Areas of Specialty Archives - Life Choices, LLC

Substance Use Disorder

in Areas of Specialty Started August 21, 2019 0

Drug addiction, also called substance use disorder, is a disease that affects a person’s brain and behavior and leads to an inability to control the use of a legal or illegal drug or medication. Substances such as alcohol, marijuana...

Adult Trauma

in Areas of Specialty Started August 21, 2019 0

Everyone experiences trauma. This includes little “t” traumas and big “T” traumas. Trauma may range from minor injury such as cutting one’s finger while preparing a meal, to a major experience such as domestic violence, auto accident, observing...

Grief & Loss

in Areas of Specialty, Test Started August 21, 2019 0

Grief is an emotion triggered by loss which might be the death of a loved one, the dissolution of a relationship, loss of a job, a geographic move or any number of other losses. Many years ago, Elisabeth Kubler Ross and David Kessler identified...

Depression

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Depression (major depressive disorder or clinical depression) is a common but serious mood disorder. It causes severe symptoms that affect how you feel, think, and handle daily activities, such as sleeping, eating, or working. To be diagnosed...

Anxiety

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We experience anxiety when we are focused on the future and not living in the present. Individuals often report a feeling of impending doom. They may have palpitations, trembling or a variety of other commons symptoms. Some experience frequent...

Stress

in Areas of Specialty Started August 21, 2019 0

Stress often leads to depression. The symptoms for both may include apathy, lack of energy, difficulty making decisions, difficulty “keeping track” of things, feeling on edge, change in eating habits, sleeping more than usual...

Anger Management

in Areas of Specialty Started August 21, 2019 0

Anger is not bad; it is a normal healthy emotion. When expressed in an appropriate manner it can be greatly beneficial and even productive. Rage and intimidation on the other hand are demonstrations of emotional dysregulation usually formed in...

Assertiveness Training

in Areas of Specialty Started August 21, 2019 0

Learning to communicate assertively begins with identifying where one is on the continuum of aggression, assertiveness and passivity as well as recognizing passive/aggressive behaviors. It includes the practice of saying what you mean, meaning...

Couples Therapy

in Areas of Specialty Started August 21, 2019 0

A healthy romantic relationship or marriage must be built on a safe and loving foundation of true intimacy. True intimacy goes beyond lust and sex. Pia Mellody says “sharing feelings and expressing feelings are the foundation of true intimacy.” ...

Navigating Relationships

in Areas of Specialty Started August 21, 2019 0

All relationships can sometimes be a challenge to navigate. This includes relationships with best friends, business relationships, co-workers, in-laws, adult child/parent, and other family members, as well as romantic partners. The enneagram is...

Healing Childhood Trauma

in Areas of Specialty Started August 21, 2019 0

The scars of childhood trauma are most often invisible. While one may have physical scars too the deepest scars are the result of psychological trauma. Childhood trauma occurs through experiencing neglect, abandonment and/or verbal abuse leading...

Effective Communication Skills

in Areas of Specialty Started August 21, 2019 0

Developing effective communication skills is essential for navigating relationships. Learning to listen, experience empathy and compassion, lovingly assert yourself and express feelings are some of the skills I help you to develop.