When we think of perfectionism we tend to think of high-strung, high-performing individuals who hold themselves and others to exacting standards. For many perfectionists, there’s no such thing as good enough
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Complex PTSD: What Is It and What Causes It?
When we think of PTSD, we often associate it with a single, life-altering event: a tragic accident, a violent encounter with a criminal, or a natural disaster. Complex PTSD, sometimes called C-PTSD, occurs in response to repeated exposure to abuse or trauma.
5 Ways to Help Your Teen with Depression
As a parent, there’s nothing more heartbreaking than seeing your child suffer from depression. We want them to flourish and grow, but when your teen is struggling with depression, it’s easy to feel helpless as you watch them pull back, isolate, and shut down.
How Does Depression Affect Your Brain?
There are several physiological changes that accompany depression. Various regions of the brain shrink in response to prolonged bouts of depression.
Helpful Tips for Identifying an Anxiety Attack
Whether you’re prepping for a presentation at work or looking for a spot in a busy parking lot, anxiety attacks arrive without warning.
EMDR: How Effective Is It?
EMDR therapy is unique in that it is both science-based and results-driven. Therapist and client work together collaboratively to reverse engineer negative thoughts & behaviors in their life, trace them back to their root, and heal those wounds where they live—in the body.
Depression — Is It Affecting Your Family?
Every family is a complex and unique web of individual and collective relationships. Think of it as a sprawling spider’s web, with family members and their lives represented by the strands of the web.
4 Common Signs of Trauma Bonding
What happens when the person you love is also someone who won’t stop hurting you? A trauma bond is formed when an abused person forms an intense personal attachment to the person who abuses them.
Suffering from Body Dysmorphia? You May Not Be Alone
While we often think of body dysmorphia as a problem that only affects young girls and women, the reality is that anyone can fall prey to these unrealistic standards.
New Perspective Counseling introduces: Coping with Confidence
Coping With Confidence As mothers, we can all relate through personal experiences (or stories) of how tough high school years…
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