by Elyssa Barbash | Aug 7, 2019 | Anxiety, counseling, couples, Depression, destress, emotions, fear, feelings, nervousness, overwhelmed, parenting, postpartum, self-care, self-esteen, Stress, Therapy, Thoughts, Uncategorized, worry |
This is part two of our series on maternal mental health. Two weeks ago, we discussed maternal mental health during pregnancy. This included what’s “normal” and when to seek professional help. Some people experience symptoms of depression and anxiety...
by Elyssa Barbash | May 16, 2018 | overwhelmed, parenting, Stress, Uncategorized |
Time sure does fly by. It feels like just yesterday the school year was beginning. Now, here we are: The school year is soon coming to a close. While some students are happy and some are sad (most likely at the thought of not seeing their friends every day!), parents...
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 | Jan 5, 2017 | Anxiety, assertiveness, change, communication, communication skill, Confidence, counseling, couples, destress, emotions, esteem, Evidence based treatment, feelings, Individual Treatment, Insight oriented therapy, nervousness, new year's resolutions, parenting, pre-marital, self-esteen, Stress, supportive therapy, Therapy, Trauma, Uncategorized, vulnerable, worry |
Whether we want them to be or not, emotions are incredibly important aspects of being alive. Emotions propel us into action or inaction; they drive our behavior and are the lifeblood of all things we do. More simply put, what we feel is directly correlated to...
by Elyssa Barbash | Nov 8, 2016 | Anxiety, Children Therapy, communication, Depression, Individual Treatment, nervousness, parenting, pre-marital, Self-improvement, Stress, Therapy, Trauma, Uncategorized, worry |
Two weeks ago, I wrote about high-functioning depression. While I hope that you all had the chance to read that blog, my main purpose was to bring attention to the common occurrence of experiencing depression even in individuals who otherwise are highly functional....
by Elyssa Barbash | Oct 24, 2016 | Anxiety, Depression, Individual Treatment, parenting, Self-improvement, Therapy |
What is High-Functioning Depression? When most of us think of depression, we think of a person who is incredibly sad, constantly crying, and cannot even get out of their pajamas and bed. We think of the person who cannot function at all. Yes, that is how depression...
