Anxiety has been described as a roller coaster ride. Indeed, it is. It can really make a person feel like they’ve just crawled off a triple-loop skyscraping train on a monorail. So what are the symptoms of anxiety? For starters, it makes your heart beat faster. You know that wild rush feeling you get when [...]
An article at Counseling Today Online on play therapy explains how influential this type of therapy can be with children ages 3-12. But, for the record, it is becoming increasingly more useful in providing helpful therapy for adolescents and adults. Play therapy allows children without abstract thinking abilities and the vocabulary to communicate their concerns [...]
Call it overwhelming dread, or anxiety. Or panic attacks. Whatever you call it, it’s not fun. In fact, it’s downright scary. We understand. If you’re wanting to seek relief from the midnight sweats, the pounding heart, the irrational fears, then seek out an anxiety therapist. Find someone you can talk to who will understand and [...]
One of the most misunderstood physical conditions I’ve ever seen is anxiety disorder. It is often thought of as a mental disorder, but it isn’t. It’s a physical disorder. And that’s the real power behind the issues that affect so many people. If you examine what happens to the body of a person suffering from [...]
If you are a practicing marriage and family therapist then you probably have a plan for continuing education and professional development. If you don’t, you should. The AAMFT offers excellent opportunities for professional development and skills enhancement for MFTs at all levels. One professional development seminar that looks promising is the AAMFT Institutes for Advanced [...]
One of the most paralyzing mental disorders is anxiety. It seems like such a simple thing. If you’re afraid of something or stressing about something then take your mind off of it, or face your fear head on and it will go away. Simple wisdom, right? Not necessarily. What makes anxiety quite a bit different [...]
One of the biggest joy stealers in the lives of many people is anxiety. This dreadful illness can capture a person’s spirit and hold it in bondage for years. But you can combat it with the proper help. If you are feeling high levels of anxiety and aren’t quite sure what to do about it, [...]
Imagine that your spouse comes home all down and depressed on a day you were planning to go out and have fun. Your spouse is in no mood to have fun. His/her anxiety soon takes over you and you either become angry, sad, or depressed. If this happens to you frequently because your spouse is [...]
Source: http://news.byu.edu/archive10-jul-marriageprep.aspx Before they take the plunge, many engaged couples may wonder if a marriage preparation class is worthwhile. Some Brigham Young University professors asked the same question, and what they found might surprise you: yes and no. The yes: Marriage prep classes significantly increased couples’ communication quality. “We found that classes can improve couples’ [...]
In your search for marriage counselors, you will come across a professional called the Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT). The MFT comes up as the perfect guide if anything goes wrong in your married life. Why marriage and family therapy and not just marriage therapy? This is the question we will try to answer in [...]
Stress and anxiety ruins not only your life but also that of others around you. Your behavior changes for the worse when you are anxiety-ridden. This strains your relationships with people around you. Your relationship with your spouse or partner is hit the worst by the stress in your life. Now, stress is something you [...]
People who experience anxiety usually have symptoms day in and day out. Unlike stress, which tends to come and go depending on the situation, anxiety tends to stick around. Sometimes for long periods of time. And the person who is stressed out usually knows what has them on wit’s end. Not so the person suffering [...]
Every family has problems. While some get resolved on a day-to-day basis, others get to an extent that requires help from outside. I am talking about marriage and family therapy. Now, how do you find out if your family needs such therapy? We have come up with a few questions that will help you figure [...]
Acute anxiety is a condition that is difficult to live with, but it is controllable. An anxiety therapist can help you control your negative feelings and overcome your fear of panic attacks. There is no reason to live in a constant state of fear and despair. Many men are afraid to seek treatment for their [...]
Finding a therapist can be a challenging task if you don’t know what to look for. There are different kinds of therapists and counselors and you should take your time to evaluate them to find the right one. Don’t just look at location and price and make a decision. Other factors should influence you as [...]
Anxiety can hold an iron grip on a person’s life. It can literally paralyze you right into inaction, or worse. But it doesn’t have to. There are ways to overcome anxiety so that it doesn’t rule and control you. The first step, however, is to recognize its symptoms. Anxiety is a response to a perceived [...]
The economic recession has taken its toll on many marriages as stress and financial concerns overcome the daily emotional needs of couples. As more and more people are finding themselves out of work, often for the first time in their lives, they are also finding new emotional vulnerabilities that are cutting them to the core. [...]
There are different reasons for people to seek out online therapy instead of traditional in-office therapy. Many people find the convenience and distance of online therapy to be helpful, while others need and seek out the more physical aspects of face-to-face in-office therapy. The choices are available because there was a growing need for quality, [...]
Personalized therapy is a very powerful way to help individuals deal with social anxieties and anxiety or panic attacks. For those who suffer from panic attacks and anxiety in social situations, the results can cause debilitating isolationism and a breakdown of social interactions and mental health. Helping people deal with these issues, accept them and [...]
It is natural for people to have questions and concerns about the viability and methods that are included in marriage and family therapy techniques, marriage and family therapy sessions and even the licensing and educational status of marriage and family therapists. When you turn to an outsider for mental health issues, entrusting you and your [...]
When events in your past have built up and created barricades against your future, you must realize that it is time to seek outside help. Trauma, grief, fear, abuse or addiction can all create unyielding walls that can be too much for many people to overcome. Every time they make forward progress in a relationship [...]
Group therapy is one of the many tools that help individuals understand and effectively navigate the often complex world of relationships and social encounters. Many patients begin with individual therapy and then progress into group therapy as a way to connect or reconnect with others in a supportive, understanding and positive atmosphere. There are many [...]
One of the main concerns for any individual who is seeking out mental health counseling or therapy is the type of therapist they will find. There are so many different types of professional designations and certifications and a simple search under therapist will yield thousands of results. Understanding how therapists are certified, what kind of [...]
Whichever name or title you put on it, Individual Therapy is a type of counseling that has helped millions of people understand, accept and move past their own inner demons. Individual counseling goes by many different names or titles, including individual counseling, personal counseling, personal therapy, therapy, relationship counseling or even marriage counseling when used [...]
Relationships and marriages can be difficult even during the good years, so the additional stress put on a relationship where one of the partners suffers from Anxiety or depression can have disastrous effects on marriage. If the couple doesn’t seek help both together and on individual levels, the underlying problems in the relationship as well [...]
There are many ongoing research that look into the effectiveness of marriage counseling and family therapy. The benefits of therapy, while difficult to measure in a traditional sense, clearly show the benefits of counseling and therapy in helping families learn to better relate and communicate. Marriage and family therapy cover a large range of mental [...]
More and more individuals are seeking individual therapy to help deal with the stress of taking care of aging loved ones, especially parents. In fact, it is increasingly common to see middle generation families taking care of themselves, their parents and their own children all at the same time while simultaneously working on their career. [...]
It is often the ones who have the least control and who cannot ask for help that are themselves the most in need of it. When children have problems and medical conditions that severely affect their lives it could be a great help to them if a family counselor was involved who could support them [...]
Anxiety Disorder includes so many symptoms and signs that it eventually even becomes a symptom of itself. Anxiety Disorder includes a variety of physical symptoms that can be crippling at worst and barely tolerable at best. Some of the signs of Anxiety Disorder are: Feelings of apprehension or dread Trouble concentrating Feeling tense and jumpy [...]
When marriage counseling is not used to help a couple come to a better understanding in their relationship then it is quite often a family therapist who is called in to pick up the pieces when a couple decides to divorce. And their family needs real help. It would have been helpful if the couple [...]
