Dr. Stephen Oreski & Associates: Mental Health & Therapy Blog
Relationships
The Powerful Benefits of Forgiveness
A very old saying says, “Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face.” This is a warning to people not to act out in anger or resentment because they…
LGBTQ
How to Discuss Gender Identity With Your Child
There was a time parents wondered at what age they should have “the talk,” with their child. You know, the one about the birds and the bees. As society has…
Students
Issues LGBTQ Students Experience
Growing up is hard for just about every kid. But it can be particularly hard if you are LGBTQ+. School can be especially tricky to navigate, as these youths face…
LGBTQ
4 Ways to Support Your Bullied LGBTQ Child
It’s easy for adults to forget what adolescence was like. The frustrations of figuring out the sometimes-foreign world around us combined with the cocktail of raging hormones that set our…
Panic Attacks
5 Ways to Stop Panic Attacks
If you’ve ever experienced a panic attack, you know firsthand the name is apropos. Within seconds you can go from feeling quite well and “ordinary” to experiencing absolute dread and…
Mental Health
Mental Health Effects of Excessive Screen Time
If we’re honest, most of us would admit we look at some form of digital screen more than we do the face of our friends and loved ones. From our…
OCD
OCD Behaviors
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) affects millions of people from all walks of life in this country. If you or a loved one suffers from OCD, you know the symptoms typically include…
Psychotherapy can be a powerful vehicle for personal transformation. By speaking with a trained therapist in a safe and confidential environment, a person can explore their inner world and understand…
General
Effects of Child Abuse on Adult Survivors
Each year in this country, millions of children are the victims of child abuse by parents, guardians, and other adults. Whether this abuse is physical, sexual, verbal, or emotional, it…
Relationships
Dealing with a Narcissist
We all believe we know what narcissism looks like. After all, aren’t a majority of politicians and Hollywood A-listers narcissists, projecting their massive egos onto the world? While that may…
Couples/Marriage
5 Warning Signs It’s Time to Try Couples Counseling
When you first fell in love, you could never imagine that someday the sound of your partner chewing could make you want to scream. It’s inevitable that once we are…
Couples/Marriage
Compartmentalization: How it Hurts Men’s Relationship with Women
You’ve no doubt heard the expression, “men are from Mars, women from Venus.” And while we can all point out some major differences between the sexes, typically, those differences all…
