Time to Prioritize Women (and for Society to Stop Shaming them For Prioritizing Themselves)
It’s time to chat a little bit about women’s overall mental, emotional, and psychical wellness. So many of the women we know are constantly tired, always running around, and they are chronically overworked. Women with young children are told “it’s that stage of life” and they are instructed to cherish it. Desire, pleasure, and communication […]
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 positive feeling. The wrong words can feel like an anvil, dropping into a conversation with a thud. We’ve all been there – someone makes an ill-timed joke, and the whole […]
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 of variables that make them unique. These qualities include things such as place of your birth, family of origin, religion, tradition, language, and socioeconomic factors, to name a few. Folks […]
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 something about this release that resonated with people nationwide. One song that was especially popular has a lyric that goes “It’s me, hi, I’m the problem it’s me. At teatime, […]
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 significant impact. For example, calling someone who struggles with substance use an “addict” reduces them to a label, instead of a person. Instead of seeing an individual who has challenges, […]
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 working?” When we ask these questions to other folks, we might hear vague responses, such as: They sound nice and it seems to make sense. However, there is a difference […]
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. She has officially begun her tenure at the Center for Intimacy, Connection and Change while seeing patients in our Lutherville-Timonium office. Chelsea is here to work with you as a […]
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 may not realize it, but a psychotherapist does not offer the same services that a psychiatrist will offer patients. It can be challenging to know if you should seek out […]
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 our relationships in many different ways. This month, we will continue exploring this topic from a slightly different perspective. Today we will cover the following: Humans are drawn to what […]
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 inner view of themselves. They may not view themselves as the smart, capable, worthy and deserving individual who they are when they are not aware of their strengths. This has […]