• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder stems from anxiety. Thoughts and actions intrude on our lives, forcing us to focus on them in the hope that they will go away. We can be left feeling distressed, alienated, and frustrated that so much of our time is spent tending to our thoughts or actions. Use the questions below as a self-reflective guide. Do you… have recurrent or persistent thoughts or impulses that cause anxiety when they intrude on your day? experience these thoughts or impulses that are unrelated to worries about real-life problems? try to ignore or control the thoughts or impulses with other thoughts or actions? have repetitive behavior that you must perform with…

  • Panic Attacks

    Panic Attacks are caused by anxiety, but they can also be the cause of anxiety when we fear experiencing the misery of a panic attack again. Often, we face panic attacks before we know we have anxiety because our body can be aware of anxiety before our emotions. Use the questions below as a self-reflective guide. Do you… feel suddenly and inexplicably sweaty? feel nausea, gastrointestinal dysfunction, or stomach pain? experience heart palpitations, your heart racing, or skipping beats? feels shortness of breath or like you are being smothered? have chest pain or tension? feel dizzy? feel an overwhelming fear that you are dying or going crazy? feel numbness?

  • Parenting

    With each stage of parenting, we are faced with new and different challenges. Oftentimes, we have questions but feel like we should know what to do and alone in our difficulties. Use the questions below as a self-reflective guide. Have you… often have questions or feel lost in your current stage of parenting? experience confusion about what your child/ children need from you? have conflict with the child/ children’s co-parent about what is the best way to parent? feel as if you “should” know how to parent but often feel clueless?

  • Personality Disorders

    Personality Disorders can disrupt relationships with others and our view of ourselves. They can affect the way we see the world and leave us feeling confused, afraid, or distressed about our perspective in life. Use the questions below as a self-reflective guide. Do you… find the way you see yourself and the world differs from those around you? experience emotional responses that are unique to how others respond? have difficulty in maintaining stable relationships with other people? have impulses that are uncontrollable? find social, occupational, or daily life stressful because of the above mentioned circumstances?