Therapist’s Guide to THE SEASON, by Dr. Larisa Wainer

In continuing our holiday/seasonal blog series, Larisa Wainer, Psy.D. offers a guide to anticipating and managing stress, and mood symptoms, that often emerge during this time of the year. The trees have shed their colorful adornments, intricate patterns of frost decorate your car window in the morning, and the stores are overflowing with cornucopia of…

Dyslexia at a Glance, by Dr. Lisa Hahn

October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. Dyslexia is an often misunderstood learning disability. It is considered a specific disability that affects one’s ability to read; however, with the right instruction, almost all individuals with dyslexia learn to read. Previous viewpoints, that are now outdated and inaccurate, considered Dyslexia a visual deficit. Research using fMRI studies has…