Posts by Marilee Feldman

Asexuality: Understanding Ace Identity

By Callie Feldman Natalie sat across the table from her boyfriend, his hands outreached, grasping hers. He caressed her hands and gently said “I think…
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The Increasing Issue of Eco-Anxiety and Finding the Right Therapist

Eco-anxiety is a growing concern as people struggle with the mental health impacts of climate change. Learn how climate-aware therapy can help you process these feelings and find support.

Domestic Violence: Let’s Break the Silence

Domestic violence is considered to be a pattern of coercive control that one person exercises over another and can include physical, verbal, emotional, sexual, and…
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Yucky Thoughts and What to Do about Them

Learn why fighting intrusive thoughts makes them worse and how ERP therapy can help you break free from the cycle.

Why It’s OK to Bah Humbug the Arrival of Fall

“You expected to be sad in the fall. Part of you died each year when the leaves fell from the trees and their branches were…

Is the News Impacting Your Mental Health?

Have you noticed that listening to, reading, or watching the news is beginning to impact your mental health? You’re not alone. Now that the news…

Two Types of OCD Hollywood Doesn’t Show Us

In the 1997 movie As Good as it Gets, Jack Nicholson plays a quirky novelist with a few eccentric obsessive-compulsive tendencies. He hops along the…

Couples, Learn to Strengthen Your “Noticing” Muscle

Has your relationship been affected by COVID-19? If so, you aren’t alone.  Depending on your situation during this time, your relationship might be affected in…

What’s for Dinner? And Other Ways to Focus on Your Own Needs for a Change!

It’s almost dinner time. The age old question surfaces, “What do you want to do for dinner tonight?” Ugh. There it is. We all know…

Parenting for a Pandemic and Beyond: Using Positive Reinforcement to Help Your Child Make Good Choices

By Zuly Ramirez, LCPC Parenting is a 24-hour, 7-day-a-week job, but typically, children have structured activities to help parents receive support in between. Children have…

The Highly Sensitive Person: Am I Really Too Sensitive?

I recently attended a training on highly sensitive people (HSP).  I knew a little bit about this trait, but throughout the training I kept thinking…

Grief and Loss during the Holidays: Navigating the Challenges

This time of the year is always difficult for those who have lost loved ones, but it may be particularly so this year. Not only…