Anxiety & Depression

By: Clarice Stout, MA Depression can have different symptoms such as low mood, irritability, fatigue, sadness, feelings of hopelessness, crying spells, and others as well. Depression can also differ depending on the level of functioning that the symptoms make the person feel. Here below are some reminders and tools that can help with depression. Tool number one is to reach out and get support, because getting support is important in overcoming depression. For someone with depression it may feel hard to r[...]

Written by: Clarice Stout, MA Just like adults, children too can experience anxiety like feelings and symptoms. If you feel like your child is experiencing more anxiousness than normal, here are some helpful therapeutic tools that can help children with anxiety.  These tools may also be helpful for children who are experiencing more stress than usual with finding a new rhythm with going through and living through this pandemic we are currently in. Whether anxiety is happening at home or outside the h[...]

By: Dr. Karla Heredia, PsyD, LMFT What is anxiety? Anxiety is a natural, motivational, emotional response to threat.   Early  humans needed anxiety to help keep them alert, watchful and energized  in case of an encounter with a predator.  Although we don’t need to  worry about that so much these days, anxiety helps modern people stay  productive and active.  If you didn’t feel anxious about showing up late  to work, for example, you might get fired for lat[...]

By: Dr. Karla Heredia, PsyD, LMFT. Do you feel hopeless, helpless, or stuck?  Have you noticed changes in your appetite, your weight, or your sleep?  Are you struggling to find pleasure, purpose, or meaning in life?   If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you might be struggling with depression – and we want to help.   Heredia Therapy Group is proud to offer therapy for depression for our clients here in Downey, The City of Industry, and everywhere acro[...]