I am a licensed therapist in Long Beach giving tips on how to be healthier. There is so much chaos going on in the world and sometimes all you can control is what is right in front of you. Please watch the video below to learn tips on how to protect your personal life from
When someone hurts you, it’s natural to want them to fix it. You might find yourself waiting for an apology, an explanation, or even some grand gesture that makes things right again. But often, the painful truth is that the person who caused your pain is rarely the one who heals you. Healing, as unfair
Imagine you’re walking down the street, and suddenly a big dog starts barking loudly at you. How you react in that moment is called a “stress response”. These reactions—fight, flight, freeze, or fawn—are ways your body tries to protect you when it thinks you’re in danger. Here’s what each of them mean: 1. FightWhat it
How to make friends Whether you have just moved to a new place, you are an introvert who wants more friends, you feel socially awkward so you don’t have friends, or for whatever other reason you might be looking to meet new friends, here are some tips that I have gathered over the 20+ years
How to stop PTSD? For many people who have experienced adverse events, trauma shows up in their emotional health and physical health in serious ways. Oftentimes, people who experience PTSD feel like their trauma is happening again and again to them. There are studies that show (through brain scans) that once we are traumatized, our
How to stop anxiety If you feel trapped in your anxiety, feel like your about to have a heart attack and/or feel like you are “going crazy”, you may have anxiety. “Crazy” isn’t a therapeutic word and it isn’t anywhere in the diagnostic manual, but that is how a lot of my anxious clients report
What is mindfulness? I am a local mental health therapist in Long Beach. CLICK HERE to hear what mindfulness is and why mindfulness can help you. Research has shown that mindfulness helps anxiety, helps depression, and helps many other issues that people struggle with. Mindfulness is also a great self-care technique and coping skill for
Can you push through anxiety? Anxiety is usually either (1) a systematic reaction to something you experienced in your life or (2) something that comes from deep within your biological system as a survival response, so it isn’t something you can just push through. Because it is a chemical reaction that happens in your brain,
Is anxiety real? Many family members of people struggling with anxiety ask this question. And honestly, a lot of people who live with anxiety ask themselves this same question all the time. Yes, Anxiety IS REAL and something that most people can’t handle alone. Professional help for anxiety is available. Once you learn how to
Tips for “Finding a therapist near me for anxiety”. Anxiety can be hard enough to deal with and having a therapist who you like is key. Here are some tips on finding the right therapist for you (whether it is a therapist near you or an online therapist): Make sure you feel comfortable: At Long
