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Finding the Right Words to Express Your Emotions | Mental Health
Words and emotions can be a tricky mix to get right. When you find the right words, it can be freeing, powerful, and enhance a

How EMDR Therapy Helps with Trauma and Traumatic Events
This article is about how Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) helps people cope with trauma and overcoming traumatic events. People are made up

How to Recognize Anxiety and Early Signs of an Anxiety Attack
Recently, Taylor Swift released new music that received the honor of occupying all ten slots of the top ten songs in the country. There was

What Exactly Defines Mental Illness for Patients?
It is becoming increasingly clear to society that language matters. The language people use to discuss struggles with substances, mental health, and medication has a

How to Know if Your Therapy is Actually Working
Some common thoughts that anyone who has started therapy has surely asked themselves: “How long will this take?” or “How do I know therapy is

Welcome Chelsea Yang, LGPC to our CICC Team
We would like to issue a warm welcome to Chelsea Yang, LGPC. She is the newest member of our team of therapists here in Maryland.

Psychotherapy vs. Psychiatry | What is the Difference?
There is often confusion when it comes to many of the terms surrounding mental health. This includes many of the roles and services. Many folks

Where Do Emotional Blind Spots Start?
Last month in this blog we talked about blind spots and what happens when we choose to ignore them. We learned blind spots can impact

Identifying our ‘Blind Spots’ for Emotional Growth and Change
Last month in our blog, we talked about the costs of not being aware of our strengths. A person can end up lacking a healthy