Family Focus: The importance of play therapy for children

Family Focus: The importance of play therapy for children

With the rise in child depression, anxiety and all the turmoil kids have gone through over the last year it’s important our kids play – not just for physical benefits but for a mental break. In today’s Family Focus, Mae spoke to therapist Nancy Ryan, LMFT and...
How to Know if You Are Depressed

How to Know if You Are Depressed

What is depression? These days, it’s not uncommon to hear the expression, “I am so depressed right now”. But depression is very different than feeling sad after a breakup or irritable after a difficult day at work. Depression is an all-consuming sadness that affects...
Everything You Need to Know About Sand Tray Therapy

Everything You Need to Know About Sand Tray Therapy

What is Sand Tray Therapy? Sand tray therapy, sometimes called the World Technique, is a form of expressive therapy. In its most basic form, sand tray therapy presents clients with an opportunity to create an imaginary world in sand that symbolizes and reflects their...
What Gets in the Way of Setting Healthy Goals?

What Gets in the Way of Setting Healthy Goals?

It may not come as a surprise that more than two-thirds of New Year’s resolutions fail each year. The question is why? Although the answer is complicated and personal for each of us, here’s what it boils down to. Number one, our goals are based on society’s...
Keeping Stress Away From Our Children

Keeping Stress Away From Our Children

Watching developments on the news these days is sometimes distressing for all of us. In fact, it’s important to recognize that if it’s impacting us, as well as impacting our kids. Mae, from Fox 40 Sacramento spoke to therapist Nancy Ryan about how to keep stress away...