“I Just Found Out That My Son is Gay”
adminFamilies can struggle when a young gay adult comes out to them. Parents can struggle with how to be understanding, supportive and accepting. Most parents love their child after coming out, so that...
View ArticleCognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Asperger Syndrome
adminMany times over the years I have worked with individuals who have Asperger Syndrome who isolate themselves because they think that there is little hope in making new social connections with...
View ArticleAnxiety and Control
adminAnxiety and feeling a lack of control in your life are highly correlated. I have yet to meet someone who is coping with anxiety who feels comfortably in control of their lives. Think about the...
View ArticleThe New “R” and “R”: Relaxation and Recovery
adminWhen recovering from any type of substance abuse or emotional problem, relaxation is one of the most important, yet unrecognized skills that needs to be learned. We live busy lives and forget the...
View ArticleLearning How to Feel
adminA common, yet underestimated problem that many of my clients face is learning to accept and experience emotions. Feeling “numb” is something that many people who enter into therapy discover as a...
View ArticleIdentifying and Overcoming Anxiety and Depression
adminThis week is National Anxiety and Depression awareness week. When we think of anxiety and depression, we tend to think of the most debilitating and extreme cases of these feelings. The truth is...
View ArticleGetting Better By Yesterday
adminOne of the most common issues for people who are trying to recover from an anxiety problem is a sense of urgency to feel better. This makes sense. For many of these individuals, by the time they...
View ArticleShy or Socially Phobic?
adminIs there a difference between being shy and socially phobic? Yes. For those who are socially phobic, social settings may be avoided altogether. Therefore, when trying to determine whether or not a...
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How to Overcome Anxiety
admin Infographic that gives a brief description of how to deal with a problem with anxiety. This infographic starts with a description of why we live with anxiety to begin with. It then shows how...
View ArticleDealing with the Anxiety of the Apocalypse and Other Unlikely Events
adminAround the middle of 2011, I started to hear many people talk about the “end of the world”. I would have friends and co-workers ask if I believed that the end of the was going to happen in 2012. I...
View ArticleYou Are Here…
adminWhen we feel anxious or depressed, we quickly lose attract of where we are. Mentally, we can end up trapped in either the past or the future. Learning from the past and setting goals for the...
View ArticleWorking Backward from the Emotion
adminWorking through an emotional issue is often not easy. There are several strategies that people use, which disguise themselves as success. Some will distract themselves and others will...
View ArticleDealing with Failure
Michael SalasFailure is in the definition and in the one who defines it. Some failures are more universal than others, but reactions to particular failures tend to be as individual as the experiences...
View ArticleGetting Comfortable With “I Don’t Know”
Michael SalasTrying to control everything about your life will feed into a cycle of worrying that will not end. All the things that you don’t control can be intimidating, so it’s an understandable way...
View ArticleWalking Through Pain…What’s The Point?
Michael SalasIdentifying and accepting pain and the sources of this pain is not at all a fun thing to do. So why do it? Why do therapists push for this so often? Walking through pain can help with...
View ArticleEmotionally Surviving Black Friday
Michael SalasBlack Friday can be an emotional day, even if you’re not aware of it. It is important to pay attention to how marketers create a low level of emotion within us. This emotion can build up,...
View ArticleMoney for Nothing
Michael SalasWhen I was 18 years old, I impulsively decided to go to a psychic and have her read my palm. I’m not sure whether or not she is a true psychic or a fraud, but she gave me some advice that...
View ArticleOvercoming a Little “t” Trauma
Michael SalasWhen we think of trauma, we usually think of the most obvious of traumatic events like those that are related to assault, war, accidents, or natural disasters. These experiences are...
View ArticleHow to Overcome Anxiety
Michael Salas Infographic that gives a brief description of how to deal with a problem with anxiety. This infographic starts with a description of why we live with anxiety to begin with. It then shows...
View ArticleDealing with the Anxiety of the Apocalypse and Other Unlikely Events
Michael Salas Around the middle of 2011, I started to hear many people talk about the “end of the world”. I would have friends and co-workers ask if I believed that the end of the was going to happen...
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