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Dreading Your Bed: Effective Treatment for Insomnia
By: Jocelin Bailey, LICSW, LCSWC Treatment for Insomnia: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Bedtime is approaching and you are dreading the night ahead. This feeling of dread is not because you aren’t exhausted from your very full day, it’s because you are [...]
National School Counseling Week is Feb 1-5, 2021
The first week of February is traditionally recognized as National School Counseling week here in the United States. The purpose of this week is to focus public attention on the unique contribution of school counselors within U.S. school systems. National [...]
Mental health resolutions for 2021
Improve your mental health in 2021 by setting realistic goals It’s pretty common in the New Year for people to set well-intentioned “resolutions” for the purpose of self-improvement. The most popular examples of these being extreme diets, intense work-out regimens, [...]
Missed appointment fees for 2021
Please note: We currently have a list of people in need of urgent appointments. Your appointment time is reserved for you alone. Please be courteous, and when at all possible, provide as much notice as you can for canceling or [...]
Holiday stress and depression during a pandemic
How the pandemic is affecting the holidays The normal holiday stressors are being exacerbated in 2020, thanks to feelings that have become all-too-familiar in the last eight months – heightened levels of fear, anxiety, disappointment, and grief. While some are [...]
Is your diet making you depressed?
How your food can effect your mood Depression can affect every aspect of a person’s life and is a very complex medical issue. While no one knows exactly what causes depression, researchers have identified some genetic correlations and increased risk [...]
2020 Mental Health Awareness Week (October 4-10)
Resources for Mental Health Awareness Week National Depression Screening Day is October 8. Oasis now offers a convenient online screening tool for patients who feel they may be in need of help. A clinical psychologist reviews all of the screenings [...]
Are you feeling the onset of “winter blues,” a.k.a seasonal affect disorder?
The arrival of fall means the return of popular pumpkin-spiced coffee flavors and colorful decorum – but for some, it can also mean the return of the “winter blues.” Seasonal depression, which is also known as seasonal affect disorder (SAD), [...]
10 ways to reduce stress during virtual learning
TURN OFF PHONES AND ELECTRONICS Email, text and app notifications are distractions that undermine learning. The Journal of Educational Psychology found that students who tried to divide their attention between lectures and smartphones had lower test scores and poor retention [...]