by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Jul 11, 2020 | Anxiety Treatment, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Natural Remedies, Psychotherapy, PTSD, Stress Management
In 2018, researchers from Johns Hopkins University recommended that psilocybin (the active compound in magic mushrooms) be reclassified for medical use, paving the way for the psychedelic drug to be used for anxiety and depression and to help people stop smoking. In...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Mar 24, 2020 | Addiction, Anxiety Treatment, Counseling, Depression, Insomnia, PTSD
The outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been stressful for everyone. Fear and anxiety about a viral disease can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions. It’s important to be able to coped with the stress to avoid developing undue anxiety. Sharing the...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Dec 28, 2019 | Anxiety Treatment, Counseling, Psychotherapy, PTSD, Stress Management
Researchers have known for a while that Even mild cases of anxiety or depression might take years off a person’s life, new research suggests. Mental health woes, collectively called psychological distress, may lead to premature deaths from major causes such as heart...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Jan 11, 2018 | Anxiety Treatment, PTSD
Most of us associate post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with veterans of war, but new studies are finding that a person doesn’t have to be a soldier to experience the condition. PTSD is a psychiatric disorder characterized by failure to recover after experiencing...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Jul 1, 2017 | Addiction, Anxiety Treatment, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Herbal Medicine, Natural Remedies, PTSD
Over the past couples of decades, the U.S. opioid epidemic has been associated with over 300,000 lives. Numerous interventions have been tried and some researchers claim that kratom, an herbal psychoactive drug that is presently unregulated, might help some people...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | May 5, 2017 | ADHD, Alzheimer’s Disease, Anxiety Treatment, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Dementia, Depression, Eating Disorders, Nutrition, PTSD, Schizophrenia
The influence of diet in causing and preventing physiological and psychological disorders is well established, as is the importance of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients in maintaining health. Nutritionists go one step further by using diet and nutritional...
