Aug 13, 2019 | Articles, Depression & Anxiety
Almost twice as many women as men experience depression. Women are more likely to seek professional help than men. In fact, 2 out of 3 counseling clients are female. Men just aren’t as good at seeking out help. Men don’t, however, get a pass when it comes to...
Dec 6, 2017 | Anxiety, Articles, Counseling, Depression & Anxiety
If you are looking for help managing holiday stress you are probably looking for answers. You want to enjoy the spirit of the season without losing yourself in the process. But stuff keeps getting in the way. The stress of worrying, shopping, decorating, traveling,...
Oct 12, 2017 | Anxiety, Articles, Christian Counseling, Counseling, Depression & Anxiety, F.A.Q.'s, Goal Setting, Marriage, Parenting, Technology
How Many Counseling Sessions Are Needed? I hear this question asked in a variety of ways: how many sessions do I need to come, how many counseling sessions are needed, when will counseling be over. It would be a much easier question to answer if I had a...
Oct 5, 2017 | Articles, Depression & Anxiety
What Causes Depression? What Causes Depression? It really depends on who you ask. If you ask a physician, whose training is in biology, physiology, and neurology, you will likely get an answer that talks about genetic and biochemical causes. If you ask me – my...
Oct 25, 2013 | Articles, Depression & Anxiety, Parenting
Some strategies for therapy just aren’t helpful. Oh, they’re fine for the therapist that works at a research oriented clinic with a large multi-disciplinary team who can specialize in only that one problem area, but not for the vast majority of us...
Oct 24, 2013 | Articles, Depression & Anxiety, Parenting
When did shy become a problem? There is an old joke among mental health professionals (old; not necessarily funny): if a patient is early for his appointment, he’s anxious; if he’s late, he’s passive-aggressive; and if the patient is precisely on...
Oct 23, 2013 | Articles, Depression & Anxiety, Parenting
Most kids like to go to school; if nothing else, they enjoy seeing their friends. Some kids get themselves so worked up at the thought of going to school they manifest symptoms of anxiety. A few children may simply be manipulative; others may be fearful of a specific...
Oct 22, 2013 | Articles, Depression & Anxiety, Parenting
…what it’s not. I am amazed at the parents who either over-react or under-react to their childs struggles in life. It seems like I am constantly trying to convince some parents their child really does have problems. Some behaviors just aren’t normal...
Oct 21, 2013 | Articles, Depression & Anxiety, Parenting
About 11 percent of adolescents have experienced depression by their 18th birthday. Girls are more likely to have gone through depression than boys. When it comes to children and depression the risk for depression increases the older a child becomes. According to the...
Sep 19, 2013 | Articles, Depression & Anxiety, Parenting
The Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry’s treatment guidelines (or practice parameters) for children with bipolar disorder can be found here: (guidelines). I do have some problems with what I’ve read so far: to begin with,...
