People-pleasing can be an aspect of a compassionate, and kind personality trait, but, when not combined with boundaries, value for self, or fueled by anxious energy, it can actually be quite uncomfortable and harmful.

The patterns of indecision can take on many forms. But understanding indecision as a function of anxiety can help us know how to move forward.

Learn more about patterns of codependency and how they play out in families and relationships .

Learn more about avoidant behaviors and how it fits into the patterns of codependency.

Learn more about control and how it fits into the patterns of codependency.

Learn more about compliance as a learned survival response and how it fits into the patterns of codependency.

Learn more about low self esteem as a defense mechanism and how it fits into the patterns of codependency.

Learn more about denial patterns as the first element of codependency.

In this series, we will discuss how one becomes codependent, the negative impacts of codependency on persons and relationships, and the different characteristics of codependency.

EMDR stands for eye movement desensitization reprocessing and is a widely used therapeutic intervention for anxiety, trauma. and some other common mental health disorders.  Learn more about EMDR as an anxiety treatment.

DBT stands for Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and is a widely used therapeutic intervention for anxiety, emotional dysregulation, and some other common mental health disorders.  Learn more about DBT.

CBT stands for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and is one of the most widely used therapy interventions for anxiety, depression, and some other common mental health disorders.  Learn more about CBT.

Anxiety in children can be tricky to identify. Read more to an overview of anxiety in children to understand the prevalence, symptoms, and treatment expectations for childhood anxiety.

What do you do when time constraints keep you from completing the EMDR therapy treatment plans you desire or know are ideal for a client? Here we will address 5 possible approaches to assist clients when time is limited. 

“Brain fog” is a term for the common cognitive impairments that many suffering from anxiety face. Take a deeper dive into understanding brain fog and how it connects with commonly occurring anxiety responses. 

While we would hope that the education, work experience, and supervision that you have completed would put you in a good place to take the LCSW exam successfully, there are a few things that I strongly suggest supervisees do prior to testing.

Beyond the basics of EMDR therapy target processing. How do we optimize the impact of EMDR therapy with your EMDR therapy clients? 

Instead of making goals or focusing on quitting or starting new behaviors, what if we took this moment to reflect, ask ourselves some hard questions, and refrain the idea of a new year and a new start in a way that just might bring about some of the changes and desires that you hoped for.

Do you find yourself in your current relationship negatively impacted by your past? Do you struggle to communicate past trauma with your current partner for fear of “burdening them,” “feeling needy,” or just not knowing how to share these things with them?

Parenting is hard! Parenting in the holiday season can be really hard. And parenting while managing your own mental health needs like anxiety, depression, mood dysregulation, and trauma can at times feel almost impossible.