By: Tracy Brown LMFT Many of us have embraced the value of Self-Care as a way of nurturing our mental health. Self-care is simply the process of prioritizing the care of ourselves in order to promote our health and wellness. Self-care involves not only nurturing our mental wellness, but physical, spiritual, intellectual, emotional, and social, to[...]
By Ligia Orellana LMFT Many people come into therapy searching for various things, whether it’s answers aboutthemselves or others. One main theme is facing certain emotions that may have been avoided asa coping mechanism that is known or unknown to them. Emotions can be scary, especially ifthese scary emotions are ones that have been avoided and[...]
By: Noreen Kopaczewski LCSW #16864 It’s that time of the year when the kids get to stay home from school! Kids love it! I remember loving it as a kid too. But as a parent, it can be a long break (no matter the length of their time off) if the kids are bored and not getting along. Here are some suggestions to[...]
By J.D. King AMFT Panic and anxiety attacks seem to be an all-to-common symptom in clients seeking out therapy, especially after surviving a deadly pandemic for two and a half years. Emergency rooms have been inundated with patients coming in thinking they are having heart attacks or strokes, demanding to be seen while sometimes causing a scene du[...]
By: Sarah Bautista LMFT There are a lot of reasons sleep can evade us in our day to day. From being off routines, to what we eat, stress, our thoughts, anxiety, environment, etc.-a lot can come up. We know sleep is an important part of maintaining our physical, mental and emotional well-being. Getting quality sleep allows our body to recharge and r[...]
By: Veronica Salcido-Rodriguez AMFT Therapy consists of a lot of different pieces that come together in a weekly one hour session. One of the most important pieces is that of attendance and consistency. Therapy is interesting in that you talk to someone once a week for about an hour over a period of time. Over that time you hopefully form a co[...]
By Cassandra Garduno LMFT The amygdala is our natural smoke detection system that is built in and responsible for detecting and activating appropriate fear-based responses in response to a threat. For some individuals their smoke detectors are more sensitive; due to trauma, inability to regulate emotions, or through a mood-based disorder. Their sm[...]
By: Cesar Brijandez LMFT Self-care was a term I first heard while I worked on my bachelor’s degree at the university. I didn’t really pay too close attention to the term. I merely thought is was going on vacation a couple times per year. As I look at the term Self-Care, it encompasses a myriad of activities. The APA defines self-care as provid[...]
By: Jason Nerio LMFT Whether you have been in therapy for some time now or have not yet had the opportunity to engage in mental health services it can be helpful to have a framework for understanding our needs. Growing up I can remember constantly hearing about the “Food Pyramid,” and how sticking to the food pyramid would guide us to being th[...]
By: Tracy Brown, AMFT What are boundaries and what do they have to do with building healthy relationships? A boundary shows where something ends and something else begins. It is where we draw the line to mark limitations and guard our personal space. Boundaries, whether physical, mental or emotional, are essential tools for building healthy relati[...]