by Arbor | Dec 8, 2016 | Articles
Making Room for Grief Grief can stop time. We can be brought to our knees, unable to believe we will ever move beyond the gaping hole of loss that has forever changed the landscape of our lives. Enduring profound loss is one of the most painful of human experiences....
by Arbor | Dec 8, 2016 | Articles
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...
by Arbor | Dec 1, 2016 | Articles
Definition: The American Psychiatric Association defines Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) as the presence of obsessions, compulsions, or both. Children and adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) suffer from unwanted and intrusive thoughts that they...
by Arbor | Nov 23, 2016 | Articles
Definition People with Hoarding Disorder have a conscious, ongoing urge to accumulate possessions, as well as corresponding feelings of anxiety or mental anguish whenever those possessions get thrown away. While some people affected by the disorder accumulate valuable...
by Arbor | Nov 17, 2016 | Articles
Personality Disorders by Clusters A, B, and C There are four core features that are common to all personality disorders. They are: distorted thinking, problematic emotional response, over-or-under-regubted impulse control, and interpersonal difficulties. In order to...
by Arbor | Nov 10, 2016 | Articles
I started my morning in a muddled daze, having spent a sleepless night tracking the results of the presidential election. Considering the outcome, I’d expected to respond to the reality with a sense of outrage, of fear, of concern for all the potential changes...
