Articles
No Fear
Any belief that generates fear or feelings of unworthiness is false; it's a lie...Our authentic self would never abuse us; it comes from love. --Don Miguel Ruiz Freedom comes with realizing that our fear is not real. Our fear is created by the beliefs and thoughts we...
Flawsome
My teachers have all come with the same message. Not “I am holier than thou,” but “You are as holy as I am.” -- Neale Donald Walsch, Conversations with God Even if we can resist the pursuit of perfection, most of us find ourselves striving to be better than we...
Marital/Couple Models
Couples Relations By Cindy Lichterman, LCSW Statistics claim one out of every two marriages in the United States will end in divorce. The first couple of years can be a “make it or break it” time for many couples as they face new experiences together for the first...
Adjustment Disorder
Definition: An array of stress-induced syndromes that occur within 3 months after exposure to a distressing (traumatic or non-traumatic) event, such as marital or financial conflict in adults, family conflict, school problems, death of a family member, sexuality...
Disassociative Identity Disorder
Definition: Dissociative identity disorder (DID), previously referred to as multiple personality disorder, involves a disturbance of identity in which two or more separate and distinct personality states (or identities) control an individual's behavior at different...
Lost and Found
Sometimes what we appear to have lost is simply something it was time to leave behind. -- Marianne Williamson I cried tears of joy on my son’s graduation day. But I was also overwhelmed with sadness, a deep grieving for the end of the long chapter of my son’s...
Bulimia Nervosa
Definition: Bulimia Nervosa is characterized by frequent binge eating followed by behavior such as self-induced vomiting to avoid weight gain. To meet the criteria for a bulimia diagnosis the behavior must occur at least once per week for three months. Many people...
Anorexia Nervosa
Definition: Anorexia nervosa is characterized by emaciation, a relentless pursuit of thinness and unwillingness to maintain a normal or healthy weight, a distortion of body image and intense fear of gaining weight. Anorexia nervosa is a potentially life-threatening...
What does anxiety look like in a child?
Childhood Anxiety By Abby Watel, LCSW What does anxiety look like in a child? Isn’t it normal and common for children and adolescents to be anxious? Should parents see anxiety in their child as something temporary – a phase that will be outgrown? Should parents push a...
Learn about ADHD in children and approaches used to help them cope with the disorder
ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) By Lorraine LaSusa Weymouth, LCSW “My mind is all over the place, jumping from one thing to another.” ADHD is a disorder that affects the part of the brain which is associated with planning, organization and impulse...