“When I talk, I sound stupid.” “No one likes me.” “No one cares about me.” “I should have done better. I am a failure.” Do thoughts like these ever come to your mind? If so, you may be struggling with social anxiety. While everyone feels anxious sometimes, severe social anxiety comes with overwhelmingly strong negative…
While anyone can experience anxiety or depression, transgender and gender non-conforming individuals face unique challenges that can contribute to the development of mental health problems. Unfortunately, these challenges have led transgender and gender non-confirming individuals to experience rates of depression and anxiety that are much higher the general population. Far too many transgender and non-conforming…
Suffering from Low Self-Esteem? Counseling Can Help you Build and Boost Confidence Do you struggle to accept positive feedback or compliments from others? Are you preoccupied with what you believe to be your weaknesses and shortcomings? Do you frequently compare yourself to others – and usually find that they’re “better” than you in some way?…
Processing the news that you are infertile, or unable to conceive a child, is an emotionally painful experience for many women. It can evoke feelings of grief over losing the child you can’t have, awkwardness in not knowing who to tell or how to tell them and impact your self-esteem and perspective on life. When…
Do you feel embarrassed or self-conscious about your body? Do your negative perceptions of your body interfere with you enjoying life? Is weight a key factor in your sense of self-worth? Everyone has a body-image. As someone goes through and experiences life, their body image can develop positively or negatively. It is extremely easy to…
What Now? Starting Couples Counseling After an Affair or Infidelity Simply defined, infidelity is unfaithfulness in a relationship. But what does this mean? Sometimes, infidelity involves a partner having a physical relationship with someone outside of the relationship. Sometimes, no physical cheating occurs, but one partner is involved in an emotional or cyber affair that…
Trying to Cope with Postpartum Depression? Were you excited throughout your pregnancy, but now feel overwhelmed with the responsibilities of being a mother? Are you struggling to bond with your new baby? Do you miss your pre-baby life? Expecting mothers are told a lot of things. They’re told that being a mom will come naturally,…
Do you find yourself neglecting your own well-being to fulfill other obligations and responsibilities? Are your relationships suffering because you feel overworked, burnt out, or depressed? Is it hard for you to say “no” to others so that you can say “yes” to yourself? Self-care is a blanket term for deliberate actions taken to maintain…
Are you and your partner struggling to see eye-to-eye? Have you tried to talk through your problems but feel like nothing is changing? Is your partner resisting or refusing to give couples counseling a chance? Most couples go through rocky periods during their relationship. Sometimes conflict is triggered by a specific event. Other times, it’s…
In this blog, I will discuss two of the most common communication issues that couples struggle with. Most importantly, I’ll share ways to approach these problems if you notice them in your relationship. Start Gently When Discussing Difficult Issues in Your Relationship First, there is the issue that preeminent couples researcher and therapist, John Gottman,…
What can Couples or Marriage Therapy do for your relationship? It’s more than fixing what is broken. Most couples seek therapy when they have problems they have been trying to handle independently. Although, having a specific “problem” in your relationship is certainly not required to come in! Any couple can benefit from couples therapy. A…
How do I know if I need to be concerned that my child’s worries are more than normal worries? What’s the difference between worrying and anxiety? How do I know when to seek therapy for my child/teenager? Anxiety in Children These are just some of the questions that I am often asked as a therapist….
Did you know that being in nature can be very healing? Have you ever considered a different approach to traditional therapy? Would you like to get in your daily workout in, while receiving the powerful benefits of therapy? A different approach to traditional therapy Since joining my son at his private practice at McNulty Counseling…
As a therapist, I often have a front-row seat to relationship miracles. Well, okay, there are no miracles. The fact is “fixing” a relationship takes work. It takes two people wanting it to work and then putting in the effort. I have seen couples go from nearly ending it to being back in love and…
It’s normal to feel anxious from time to time. Perhaps you get a bit nervous speaking in front of people or going on a job interview. But for some people, anxiety becomes a frequent and forceful occurrence that completely takes over their lives. Since anxiety comes in many forms, for instance panic attacks, phobias and…