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Martial Arts in the Treatment of Depression

by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Mar 14, 2025 | Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Depression, Happiness, Psychological Development, Stress Management

Various martial arts styles have been practiced across cultures worldwide to prepare for battle, learn self-defense, and compete against one another. People have also trained in martial arts for ages for the mental and physical development they provide. Martial arts...

How Horror Films Help Us Face Our Fears

by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Jan 15, 2025 | Anxiety Treatment, Counseling, Depression, Emotions, Happiness

Go ahead: Scream, process emotions, build resilience, and practice coping mechanisms without real-world consequences. Therapists often discuss cinema therapy in counseling sessions, and people often like to discuss horror movies and being scared by them. The fact that...

Are Kind People Happier?

by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Nov 15, 2024 | Anxiety Treatment, Communication, Depression, Happiness, Joy, Psychotherapy

The Science of Being Kind — And Why It Feels So Extraordinary The answer is yes. Unequivocally, neurochemically, soulfully yes. And if you have ever experienced the particular warmth that spreads through your chest when you do something genuinely good for another...

Impulse-Control Disorders

by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Oct 17, 2024 | Anxiety Treatment, Counseling, Depression, Psychotherapy

Impulse-control disorder (ICD) is a psychiatric disorders characterized by impulsivity defined as a failure to resist a temptation, urge, or impulse; or not having the inability to not speak on a thought. There are many psychiatric disorders that have impulsivity,...

Developing Resilient While Grieving

by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Sep 16, 2024 | Anxiety Treatment, Counseling, Depression, Emotions, Grief, Psychotherapy

When it’s at its worse, grief can feel like you’re stuck in quicksand. When you’re grieving a loss, such as the death of a loved one, the pain can seem unbearable, and you may feel like you will never move on. However, with time, patience, and support, you can...

Tourette Syndrome: Symptoms and Causes

by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Aug 15, 2024 | Addiction, Anxiety Treatment, Child Development, Counseling, Depression, Psychological Development

Tourette syndrome is a neurological disorder that can cause sudden unwanted and uncontrolled rapid and repeated movements or vocal sounds called tics. Tourette’s is considered a mental health disorder. Three tic disorders are included in the DSM-5-TR (Diagnostic...
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RANDI FREDRICKS, PH.D., LMFT

Randi Fredricks, Ph.D is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, licensed to practice in California MFC47803. As a psychotherapist, best-selling author, and published researcher, she provides counseling and psychotherapy services online from her private practice in San Jose, California.  She has written books on mental health and alternative treatments, including Healing & Wholeness: Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Mental Health, Fasting: An Exceptional Human Experience, Complementary and Alternative Treatments for Anxiety, and Complementary and Alternative Treatments for Depression. She has conducted and published research on communication, relationships, and fasting in mental health.

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