September is National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, suicide is the 11^th leading cause of death in the United States.

CBT teaches practical coping skills for managing emotions, improving effective communication, and problem-solving which can be areas of concern for people with TBI.

Cognitive reappraisal involves changing how a person thinks about, or appraises, a situation. This can be particularly helpful when dealing with a stressful or distressing situation…

Depersonalization is focused on yourself, and derealization is focused on the external world. Both experiences can include a sense of emotional detachment, feeling numb, or feeling distressed or confused.

There is a connection between the mental health of a parent, or primary caregiver, and a child.

Research has shown that group therapy is effective at treating a variety of concerns such as anxiety and depression.

Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based form of psychotherapy that can help manage perimenopause and menopause symptoms such as changes in mood and sleep difficulty.

The hedonic treadmill, which is also known as hedonic adaptation, is the idea that people have a set level of happiness, and after increasing or decreasing in response to life events, happiness tends to return to the set level.

"Should thoughts" can create unrealistic expectations and a sense of pressure. Values based behavior that is not based on what sounds good or what someone else says creates more motivation. The next time you act or set a goal, check that expectations are realistic, balanced and based on your values.

Procrastination can lead to stress and missed deadlines. Learn how to stop procrastinating with simple strategies like the 5-Minute Rule and task breakdowns.

Unhelpful thinking styles, like catastrophizing or overgeneralization, can distort perceptions and amplify distressing emotions, affecting mental well-being.

Catastrophizing is thinking the worst possible outcome will happen and is related to anxiety and depression.

Keystone habits create positive ripple effects, enhancing routines, mindset, and well-being. Learn how small changes lead to transformative growth.

Most of us don’t like the feeling of pain, yet it is possible to be in pain and not experience suffering. Suffering arises when we do not accept pain and respond to pain with resistance. This creates a struggle with pain that can lead to becoming stuck in it.

Trauma bonding may sound like two people connecting over a similar difficult experience. In actual fact, trauma bonding refers to the attachment someone feels toward someone who is being abusive or causing them harm.

Disordered eating involves behaviors and symptoms similar to eating disorders but with less severity and frequency, often including dieting. Dr. Nicole Cross will be leading an in-person, 12-week, Eating Disorder Skills Group starting on September 20, 2024 open to individuals with disordered eating and body image concerns.

Experiencing consistent trouble sleeping can be quite problematic. Cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is a short, structured, evidence-based approach to treating sleep difficulty that focuses on the connection between thoughts, behaviors, and sleep.

Magnification and minimization is a type of cognitive distortion where certain aspects of a situation are exaggerated while other aspects are downplayed or ignored.

Generational trauma is trauma that extends from one generation to the next. We review some examples and discuss how to break the cycle of generational trauma.

Our thoughts and feelings influence our behavior (and vice versa), and if you believe you can achieve a goal, you are more likely to put in the work to achieve it.