by Elyssa Barbash | Sep 21, 2022 | Uncategorized |
PART 3: WHAT TO EXPECT IN THERAPY WITH A REAL TRAUMA THERAPIST This three-part post covers why it is important to work with a real trauma therapist, what a real trauma therapist is as well as what you should look for when finding a therapist, and this week’s topic:...
by Elyssa Barbash | Jun 22, 2022 | Uncategorized |
Therapists aren’t people who you “pay to pretend to care about you,” therapists are people you pay to teach you how to care for yourself. This quote really speaks to the work that we do as clinicians. Sometimes we hear from people that they’re...
by Elyssa Barbash | Apr 17, 2019 | Uncategorized |
At times, this is a controversial topic, if not representative of a difference of opinion between two distinct but related professions. Should a person pursue therapy or medication? Let’s first be clear: there is no one correct answer to this question. Whether a...
by Elyssa Barbash | Jun 16, 2018 | Anxiety, change, counseling, Evidence based treatment, Individual Treatment, ocd, results, Stress, Thoughts |
Admit it – you’ve done this before. At one point or another, you have probably said aloud to somebody else (or to yourself) “I’m so OCD!” implying some tendencies towards cleanliness or perfection. Just as some other mental health concepts are frequently over and...
by Elyssa Barbash | Jan 24, 2018 | testing |
Sometimes I receive calls from potential clients asking about my psychological and educational testing services, and then asking about omitting measures or doing an “abbreviated” testing protocol – simply to save money. While I can certainly...
