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Read our therapists’ latest thoughts on a variety of mental health topics including blogs on anxiety, depression, LGBTQ+ issues, and more!

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5 Tips for Executive Functioning with ADHD

ADHD can cause executive dysfunction. Read this blog to learn more about ADHD and how to improve your executive functioning.

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Healthy Narcissism: Why Self-Focus Can Be Good for You [Video]

Do you think narcissism is a bad quality? Watch this video blog to learn the benefits of healthy narcissism and self-focus.

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Using Music in Therapy: How to Find Harmony in Healing

Music has many benefits beyond being entertaining. Read more to learn how you can use music in therapy to improve your mental health!

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Sustainable Self-Care Tips for Environmental Wellness

Read this blog to learn how your surroundings impact your wellbeing is an important factor in improving your quality of life.

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Understanding the Complexities of Eating Disorders

Uncover the impact of eating disorders on mental and physical health. Explore the nuances of anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder.

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Behind the Smile: Navigating High Functioning Depression

You never know what someone is going through and what is behind their smile. Read this blog to learn the signs of high functioning depression.

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How to Deal With a Breakup: The Art of a Healthy Goodbye

Are you going through or preparing for a breakup? Read this blog to learn how to break up well and cope with the loss.

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Speak with Confidence: Public Speaking Tips

Do you have a fear of public speaking? Read this blog to learn public speaking tips and overcome this fear.

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Why We Need to Listen More and Give Less Advice [Video]

This video blog explores why we need to give less advice. It teaches us the power of listening and how to be an active listener.

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Grief & Loss: Understanding the Purpose of Grieving

Have you experienced loss and the painful experience of grief? This blog helps us understand grief, why we experience it, and how to cope.

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Understanding Postpartum Depression

Postpartum depression is frequently misunderstood or stigmatized. This blog explores the signs of PPD and how to approach treatment.

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Every Body is a Beach Body: Navigating Body Image During the Summer

Are you having a difficult time with your body image this summer? This blog shows us how to let go of expectations and improve our body image.

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Emotions 101: What Are Emotions? [Video]

Do you ever feel confused by your emotions? This video blog gives us the basics of emotions and answers the question, "What are emotions?"

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The Wisdom of Trauma: How Hard Times Change Your Brain

Have you experienced trauma and struggled to heal? This blog explores how trauma changes the brain to reduce stigma and encourage healing.

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Tips for Improving Social Anxiety

Do you struggle with social anxiety? Read this blog to learn tips for improving social anxiety through wellness practices.

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Trauma, Social Media and Self Care

Social media increasingly allows us to become more connected to our communities and to local, national and global events in real time. As we find ourselves with more immediate access to information and news, we also experience the tragedies and traumas of the world as

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Helping Someone with Depression: 5 Ways to Be Supportive

Sometimes it is difficult to know how to approach a loved one about their depression. Watching someone suffer from depression can cause tremendous pain and can result in the non-depressed person feeling a mix of emotions including loneliness, guilt, helplessness and anger. If you have

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4 Strategies for Overcoming Rejection

Everything from “we’ve decided to hire someone with a little more experience” to “he/she is just not that into you” all point to one uncomfortable yet inevitable part of life: REJECTION. Many of us try desperately to avoid rejection because frequently it comes with a list of

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Things to Avoid on a First Date

3 Things to Avoid on a First Date

Going on a first date can be nerve racking. There are so many questions that can lead to anxiety. What to wear? Where to go? How do you split the bill? With so many unanswered questions dates can take an awkward turn that can end

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7 Ways to Cultivate your Creativity

Spring has finally sprung in New York City! After the overcast skies, heavy sweaters and stagnancy of winter, this season of color, vibrancy and growth never fails to stir my creative spirit. From a scientific perspective, creativity can be understood as the ability to come

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Tips to Reduce Anxiety Before a Stressful Event

5 Tips to Reduce Anxiety Before a Stressful Event

Sweaty palms, increased heart rate, racing thoughts, negative self-talk, and nervous tics…We’ve all been there.  These are just some of the common reactions we have right before a stressful event.  It can seem like we have no control over the anxiety, which typically leaves us

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5 Ways for Coping with Grief and Loss

The loss of a loved one, a relationship or even a job can have a significant and devastating impact on our lives. When we experience loss, we can expect to be faced with a number of symptoms including shock, sadness, guilt, anger, fear and physical

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Steps to Finding a Relationship

3 Steps to Finding a Relationship

Dating and looking for a relationship can be a difficult and daunting experience. The nature of dating sites and apps promise you will find the partner of your dreams and make it seem simple. But the truth about the search is that most of us

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How to Give Constructive Criticism

We have all been in a situation where we want to give a friend, a colleague or a partner constructive criticism but feel uneasy confronting them. What if they reject or dismiss it? What if they view it as an attack? What if it comes

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Setting Goals in 2016

Happy new year!  The beginning of a new year can bring with it feelings of hope, excitement and renewal.  Indeed, ‘tis the season for old endings, new beginnings, and new year’s resolutions.  This blog is designed to offer you a new perspective on new beginnings

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Ways to Combat Seasonal Affective Disorder

Feeling SAD? 7 Ways to Combat Seasonal Affective Disorder

As a Brit, you’d think I’d be used to gloomy weather. But having spent several years living in sunny Los Angeles, I have to admit – I’m nervous about the upcoming winter. Because exposure to sunlight plays a crucial role in emotional balance, the shorter,

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10 Ways to Moderate Your Drinking

  Alcohol may be a part of your everyday life.  You may drink socially or even enjoy a drink after a long day of work. But it is important to pay attention to your consumption habits as sometimes drinking can become problematic. If you feel

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Questions about PrEP

5 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Going On PrEP

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is on the minds of many gay men in New York City. It seems everyone knows someone on it or is taking it himself. The drug effectively blocks HIV infections 92-99% of the time for people who take it everyday, yet it remains

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how to manage your stress

How To Manage Your Stress

Unfortunately, stress is inevitable. So, what can we do about it? I’ve always thought a little stress can be good. It can help to motivate you, it can encourage you to perform better, and it can heighten your excitement about a task. However, it’s all

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