How do you know when it’s time to get help for your child? It’s a tough call for any parent. Parents and school staff are usually the first to recognize that their child has a problem with emotions or behavior. Still, the decision to seek professional help can be challenging for all involved. While there […]
Talking With Your Kids About Tragedy
With the horrific news coming out of San Bernadino, California, we often get questions at our clinic from parents about whether they should talk with their children about tragedies like this. Here are some recommendations and suggestions from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network on what you can do as a parent: Start the conversation. […]
Hypno-what? Can hypnosis really help your mental health?
Recently we added a new service to our mental health clinic, hypnotherapy. This was new to me as a mental health professional and was interested to see how it worked in practice. Probably like many of you, I had a visual of the pocket watch being swung back and forth while a Freud-like bearded character […]
Help is Available, Make It OK to Get It
I was shaken and saddened by the news of a double homicide that occurred blocks away from my family earlier this month. My heart goes out to the family of the victims, their friends, and the community impacted by this tragedy. While I don’t presume to have any knowledge about the situation that occurred, I do […]