Mental Health Blog by Dr. Stephen Oreski & Associates
COVID-19, Family Therapy, General
How Family Therapy Can Help Families Be Resilient During COVID-19
All of us have struggled in our own way to deal with the effects of the coronavirus. But if you are a parent, you most likely have even more concerns…
Anxiety Archives, COVID-19, Depression, General
COVID Pandemic Coping Skills
Ways to boost coping skills to combat COVID pandemic-inducing anxiety and depression ‘The No. 1 thing that helps to sustain mental health is social connection,’ Dr. Stephen Oreski said. ‘Whether…
General, Stress
Stress Management Techniques for People of Color Dealing with Microaggressions
Most human beings don’t get through life without dealing with their fair share of stress. But some people seem to deal with more stress than others. For instance, according to…
Anxiety Archives
Strategies to Calm Your Anxiety Disorder
When you live with an anxiety disorder, any moment can become one that creates a slow-rising panic within you. Life is normal one second and the next, you feel your…
LGBTQ
How to Talk to Your Child About LGBTQ People
As a parent or caregiver, it can be difficult to know the right thing to say. This is especially true when kids question what we deem to be adult topics.…
General
Tips for Coping with Social Isolation
Humans are social creatures and we don’t do well in isolation. That’s exactly why state penitentiaries punish prisoners by putting them into solitary confinement. It causes them great mental anguish.…
Nutrition
What is Your Stomach Telling You? Intuitive Eating Explained.
Hate dieting? Then this may be the best blog post you have ever read! If you’re one of those people who has always had trouble maintaining a healthy weight –…
Couples/Marriage
3 Ways Individual Counseling Can Help Your Marriage
Here are 3 ways individual counseling can help your marriage. Even happily married couples can hit obstacles along the way. When this happens, couples can go it alone and try…
COVID-19, General, Telehealth
The Benefits of Online Therapy
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our lives in innumerable ways. However, as stressful as this lockdown has been for most of us, we have learned a great deal about ourselves…
Nutrition
5 Foods to Keep Your Immune System Strong
As the events of COVID-19 continue to unfold, many of us are focusing on how we can keep ourselves and our families as healthy as possible. While social distancing and…
Adults Counseling, COVID-19, General, Stress
How to Manage COVID-19 Anxiety?
How to Manage COVID-19 Anxiety and Stress Corona Virus news with assorted negative news headlines surrounding it Between the on-going news headlines and text alerts, it’s hard to escape the…
General
Online Dating: The Selfie
The selfie is a cultural phenomenon and perhaps the most recognizable artifact of the digital transformation of our culture. A modern version of the self-portrait, the selfie enables the subject…
