Now more than ever, we are all facing major challenges. Life is full of many aspects that need to be resolved as we go along.
PANDEMIC TRAUMA: COVID-19 IMPACT AND WHAT TO DO
Psychological Trauma is defined as a direct threat to one’s life, serious physical injury, sexual violence, and/or witnessing an unexpected death, immediate threat to life, or physical injury to another person. Psychological trauma is common, with estimates of up to 60-85% of people having experienced a trauma within their lifetime....
Telehealth: safe support during coronavirus
Now more than ever, with the threat of the Coronavirus, staying safe has become a priority for all of us. Guidelines include avoiding crowds or contact with high-risk situations and people. Unfortunately, this risk can apply to medical and psychology offices that usually attract multiple visitors interacting who are seeking...
Preventing and Dealing With Anxiety
Anxiety can be overwhelming! Either it being constant or if experiencing under certain circumstances. Anxiety is normally related to uncertainty, stress, or we can be genetically predisposed.
Why many therapy clients prefer paying cash?
There are several important reasons why even clients with mental health insurance choose to be a cash-paying client or to pay out of pocket (“cash paying” term means that the client pays the psychologist directly for services provided but the payment can be made not only with cash but most...
What is a Traumatic Event? Have I been Traumatized?
First of all, any experience is subjective, meaning that how it is perceived by each of us is what matters. A trauma is any event that can affect in a physical, emotional, spiritual, or psychological way.
Why Hypnosis, it’s actually cool!
The big “H” word… yes, Hypnosis. Hypnosis has almost a magical connotation and has been portrayed in movies and in stage hypnosis to be what it is not. First, realize that in stage hypnosis, the volunteers have compliance, peer pressure, and other factors working in favor of volunteers acting “silly”.
Panic Attacks “I’m desperate!”
Did you ever feel like if all of a sudden, out of nowhere, you’re dying? Do you suddenly feel overtaken and overwhelmed by multiple, simultaneous extreme sensations (heart beating, dizziness, fainting, Feeling like you’re having a heart attack, tingling fingers or arms, numbness, chest pressure, etc.)?
Why the need for therapy?
“Anyone can learn on their own”….”I can figure it out on my own, I always have”… These are common statements and thoughts that people express in questioning why the need for therapy. The reality is that, yes, we can all figure it out. The question is how fast and how...