Atlanta Specialized Care Blog

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

What You Need to Know About Anxiety and How to Deal with It

Anxiety is almost considered normal in today’s society. However, if anxiety is interfering with your life and is causing frequent anguish, you can experience a more peaceful existence when implementing anxiety-management methods and/or receiving therapy. There is a wide range of anxiety treatment options, as well as tech...
January 31, 2022

Anxiety

5 Signs It Is Time To Get Into Couples Counseling

All relationships have their ups and downs. After all, they involve two individuals with their own needs and desires, their own hopes and expectations, and their own communicative skills and abilities to express their feelings. As such, it often takes more than just love to sustain and enrich a relationship. If you’re go...
January 23, 2022

Couples Counseling

Feeling Down? How to Overcome Depression

Feeling sad or down occasionally is a part of life for everyone. However, if you experience persistent feelings of sadness that interfere with your daily life and inhibit healthy functioning, you may be living with depression. Let’s talk about the various types of depression, the symptoms, and where you can go in Atlanta...
January 20, 2022

Depression

What Is Clinical Depression?

The word “depression” is often used in conversation to describe feelings such as sadness, disappointment, and frustration. However, there is a difference between that and clinical depression. Clinical depression is much more than sadness. There are several categories of depression, including Clinical, Situational, Perina...
December 27, 2021

Depression

Common Benefits of Child Therapy and Counseling

Let’s face it, as parents, we have all wondered at some point if we should take our kiddos to a therapist or not. Questions come up like: What are problems that a therapist could help with? When do I know my child needs outside help? How does it benefit a child to talk to someone outside the […]
December 21, 2021

Counseling

Medication Management: What Does It Really Mean to Me?

There is a lot of misinformation out there about “medication management” and what it is or is not. When it comes to mental health, medication management is the practice of assessing symptoms that an individual may be experiencing and prescribing the appropriate medication that will assist the brain in doing what it may n...
December 9, 2021

Medication Management

Depression: The Bully Within

Bullies can be cruel and leave us feeling crummy about ourselves. They somehow find our insecurities and use them against us. They can be relentless and wear you down to the point that you try to avoid them, yet they constantly haunt your thoughts. A bully can leave you feeling exhausted, hopeless, and maybe even […]
October 8, 2021

Depression