by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Dec 13, 2023 | Anxiety Treatment, Counseling, Depression, Emotions, Grief, Happiness, Joy, Love, Psychotherapy, Relationships
In psychology, resilience means being able to adapt to life’s misfortunes and setbacks without prolonged periods of distress. Ask yourself, when something goes wrong, do you tend to bounce back or fall apart? The good news is there’s actually a roadmap for...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Nov 6, 2022 | Anxiety Treatment, Counseling, Depression, Grief, Psychotherapy |
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...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Mar 24, 2020 | Anxiety Treatment, Depression, Grief, Stress Management |
Almost all therapists in California have shifted from in-person sessions to phone therapy or video conferencing in order to abide by the Bay Area’s shelter-in-place order. The impact of the global pandemic and the associated restrictions have led to added...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Nov 22, 2017 | Anxiety Treatment, Depression, Grief, Psychotherapy |
Grief is one not only one the sadness and lowest points in a person’s life, it can also be the most disabling. In the past few decades, researchers have diligently been examining the difficulty many people have processing grief and have discovered that around 10...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Oct 25, 2017 | Anxiety Treatment, Counseling, Depression, Family Therapy, Grief
As modern medicine has made huge advances the process of death itself has changed. It has been transformed from an often sudden event into a lengthy process that begins with a terminal diagnosis. The diagnosis along with its subsequent prognosis is many times the...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Apr 9, 2017 | Anxiety Treatment, Counseling, Depression, Grief, Psychotherapy |
There’s a huge debate among mental health professional as to whether grief can actually ever be overcome. Those who argue that it cannot claim that the best that we can hope for when processing grief is that it be managed. Either way, there are things that a grieving...
