by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Mar 23, 2019 | Anxiety Treatment, Depression, Stress Management, Weight Loss
Weight is a marker of health, but it’s not the only one. While we know that excess weight is associated with certain health conditions, we don’t always know why. To that end, prescribing weight loss as a solution to mitigate health risks can often be ineffective and...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Sep 8, 2018 | Anxiety Treatment, Depression
Mental health problems among college students have been climbing since the 1990s, according to the American Psychological Association. With services increasingly stretched at campus health centers, students have been taking action themselves through peer-run mental...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Apr 23, 2018 | Alternative Treatment, Anxiety Treatment, Depression, Natural Remedies
Depression is a disorder that requires action to be taken. People with depression who make dietary and lifestyle changes tend to recover quicker than those who do not. Additionally, maintaining an ongoing recovery treatment plan helps to reduce relapse. Virtually...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Dec 17, 2017 | Anxiety Treatment, Depression, Psychotherapy
After spending ten years looking for the perfect breed of dog to be a therapy dog, I decided on a McNab Shepherd. The McNab is a herding dog, which can actually make for a very good therapy dog because of their attentive and sweet nature. When we think of therapy...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Sep 13, 2017 | Depression
Even people who love their jobs have bad days at work. But if you one of the thousands of individuals who dread waking up every Monday through Friday, or you regularly find yourself sitting at your desk at work on the verge of tears, you most likely have a more...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Aug 31, 2017 | Alzheimer’s Disease, Anxiety Treatment, Counseling, Dementia, Depression, Eating Disorders
Depression among caregivers is so common that there is a term for it: caregiver depression. This particular type of depression can take a serious toll on a caregiver and affect the caregiver’s ability to care for a loved one. Although the bulk of research involving...
