Teen Mental Health and the College Transition, By Jayne Schachter, Ph.D.

Can you believe how time flies? You now have a high school senior who finally made it through the challenges of junior year. They’ve dealt with SATs, college visits, the application process, and final decision-making regarding which college they will attend in the fall. It should be smooth sailing from now until departure. But if […]

Turning Anxiety Into A Positive, By Daniel DaSilva, Ph.D.

Is anxiety always a negative emotion that requires treatment? Often, we think of the more maladaptive forms of anxiety—the kind that leads many to seek therapy and medication. We frequently associate that type of anxiety with excessive worry and (sometimes paralyzing) fear. It keeps us from doing what we need to do and sometimes results […]

Finding Hope In Substance Abuse, By Sharron Spriggs, Ph.D.

People often ask me, “Why do you work with people with such complex histories, like substance abuse, childhood trauma, and PTSD?” My surface-level response typically involves explaining that I truly believe there’s a connection between the aforementioned variables. After all, very few people with a substance abuse problem have no past traumas. I like to […]

Myths and Misconceptions about Hypnosis Revisited, by Richard B. Dauber, Ph.D.

I initially had two other ideas for this current blog when I was deciding what topic to write about. However, something happened the other day that changed my mind. I was talking with a colleague about hypnosis, and he had very little knowledge about what it was and what it wasn’t. I’m used to explaining […]