Exposure therapy is a technique used by behavioral and cognitive behavioral therapists to treat people with phobias or anxiety. It can be...

ADHD is characterized by hyperactivity, emotional reactivity, racing thoughts, distractibility, decreased concentration, inattention, and...

Depression is a disorder that affects approximately 17.3 million Americans in any given year. That is about 7.1% of our population. It...

We can all suffer a lack of confidence from time to time or in certain situations. This is completely normal. But sometimes our lack of...

During the holidays, there is pressure on us to be cheerful and happy all the time. We are expected to go on outings, attend parties, go...

Does just the thought of going to the office holiday party make you start sweating? Do you plan where you’re going to sit long before the...

Here in Michigan, it’s hard not to notice the days getting shorter and shorter. It’s dark when you go to work, and for many of us, it’s...

Catastrophizing is one of the common cognitive distortions that people use in which they automatically assume the absolute worst-case...

Shame and guilt are very similar emotions and can often become confused with each other. However, shame and guilt are two very different...

We all have family members that we have difficulty dealing with from time to time. This is problematic at the best of times, but...

The use of visualization to help anxious people calm down has been around for a really long time. I remember as a young, idealistic...

Doomscrolling is defined as the practice of scrolling through bad news stories on the internet one after another and continuing to do so...

Intrusive thoughts are by their very nature thoughts or images that come out of nowhere and can cause you distress. They can be sexual in...

One of the basic concepts of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is the concept that you can change your feelings by changing your...

When you think about depression, I’m betting that you think of someone who is sad, down, tired, crying, and has no energy. And while this...

I like to think of anxiety and stress as being closely related to each other. After all, both are related to various hormones being...

Sometimes when people are coping with a trauma in their past, they will turn to drinking or using drugs to help them through the pain....

So, the question that prompted this blog is if and how depression affects a woman’s sex drive. Sadly, the relationship between depression...

People will often try to build up their perceived weaknesses, but I would challenge you to instead build on your strengths! People who...

As I’m sure you can guess from the title of this blog, this week (and month!) is designated as National Suicide Prevention Week. I...