The teen years are rocky terrain even for the most stable and resourced among us. If your teen is struggling with extremely low self-esteem, depression, identity confusion, self-injury, or suicidal thoughts and actions, you may need to consider a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder. This diagnosis is not given lightly, so read on to learn more about it and what you can do for your child.
Read MoreIt’s hard to believe that BPD has gone from being an “untreatable death sentence” to what many now call a “Good Prognosis Diagnosis.” But that’s exactly what happened.
Read MoreChoosing a therapist to assist you in creating a life worth living can be hard. We’ll walk you through the process!
Read MoreImagine -- Mary and her husband, John, have the same predictable fight week after week. John cheated on Mary five years ago and she can’t let it go.
Read MoreSometimes emotions are overwhelming because the circumstances, mood or relationship issue is so powerful. When a loved one dies, your client feels overwhelming grief. In time, the grief diminishes. Other times, the intensity of the emotion is greater than the trigger warrants (e.g., a child spills a glass of milk and mom goes into a rage). Most of the time, our client’s emotions are complex. Story-telling, over-interpretation and ruminative thoughts trigger an overwhelming emotional response (and vice versa).
Read MoreBattle lines are drawn in her head each side ready to attack the other at a moment’s notice. On one side, her inner critic waits not-so-patiently to judge. Her inner critic judges harshly when she ridicules her best friend or takes a stranger home from the bar, when she cuts or quits yet another job after a month. To the inner critic in her head, the list to be judged is seemingly endless.
Read MoreMeditation is not a practice exclusive to any one religious or philisophical tradition. In this article, Sandra Miller explores mediative traditions from a Christian, Jewish and Islamic perspective.
Read MoreYour therapist has it all on lock right? Their lives are perfect. They have no problems — at least not compared to yours. WRONG! Therapists struggle too. Therapists are human. They make mistakes and they have to use the same coping skills they teach and encourage you to use!
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