Breathwork for Life
Everyone that comes to see me as a clinician gets my “Breathwork Lecture”. Well, maybe not a lecture, but I am a big believer in the benefits of breathwork, both from a personal perspective and a clinical perspective. I hav ...
Counseling & Vacation
Summer time is important for families. It is the time of the year that families spend quality time together and make memories. Floridians get to live in the sunshine state year round (minus the hurricanes); but we still need a vacation. Summer tim ...
Positive Psychology
Positive psychology is a theoretical approach that is used in counseling as well as in organizational psychology. A counselor can employ the techniques of positive psychology in their sessions. Martin Seligman is t ...
The Impact of Stress
We are not meant to live alone, rather as a higher-functioning species, we are meant to live in herds and with families. That is how we are genetically designed. When we are deprived of human contact we experience loneliness, which in ...
Why Don’t You Accept Insurance?
Accepting insurance as a mental health counselor is a personal choice. In my opinion it can also be a pitfall for clients. Why? A mental health counselor is required to get credentialed with a carrier. Sometimes an insurance carrier is ...
What’s in a Name?
I recently received an email that addressed me as “Dr.”. I am not a “Dr”, rather I am a counselor. Often people assume that a counselor is a psychologist. What’s more confusing is the difference between a psychologist and a psychiatris ...
Help for Anxiety
Anxiety can be difficult to cope with. It has many different elements and can leave us feeling ashamed and hopeless. Anxiety does not just happen overnight, although many individuals often feel as if it can from no where. Anxiety and a ...
Depression
Depression is a term that is commonly used. I am depressed, could mean I am really tired and I need a vacation or some time off to decompress. I need self-care and I am exhausted can feel like depression. I refer to “those” types of situations as ...