Smartphones were designed to be addictive. You actually get a little hit every time you check your phone and see a new email or social media follower. Just like a drug, smartphone stimuli activate the reward system in the brain, which entices you to come back again and again.
Read MoreSometimes couples decide to divorce despite their best efforts, or clients come to us having already gone through the divorce process. In these cases, they want to know how to make coparenting a success, so they can reduce the impact of the divorce on their kids and be the best coparents possible.
Read MoreOne of our goals at Integrity Counseling Group is to create a safe space where clients can find freedom from depression, anxiety, marital conflict, addiction, and more. That’s why it is so important to us to make sure that our offices meet a few criteria.
Read MoreYou may feel afraid to be around your loved one, especially if they have expressed suicidal thoughts. This is a perfectly normal way to feel. You love this person, and it’s scary to think that they are suffering and might do irreversible harm to themselves. The important thing in this situation is to stay calm and stay with your loved one. You don’t need to talk about the depression the whole time you are together—you don’t even need to make it better.
Read MoreThe brain is surprisingly malleable. By addressing your teen’s depression early, you will help them form new patterns that they will be able to use going forward in times of stress and sadness. If you wait, your teen is less likely to respond to treatment and will be more likely to relapse into subsequent depressive episodes.
Read MoreOur go-to method for treating trauma and abuse is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). EMDR has been around for awhile and has plenty of evidence-based research to demonstrate how highly effective it is in treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other forms of trauma.
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