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How Antioxidants Help Depression

by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Mar 19, 2023 | Anxiety Treatment, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Depression, Nutrition, Psychotherapy | 0 comments

Antioxidants are substances that can prevent or slow damage to cells caused by free radicals; unstable molecules that the body produces as a reaction to environmental and other pressures. Antioxidants neutralize excess free radicals to protect cells, prevent illness...

When Sleep Problems Aggravate Depression

by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Feb 19, 2023 | Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Counseling, Depression, Sleep | 0 comments

Americans are known to be sleep deprived, but those with psychiatric conditions are even more likely to be so. According to sleep research, chronic sleep problems affect 50 to 80% of patients in the U.S. with a psychiatric disorder, compared with 10 to 18% of the...

Research on Cannabis and Anxiety

by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Jan 11, 2023 | Anxiety Treatment, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Depression, Herbal Medicine, PTSD | 0 comments

Medicinal cannabis has received increased research attention over recent years due to loosening global regulatory standards. With respect to personal use, contemporary consumers of cannabis report (as accessed via meta-analysis of patient usage data) that anxiety...

When Grief Complicates Depression: How to Cope with Sadness

by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Nov 6, 2022 | Anxiety Treatment, Counseling, Depression, Grief, Psychotherapy | 0 comments

Grief and depression are similar, sharing some of the same symptoms. Yet each is a distinct experience and understanding the distinction is important for several reasons. For many people, receiving a diagnosis of depression and seeking treatment can be literally...

Uncovering the Causes of Major Depressive Disorder

by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Sep 4, 2022 | Counseling, Depression, Happiness, Psychotherapy, Sleep | 0 comments

While major depressive disorder is arguably the most common single form of depression, all types of depression can cause feelings of sadness and loss of interest in life. Depression can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems and decrease a person’s...

Complementary and Alternative Treatments for Dementia

by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Jun 3, 2022 | Anxiety Treatment, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Counseling, Dementia, Depression, Herbal Medicine | 0 comments

Over the past few decades, there has been a growing number of herbal remedies, dietary supplements and other therapies promoted as treatments to delay or prevent various forms of dementia. As the claims about the safety and effectiveness of these products grow, so...
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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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