January 16, 2014
by LuAnn Pierce, LCSW
The traumatic stresses that are likely to affect teens are interpersonal acts of violence, aggression or threats. This may be date rape, dating violence, bullying, harassment by a peer or adults, coercion or threats of violence, psychological and emotional blackmail and others.
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January 15, 2014
by LuAnn Pierce, LCSW
Losing a child is an unbearable loss for any parent. But surviving children experience traumatic grief in a different way. Important guidance for children of grieving parents.
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January 14, 2014
by Casey Truffo, LMFT
One of the most common reasons for breakups, separations, and/or divorce is infidelity. Some people feel that infidelity is a deal breaker; there are no second chances; the marriage is over; no discussion needed; pack your bags and get out.
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You may be carrying around a false belief from the past, and you are unaware of how it got there, or even unaware that you actually belief one or many false beliefs about yourself that were programmed into you from a dysfunctional family pattern.
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Over the years I have had many patients who knowingly or unknowingly come to my office with the issue of child sexual abuse. One out of every three women and one out of every six men have been abused as a child in our society.
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January 4, 2014
by LuAnn Pierce, LCSW
The pain of losing a pregnancy is not just felt by the mother and father, but also on the children. Children cope differently, and here are a few tell tale signs your child is grieving, and what to do to help them.
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December 28, 2013
by LuAnn Pierce, LCSW
Learning to live with and manage a mental health condition is tough enough without the additional stress of denial and outright disbelief of family members.
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December 24, 2013
by Casey Truffo, LMFT
As natural and sometimes unavoidable as jealousy can be, it can (and should) be controlled. By allowing such fear, insecurities, and anxiety to build up, animosity can develop towards the one person that you’re supposed to love and trust.
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December 21, 2013
by LuAnn Pierce, LCSW
Most people believe that the rate of depression makes a sharp rise during the holiday season. However, research shows that depression and suicide rates are actually higher at other times of the year. This does not mean that millions of people are not depressed during the holidays – they are.
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December 18, 2013
by Stephanie Byrne
Mania is something that can be a very productive state of mind when channeled in a positive direction. Some of the most creative minds of our time were diagnosable as bi-polars; Beethoven, Charles Dickens, Ernest Hemmingway and Abraham Lincoln just to name a few (the list goes on).
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