Find your best therapist: Make sure the therapist is the best fit

Find your best therapist: Make sure the therapist is the best fit

From the Expert Roundup – How to Find the Best Psychotherapist? Secret Unlocked Nancy Ryan, LMFT and Certified Gottman Therapist was one of the participants in the expert roundup and her portion of the article is below. Here are some tips to get started with...
Take These Steps to Manage Anxiety and Begin to Thrive!

Take These Steps to Manage Anxiety and Begin to Thrive!

Just like a plant grows vigorously and flourishes when its needs are met, humans thrive when they are cared for and cared about. Anxiety, though, is as damaging to a person as the lack of sunshine is to a plant, causing it to shrivel up and die. To thrive once again,...
Paralyzing Anxiety:  Flight-or-Flight’s Brother, Freeze

Paralyzing Anxiety: Flight-or-Flight’s Brother, Freeze

A paralyzing anxiety attack can almost completely shut you down.When Fight-or-Flight’s brother, Freeze, hits you with his Supervillain-like freeze ray – unless you have a high frequency ice pick handy – you’re stuck!Okay, okay. Anxiety related “freezing” might not be...
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 fence.  We...
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. As well as the feelings of panic, fear and insecurity. Some people might say, “this will pass”  or “cheer up, you have a lot to be thankful...