Anxiety and OCD

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Why Exercise and Relaxation Alone Won’t Cure Your Anxiety

You’ve tried running, meditation, and breathing exercises, but your anxiety keeps coming back. Here’s why lifestyle changes aren’t enough and what actually works.

Worry is an Active Process: How Counseling for Anxiety Can Help You Break the Cycle

If you’re someone who struggles with anxiety or has been stuck in never-ending loops of worry, you’re probably familiar with that feeling: your mind racing,…

Our Culture’s Role in Teen Anxiety and Depression

Hi parents, If your teen or young adult child is feeling anxious, down, withdrawn, or overwhelmed lately—you’re not alone. We’re hearing from more and more…
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Postpartum Anxiety and OCD: More Common than You Think

Postpartum anxiety and OCD cause the mom to suffer greatly at what is already one of the most difficult times in a woman’s life. However, it is common and you can find relief.

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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.

Are You Enabling Your Child’s Anxiety?

By Mary Sliwa Do you feel like your time is overrun by your child’s anxiety? Are you rearranging your entire schedule to help your child…
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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.

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Managing Your Anxiety by Becoming AWARE

Learn how the AWARE method helps you stop fighting anxiety and start managing it effectively through mindfulness-based techniques.

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…

Is Your Therapist Really Helping You with Your Anxiety?

By Marilee Feldman, LCPC, CADC In not-so-great news, these days many of us—and I mean MANY of us—are struggling with anxiety. There’s a global pandemic,…

Educating Your Child or Teen about OCD

By Crystal Rodriguez Parents, did you know that, in contrast to many mental health issues, which frequently begin in adulthood, one issue—obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)—can begin…

Does Talking about Your Anxiety Help, or Hurt?

If you have anxiety, you may believe that talking to others about your worries is helpful. When you’re anxious, you may talk more, which is…