by Tiffany Todd, LSW Veronica’s interests and specialties include: Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors, Relationship Conflict, Parenting Challenges, Self-Esteem Issues, Work-Related Stress, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP).  We recently sat down with Veronica McMillion, a dedicated therapist whose approach to mental health combines evidence-based […]

by Tiffany Todd, LSW Veronica’s interests and specialties include: Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors, Relationship Conflict, Parenting Challenges, Self-Esteem Issues, Work-Related Stress, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP).  We recently sat down with Veronica McMillion, a dedicated therapist whose approach to mental health combines evidence-based […]

By Gina Powell, LPC Fostering healthy patterns: A journey of self discovery Do your relationships enhance the quality of your life or are they weighing you down causing you stress? “The quality of our life ultimately depends on the quality of our relationships,” Esther Perel author and Psychotherapist best known for her work on human […]

By Felicia Levy, LCSW Have you ever heard of EMDR? EMDR is short for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. It is an evidence based therapy technique that helps people reprocess past events in order to alleviate current symptoms, triggers and distress from troubling memories. I was first introduced to the process many years ago following […]

By Felicia Levy, LCSW Have you ever heard of EMDR? EMDR is short for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. It is an evidence based therapy technique that helps people reprocess past events in order to alleviate current symptoms, triggers and distress from troubling memories. I was first introduced to the process many years ago following […]

By Jamie Edwards, LCSW One of the most difficult times to experience grief can be during the winter holidays, especially if it is within the first year of a loss. I often talk to grieving clients about the year of firsts, the first year of our grief when every occasion, experience – big or small – […]

By Kyle Shiver, LPC The urge to love and be loved is deeply engrained in our DNA. Research is continually showing an unmistakable relationship between living in isolation and experiencing disease, mental health challenges, and early death. Living life apart from others is as harmful to our well-being as chain smoking, while living a life […]

By Kyle Shiver, LPC The urge to love and be loved is deeply engrained in our DNA. Research is continually showing an unmistakable relationship between living in isolation and experiencing disease, mental health challenges, and early death. Living life apart from others is as harmful to our well-being as chain smoking, while living a life […]

By Farah Hussain Baig, LCSW Expectant parents spend months creating images in their mind of who they want their child to become.  But above everything, parents will consistently share their primary hope is to have a healthy child. With prenatal genetic testing, it is possible to confirm the likelihood of an unlimited list of disorders […]

By Kyle Shiver, MA Drama is exhausting. It saps us of the energy we need to maintain our own well-being and stability. If you find yourself caught in continuous cycles of drama with a friend, coworker, family member, or partner, there is a useful and practical tool – the drama triangle — to help us […]

By Kyle Shiver, MA Drama is exhausting. It saps us of the energy we need to maintain our own well-being and stability. If you find yourself caught in continuous cycles of drama with a friend, coworker, family member, or partner, there is a useful and practical tool – the drama triangle — to help us […]

By Jamie Edwards, LCSW In researching for this blog embracing uncertainty, I came across something called the uncertainty principle, developed by a German physicist Werner Heisenberg. This principle makes sense of the unexplainable in science and math, such as the functions of atoms, space, and the sun. In basic terms, the more we know about […]

Attachment refers to the particular way in which you relate to other people based on your level of security in the relationship. There are many different psychologists and therapists who have done scientific research on the topic, including John Bowlby, Dr. Allan Shore, John Bowlby, Mary Ainsworth and Stephen Borges to name a few. The […]

Attachment refers to the particular way in which you relate to other people based on your level of security in the relationship. There are many different psychologists and therapists who have done scientific research on the topic, including John Bowlby, Dr. Allan Shore, John Bowlby, Mary Ainsworth and Stephen Borges to name a few. The […]