Adults are not the only ones who experience intrusive thoughts, they can also be present in children. When children experience intrusive thoughts, they are often scared and overwhelmed. They do not understand where the thoughts are coming from and have a hard time...
Holistic treatment means not just focusing on one aspect of health and wellness, but all of them. This includes physical, mental, emotional, social, intellectual, and spiritual health. Oftentimes, treatment for anxiety may focus on the physical and mental health...
Anxiety is a fairly common condition, affecting over 40 million people in the USA. However, it can be difficult to know when run-of-the-mill anxiety becomes something more serious that should be treated with medication. In general, if your anxiety starts impacting...
Medical professionals are always on the lookout for new ways to treat their patients. In recent years, many have found that expressive arts therapy can work wonders. Expressive arts therapy is a type of therapy and counseling which primarily uses creative processes...
Acceptance and commitment therapy, also known as ACT, is a unique approach to helping teens focus on improving their mental health, whether they struggle with anxiety, depression, or other mental health disorder. Like other types of therapy used to treat teen mental...
While there is plenty of time left in the summer, August is a time where students and families begin back-to-school preparations. Stores start offering school supplies, commercials on TV begin promoting more back-to-school offerings, and schools or teachers may begin...
Anxiety can cause a multitude of physical and mental health problems for adolescents. Identifying these symptoms helps teens suffering from anxiety receive a diagnosis or help teens already diagnosed cope with anxiety disorder. If you are concerned that your child,...
Teens are often the primary users of social media platforms. While social media can be useful for staying in touch with family and friends, it can also increase risk of overexposure to stressors, such as cyberbullying or negative posts and comments, that contribute to...
It is not always easy to head back to school. Sometimes, you may notice your child feeling emotional stress or trying to avoid returning to school. They may even make excuses not to attend or act out and refuse to go to school. While this does not always signify...
