Blog & Articles List

• 11 Warning Signs of Alcohol Dependence 3/24/23
• Simple Daily Self Care Practices 3/10/23
• When Stress Makes You Shut Down: Understanding Dissociation and Depersonalization 2/24/2023
• The Importance of Self-Esteem 2/10/2023
• Is your Teen using Drugs or Alcohol? 2/6/2023
• Controlling Behavior 2/6/2023
• Alcohol Use Disorder​ 1/28/2023
• Reasons Why Out-of-Network Services Could be a Better Choice for You 10/21/2022
• Tips for Helping Anxious Students at School 10/21/2022
• Resentments 4/29/2022
• Influence of Alcohol on our Brain 3/30/2021
• The Aftermath of Infidelity 9/27/2020
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 9/3/2020
• Four Tips for Lasting Behavioral Changes 7/15/2020
• Teen Anxiety 7/6/2020
• EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing) 6/19/2020
• Tips for Managing Relationship in the Era of the Pandemic 6/3/2020
• The 5 Stages of Grief and Loss 5/23/2020
• Tips for Long Distance Relationships 5/16/2020
• Can Co-Dependence Cause Harm and Suffering To Me 4/18/2020
• Past Romantic Relationship Trauma 4/18/2020
• How Antidepressants Work 4/18/2020
• The Masks We Wear 4/18/2020
• What Causes Social Anxiety? 4/18/2020
• Is Stay at Home causing an increase in your Alcohol consumption? 4/18/2020
• What is Neurofeedback? 2/10/2020
• How to Deal with Anxiety: Habits That Can Help 2/7/2020
• Sex & Anxiety 9/20/2019
• ​Use Exercise to Help Depression 9/14/2019
• ​The Mistakes of Bad Managers 9/14/2019
• Teen Therapy 9/14/2019
• ​Social Anxiety 9/14/2019
• ​Screen Time 9/14/2019
• ​Relationships & Belonging 9/14/2019
• Medications Used in the Treatment of Depression 9/14/2019
• ​Teens and Cell Phones 9/14/2019
• ​In Praise of ADD 9/14/2019
• ​How to Tolerate Uncertainty 9/14/2019
• ​Anxiety & Panic Disorders 9/14/2019
• ​Marijuana and the Adolescent Brain 5/29/2018
• ​The Relationship Between Sleep and Addiction 4/12/2018
• ​Addiction and the Brain 4/7/2018
• ​Effects of Nicotine on the Brain and the Body 3/1/2018
• ​Understanding Why Do Teens Use Alcohol and Drugs 2/1/2018
• ​Negative Impact of Technology & Social Media on Teens 1/27/2018
• Effects of Nicotine on the Brain and the Body 11/11/2017
• ​The Danger of Fentanyl 11/4/2017
• ​Parents and your Stressed Teenager 11/2/2017
• ​Consequences of Underage Drinking 10/1/2017
• ​Untreated Alcoholism or the ‘Dry Drunk’ Syndrome 9/10/2017
• ​Teen Marijuana Use Worsens Depression 6/11/2017
• ​Opioid Addiction 4/17/2017
• ​My Approach to Working with Couples 4/10/2017
• ​Dual Diagnosis Treatment 4/3/2017
• ​Raising an Emotionally Healthy Child 3/27/2017
• ​What Can I Expect During A First Session? 3/20/2017
• ​Teen Mental Illness Issues and Treatment 3/13/2017
• ​Speaker/Listener Exercise 3/6/2017
• ​Revisiting Past Conflicts Exercise 2/27/2017
• ​Increase Potency of Marijuana and its Impact on the Brain 2/20/2017
• ​Poor Impulse Control in Teens Linked to Substance Abuse? 2/13/2017
• ​Addiction Treatment 2/6/2017
• ​Don't just say No! 1/30/2017
• ​Peer Pressure 1/23/2017
• ​Misguided View – Parent's Providing Alcohol to their Teens 1/16/2017
• ​The Four Stages of Adolescent and Young Adult Drug Use 1/9/2017
• ​Drug, Alcohol Risk Increased For Youths Using Social Media 1/2/2017
• ​Good Boundaries Vital to Building Healthy Relationships 12/26/2016
• ​How do Drugs Impact the Human Brain? 12/19/2016
• ​Addiction and Health 12/12/2016
• ​Alcohol and the Body 12/5/2016
• ​New Science Reveals That Marijuana May Be More Addictive Than Previously Thought 11/28/2016
• ​Drug Abuse and Addiction 11/21/2016
• ​Underage Drinking 11/14/2016
• ​Parents In The Dark: Survey Says Parents Underestimate Risks Of Kid's Alcohol and Drug Use 11/7/2016
• ​Older Teens Had Major Depressive Episode in Year 2013 10/31/2016
• ​Five Classes Of Risk Factors For Adolescent Use And Abuse Of Substances 10/24/2016
• ​High Conflict Personality 10/17/2016
• ​Reducing Teen Prescription Drug Abuse: Tips for Parents 10/16/2016
• ​Signs and Symptoms of Addiction 10/10/2016
• ​Misguided View – Parent's Providing Alcohol to their Teens 10/3/2016
• ​​If You Think Your Teen is Using 9/26/2016
• What Parents can do with an Acting Out Adolescent 9/19/2016
• ​Did You Know... 9/5/2016

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