stories We Tell
Christine Vander Wielen, M.S.W., LCSW
Children are wonderfully creative at thinking up stories, in which they are heroic and triumphant. However, when...
Past, Present and Future
Laura Demetrician, M.S., LMFT
Are you fearful of the future? Do you agonize over past mistakes? We all have a natural bent toward thinking about...
Mary’s Labor of Peace
Laura Demetrician, M.S., LMFT
In the midst of a troubled time, we can find peace. It is easy for us to see impossibility of a situation and to...
Stress
Lynda Savage, M.S., LMFT, LPC
STRESS: Equals hormones that drive you to "run or gun" (flight or fight). Stress will cause you to...
Transitions
Carrissa Pannuzzo, M.A., LMFT, LPC
A job loss. A broken relationship. A move. When things change we're put off balance. We can be confused, apt to make...