Rebekah's Angels Helps Others With PTSD
Rebekah’s Angels was featured on Good Day LA for PTSD Awareness Day. Watch the video here.
ART Featured in Social Work Today
Behavioral Health Brief: Animal-Assisted Therapy and ART — A Picture-Perfect ComboBy Prairie ConlonSocial Work TodayVol. 21 No. 3 P. 10 My client walks gingerly into the stable. “Hi Daisy,” he calls softly to the dark brown mare standing by a fence post. He reaches his hands out tentatively. I study his body language as the […]
Soberman’s Estate Innovates Accelerated Resolution Therapy
For Jerry Ehmann, LPC, LISAC, NCC, the role of trauma was never more apparent in the roots of addiction and mental health disorders than when, years ago, he worked as a clinician at the Youth Development Institute in Phoenix. The 84-bed residential locked campus provides intensive and specialized treatment for youths referred by the Arizona juvenile court […]
How COVID-19 Is Affecting Mental Health
Besides being life-threatening, the deadly virus, known as coronavirus or Covid-19, is also having a huge impact on mental health. For example, just being trapped inside for weeks or even months can lead to feelings of sadness, anxiety, loneliness, depression and other emotions. Here’s how Covid-19 is affecting the mental health of Americans, along with […]
Kidnapping survivor undergoes promising PTSD therapy
Jessica Buchanan was taken by Somali pirates and held captive for months until she was rescued by a team a Navy SEALS. She’s now finding relief through Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) and hopes others try the therapy for PTSD symptoms. Read the full article on Fox 13 Tampa Bay
Do You Have High Emotional Intelligence?
Some people know when you are having a hard day when you need some time to yourself, or when you are being honest. Other people don’t have a clue. What about you? Do you understand your own emotions? How well can you manage yourself in stressful situations? Are you in tune with other people’s emotions? […]
Healing for Postpartum Psychosis
A new mom with a new baby should be one of the happiest people in the world, right? Unfortunately, it doesn’t always work out that way. Postpartum depression or anxiety is fairly common among new mothers. Something in your brain is off, and you don’t feel as happy as you should, and maybe that makes […]
What Nietzsche Said About Letting Go, And Choosing Your Own Path
Friedrich Nietzsche, the famous German philosopher who is perhaps best known for his theory of the Superman, is someone who’s often misunderstood. His other famous (or infamous) work is Genealogy of Morals. While the two pieces of philosophy might seem dry and outdated by today’s standards, they can be of great use to people who […]
The Power of "Doing" for Depressed Clients
When depression hits, it can leave your clients trapped in bed, neglecting personal care and their responsibilities. The cruel truth about depression is that the illness itself prevents people from helping themselves. Rumination, past trauma, and negative beliefs about the self can keep them trapped in a painful cycle. Fortunately, even small actions can make […]
The Emotionally Intelligent Therapist as a Business Leader
Becoming a Better Therapist Therapists spend a lot of time thinking about how they can be better therapists. Such an important job necessitates as much. Their jobs certainly require a lot of specialization and training. But that doesn’t make them so different from other business leaders. Oftentimes, they are entrepreneurs—self-employed—and responsible for corralling employees of […]