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 | Oct 16, 2019 | Alternative Treatment, Anxiety Treatment, Dementia, Natural Remedies, Stress Management
Connecting with nature is paramount to our overall health and well-being. In fact, based on recent studies that show we possess an inherent attraction toward nature, city planners are now putting more emphasis on creating functional green spaces. Researchers...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Aug 15, 2019 | Alternative Treatment, Anxiety Treatment, Depression, Eating Disorders, Happiness, Natural Remedies, Stress Management
Yoga benefits your emotional and mental health in a number of ways. First, it moves you from the sympathetic nervous system to the parasympathetic nervous system, or from flight-or-flight to rest-and-digest. You typically have less anxiety and enter a more relaxed...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Jul 11, 2019 | Alternative Treatment, Depression, Happiness, Stress Management
Joy, laughter, and play stimulate the release of feel good hormones in our body. It shuts down cortisol, adrenaline, and other health deteriorating processes in the body. S. Lewis saw clear distinction between joy, pleasure, and happiness: “I sometimes wonder whether...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Jun 18, 2019 | Insomnia, Medication, Sleep, Stress Management
More and more couples are going to marriage counseling for one basic reason – it works. Of course, it does not work for all couples. While marriage counseling may seem like a miracle for one couple, it could actually may another couple’s situation even worse. Whether...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | May 21, 2019 | Alternative Treatment, Anxiety Treatment, Natural Remedies, Stress Management
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) sufferers are often overly concerned about health issues, money, family problems or difficulties on the job. They can have negative, fearful thoughts about the future or suffer excessive guilt about some past event. These concerns...
