Are you just blue or are you depressed?          10 Signs of Depression

Are you just blue or are you depressed? 10 Signs of Depression

Depression is common illness and is serious: One in 10 adults report experiencing depression at some time in their life. This is not just feeling down for a day or two or sad because you have gone through a breakup. Clinical depression can affect you in many...
Are You Emotionally Healthy?

Are You Emotionally Healthy?

I had the opportunity to watch a “chick flick” (I love deep ones with lots of character development) with 3 of my good friends last weekend.  After the movie, we sat out on the patio until midnight in the glow of the white twinkly lights strung up on the...
How Can Therapy Help Me?

How Can Therapy Help Me?

If you are suffering from depression or anxiety you want to know how to relieve the symptoms of fatigue, sadness, hopelessness or the feelings of panic, fear and insecurity; some people might say, “this will pass”  or “cheer up, you have a lot to be thankful for”...
What Fills Your Tank?

What Fills Your Tank?

Memorial Day weekend was coming up and I had three days off to decide what to do with.  Because I am balancing a job and my counseling practice, a family, and my own self care needs, normally this is time to get “a bunch of stuff done.”  I consider myself a...