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Substance Abuse, Wealthy Upbringings, and Depression: The Link

Depression is a mental illness that can affect anyone, regardless of their race, age, or socioeconomic status. However, there are some risk factors that may increase the likelihood of someone developing depression. One such risk factor is substance abuse. People who abuse drugs or alcohol are more likely to develop depre...
June 27, 2022

Depression

Grief Counseling: What Are The 5 Stages of Loss and Grief?

Grief is a universal human experience, an emotion that we most often feel when we lose a loved one. Grief is most often associated with the death of someone close to us, but it is also applicable when a relationship ends, a job is lost, or another major life change occurs. Psychological research has shown […]
May 27, 2022

Counseling

What Are The Different Types of Depression?

Depression is a common mental illness characterized by deep and extended feelings of sadness and hopelessness. About 7% of adults in the U.S. experience depression every year, and 1 in 6 adults will experience it sometime in their life. In order to fully understand depression, it is important to know the different types ...
May 17, 2022

Depression

What Do You Talk About in Grief Counseling?

The loss of a loved one can be one of the hardest times in a person’s life, and nothing can prepare you for the grief you feel. You do not have to endure it alone, though – a grief counselor is here for you. Grief counseling is a type of therapy that is specifically designed […]
May 9, 2022

Depression

Who Can Benefit from Medication Management?

Almost one in five adults in the U.S. has a mental illness, or about 53 million people. Mental illnesses can vary from mild and manageable by therapy alone to moderate or severe, requiring further intervention. Let’s discuss what medication management means in treating mental illness, who can benefit from professional me...
May 6, 2022

Medication Management

How Can Therapy Treat Depression?

Depression is one of the most common mental health disorders, and every year it affects 7% of the US population, or about 23 million people. Fortunately, a variety of effective treatments for depression are available, including therapy. Here, we explain what depression is and how therapy can treat it. Clinical Depression...
April 11, 2022

Depression

The Social Anxiety Theme Song

Have you ever had that moment when you were around other people, and your brain started saying, “You look terrible…. That was a stupid thing to say…. Nobody likes me…. They are all looking at me…”? We call that the “social anxiety theme song.” It gets stuck in your head and keeps repeating every time you try to […]
February 11, 2022

Anxiety