Mental Health Insights: Expert Blog by Dr. Stephen Oreski & Associates
Couples/Marriage, Sexual Abuse / Trauma
Telling Your Partner About Sexual Abuse
How do you tell your partner about sexual abuse? Relationships always start out on a high note. Your mutual attraction combined with your commonalities stirs up your feelings, while finding…
Sexual Abuse / Trauma
Male Sexual Abuse Survivors: You Are Not Alone:
On an almost daily basis we hear stories of female sexual harassment and abuse in the media. Sadly, male sexual abuse is fairly common, but the issue is underreported by…
Anxiety Archives, Grief
Teens Therapy
Teen therapy can help! Not many of us remember our teenage years as walks in the park. That’s because this time in our life is punctuated by uncertainties, social pressure,…
Anxiety Archives, Depression
The Truth About Perfectionism
We live in a society that values things that appear perfect. And I suppose there are things that can be perfect. Architects can draw the perfect straight line, mathematicians can…
LGBTQ
How to Come Out as LGBTQA
Most of us had a childhood filled with both subtle and overt lessons of how people and things “should” be. Our family, culture, and society expect us to fit into…
Couples/Marriage, Family Therapy, Separation/Divorce
Knowing When to End the Relationship
Knowing when to end a relationship is important. Relationships can enrich our lives, but they can also cause damage. Whether it’s a friend, family member, or significant other, any relationship…
LGBTQ
Sexual Orientation -The “Q” in LGBTQA?
The study of sexual orientation has been quite a controversial area of psychology, and one that continues to raise numerous questions: What makes a person identify as gay, and what…
Children, LGBTQ
LGBTQIA+ – Talk to Your Child
As a parent or caregiver, it can be difficult to know the right thing to say when kids question what we deem to be adult topics. Broaching topics of sexuality…
Anxiety Archives, Depression
Mental Health Habits for 2021
We live in a society that seems obsessed with physical health and weight loss. A majority of people have tried one or more diets to lose weight. People join gyms,…
Couples/Marriage, Divorce, Family Therapy, General, Stress, Telehealth
Navigate Challenging Life Transitions
When we’re young, life transitions are fun and empowering. We go from crawling to walking, walking to running. We start with training wheels but soon no longer need them. As…
Couples/Marriage, Divorce, Family Therapy, Separation/Divorce
Managing Family Dynamics During the Holidays
When we say the words, “I do,” we never imagine that one day those words will turn into, “It’s over.” But the statistics point to the fact that many marriages…
Couples/Marriage
How Sex Therapy Can Lead to More Intimacy
A relationship requires different things to thrive. Good communication is necessary, as is mutual respect and compromise. But one of the most important aspects of a healthy relationship is a…
