by Arbor | Jan 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
ME Time — the second 50 years “I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming…suddenly you find — at the age of 50, say — that a whole new life has opened up before you.” – Agatha Christie My family is taking every opportunity to remind me...
by Arbor | Dec 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
Recovery celebrates the gains people will experience when they let go of their addiction. Improved health, restored dignity, healed relationships — the gifts of recovery are innumerable, and each day of abstinence brings even more peace and possibility to the...
by Arbor | Dec 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
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 | Nov 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
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...
by Arbor | Oct 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
Even after more than 20 years in the mental health field, I continue to hear stories of clients stigmatized by the inappropriate use of psychiatric diagnosis, of people waiting years, even decades, before seeking treatment. Some of my clients have hidden the fact that...
by Arbor | Oct 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
Communication issues are a core reason people seek therapy. Whether couples seek counseling to learn how to resolve conflicts or individuals desire to learn assertive, effective ways to share their feelings, therapy can help people develop the skills to speak their...
