I have specialized in trauma and PTSD for over 25 years and I haven’t seen anything like this in my lifetime/career. COVID has affected the mental health of just about everyone that I have met. Whether you know someone who has passed away from COVID, someone who has long haul COVID or simply from being
Not only have I seen how effective online therapy is myself, there are many research studies coming out showing that online therapy is just as effective as in-person therapy and in some situations, it is more effective. Why is this so? The most effective therapy is the therapy you actually attend. When COVID hit and
For those of you looking for a one-word answer: YES, online therapy is legit. For many of us, therapy has historically been an in-person thing. However, since COVID, many of us non-techie people have had to get comfortable with technology. I’m not saying that therapists are the least techie of all fields, but I would
I get this question a lot from new clients who are interested in online therapy, but not sure how it works. Online therapy is pretty simple. You set up your appointment with your therapist. Your therapist sends you a link to meet (on Zoom, Google Meetings, etc). You click on the link at the time
When asked about what my specialty is, I have difficulty answering that question. I have had such different experiences with different populations of people while in the therapy field. When I began at a domestic violence shelter, I would say that I worked with a lot of people with trauma, depression and anxiety. They had
The emotional toll for individuals living alone during COVID was devastating for a lot of people. People who never had anxiety before COVID started having anxiety during COVID and people who had anxiety prior to COVID, their anxiety became much worse. The same is true for depression. While most people who didn’t live alone got
Now that we are more than a month into the new year, people whose New Years Resolution was to get a new job are starting to feel antsy. Although I am a licensed marriage and family therapist, I also have a PPS credential so I am a qualified/certified career counselor. Because of this, I get
Benefits of online therapy compared to in-person therapy. As a therapist, I get many new clients who call me wanting in-person therapy which is interesting to me because when I was deciding whether or not to go back to the office, 95% of clients did not want to go back. Some of their reasoning was
How to pick a therapist? Written by a licensed therapist in Long Beach In my first blog of 2022, I wrote about how to prioritize your mental health in 2022. In my second blog of 2022, I would like to give ideas on how to find a therapist who is right for you. I started
No Surprises Act Good Faith Estimate Notice You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical and mental health care will cost. Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the expected charges for
