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Uncovering the Causes of Rumination and Depression

by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Jan 15, 2026 | Anxiety Treatment, Counseling, Depression, Happiness

Rumination is a repetitive, passive process of overthinking, focusing on the causes and effects of distress, often without actively seeking solutions. It involves repeatedly dwelling on negative thoughts or events, which can worsen mood and increase stress.  While...

How Yoga Improves Mental Health

by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Aug 15, 2019 | Anxiety Treatment, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Depression, Eating Disorders, Happiness, Stress Management | 0 comments

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...

Effective Ways To Combat Stress

by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Jul 17, 2015 | Anxiety Treatment, Relationships, Stress Management | 0 comments

Whereas stress is a fact of life, being stressed out is a choice. We don’t always have control over what happens to us, and yet, we don’t have to overreact to difficult, challenging situations by becoming frazzled, overwhelmed, or distraught. Being overly anxious and...
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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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