If you look up the term “Codependent" in a diagnostic manual or psychiatric handbook you will not find it listed as a psychiatric disorder or condition. In fact, you will not find it listed on the National Institute of Mental...

Stress is inevitable. It can be either good or bad depending on what type it is and how we perceive it. For example, the stress an athlete might experience before an event can propel him to perform better. However, chronic stress,...

A new client came to see me recently and explained that he finds it very hard to decide almost anything. The more important the decision the more he agonizes. He wants every decision to be “perfect”. He is often petrified...

Why don’t all those comfort foods make you feel any better? Does it seem that sugary sodas never provide the pick-me-up you want? How is it that all of those happy meals leave you feeling sadder rather than happier? Diet matters if...

Are you hot-headed, irritated, and generally affected by the myriad of annoyances that pop up on a daily basis? Has it been this way for a while? Are your relationships starting to falter? Is your work life starting to...

In a climate where alcohol is everywhere, pills are often over prescribed, pot is almost legal and street drugs are pretty easy to score, a vulnerable person can get caught up in an addictive, compulsive loop. Spouses are concerned about...

Depression hits below the belt. It talks trash. It calls you names. It controls your thoughts and beats you up. Depression wants you down, wounded, suffering blows that keep your moods black and blue. Have you had enough? What’s your best...

Why is it you just can't seem to enjoy life anymore? While it’s true that a string of rotten days or the daily bombardment of a disheartening 24-hour news cycle can get anyone down for a while, is something about...

It is estimated that 3-6% of children have ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). Although there are no absolute statistics regarding adults or children with this syndrome, some scientists speculate that about half of that number carries the disorder into adulthood. As...

Anxiety can be experienced as a normal temporary response to something we may be worried about like an important test we are about to take or a presentation or performance we are about to give. It can also occur when...