by Elyssa Barbash | Jun 19, 2019 | anger, angry, Anxiety, beliefs, calm, change, choices, cognitive behavioral therapy, destress, emotions, feelings, growth, happiness, perception, perspective, resolutions, solution, Thoughts |
We all experience “problems” in life. Sometimes we call them challenges, difficulties, roadblocks, struggles. No matter what you call these occurrences, know they are part of life and actually, part of growth as human beings. “Problems” (or...
by Elyssa Barbash | Mar 4, 2019 | anger, angry, Anxiety, beliefs, calm, change, couples, emotions, esteem, ptsd, relationship, Uncategorized |
You are not losing your mind. You are not crazy. It is easy to feel this way after learning of an unfaithful partner’s actions and realizing you are having a lot of adverse behavioral and emotional reactions to the news. Your partner or spouse may even accuse...
by Elyssa Barbash | Oct 23, 2018 | anger, angry, calm, change, Depression, emotions, feelings, Therapy, Uncategorized |
Miscarriage is not uncommon. Even though we read the statistics from different sources and logically understand that miscarriage is in fact a common occurrence, when it happens to you, it feels like the farthest thing from a common, or a shared experience. This is...
by Elyssa Barbash | Jul 17, 2017 | adhd, anger, Anxiety, change, communication, Confidence, counseling, couples, Depression, Evidence based treatment, feelings, results, Self-improvement, Stress, success, supportive therapy, Therapy, Trauma, worry |
If you have never been in therapy before, or are not at all familiar with the therapy process, it is a natural thought and question to want to know “how long before I will see results?” Each week, I am asked this question when new patients call to learn about my...
by Elyssa Barbash | Feb 22, 2017 | anger, Anxiety, current events, Depression, Evidence based treatment, Individual Treatment, natural disaster, overwhelmed, parenting, ptsd, Trauma, Uncategorized, worry |
Trauma is a deeply disturbing event that infringes upon an individual’s sense of control and may reduce their capacity to integrate the situation or circumstances into their current reality. When most people think about trauma, they tend to think about those who...
by Elyssa Barbash | Feb 19, 2017 | anger, angry, counseling, couples, current events, Depression, destress, emotions, Evidence based treatment, feelings, nervousness, overwhelmed, pre-marital, ptsd, Self-improvement, Stress, Trauma, Uncategorized, vulnerable |
“I feel angry.” “But how do you really feel?” “Angry.” Part of my work with patients involves increasing understanding of emotions and emotional responses. A recent post that I wrote examined the importance of becoming more aware...
