3 Essential Elements in Amazing Self Care!

These are just a few strategies you can implement on a daily basis that will help you feel more grounded and prepared for life's ongoing challenges...

Improving your Mood, RelaxationBrittany Ruane, LCSWFebruary 21, 2016Mental health, Self-care, Depression, Treating depression

Be Your Own Valentine

Did you buy yourself a card? Did you treat yourself to flowers or your favorite candy? Did you get yourself a gift certificate to your favorite spa? If so, you are practicing loving and taking care of yourself – good for you! If not, then you might need some practice.

Here are a few simple tips for loving yourself:

Danna Markson, LCSWFebruary 14, 2016

SMILE!!

Smiling is essential to a sense of well-being and happiness! Research shows that a smile can communicate JOY to your brain. How does it work? Your brain communicates with your cranial muscles to produce your smile. When the smiling muscles in your face contract, a message gets sent to your brain that you are happy...

Improving your MoodTessa Vining, LCSW, LCADCFebruary 7, 2016Mental health, Mood disorder, Sadness, Help for troubled teens, Therapist teenage depression

How to Alleviate Depression

Depression is one of the most common mental health problems today. There are many medications on the market that can be effective in alleviating some of the symptoms of depression as well as numerous self-help strategies. The following are some things you can do for yourself to reduce the symptoms of Depression:

Danna Markson, LCSWJanuary 3, 2016depression, treating depression

It’s That Time of Year Again….School!

As we head into the Fall, there is a lot of anxious excitement over the beginning of the school year. Whether you are going into middle school, high school, college, or you are a parent of a child entering school, this time of year can cause stress.

Tips for Your MindDanna Markson, LCSWAugust 27, 2015school, stress, starting school, starting the school year off right

8 Reasons to Start Therapy – Even if you are Not Feeling Symptoms

Psychotherapy is notoriously helpful when you are experiencing a crisis of emotions, mood or behavior. Therapy helps you explore, identify and understand the underlying internal and external factors that contribute to the crisis, as well as help you adopt healthy coping strategies and mechanisms. This model is how therapy is traditionally known and valued.

3 Simple Relaxation Strategies for Stress Relief

Stress is essential in life for survival. Without stress, we would lack the “flight or fight” necessary to prompt us to act quickly in threatening situations. We cannot live without stress.

RelaxationDanna Markson, LCSWJune 17, 2015Ampere Psychotherapist, Beaufort Psychotherapist, Belleville Psychotherapist, Bloomfield Psychotherapist, Brookdale Psychotherapist, Caldwell Psychotherapist, Cedar Grove Psychotherapist, East Orange Psychotherapist, Essex Fells Psychotherapist, Fairfield Psychotherapist, Glen Ridge Psychotherapist, Irvington Psychotherapist, Livingston Psychotherapist, Maplewood Psychotherapist, Millburn Psychotherapist, Montclair Psychotherapist, Newark Psychotherapist, North Caldwell Psychotherapist, Nutley Psychotherapist, Oak Island Junction Psychotherapist, Orange Psychotherapist, Roseland Psychotherapist, Roseville Psychotherapist, Short Hills Psychotherapist, South Orange Psychotherapist, Upper Montclair Psychotherapist, Verona Psychotherapist, West Caldwell Psychotherapist, West Orange Psychotherapist

Do What Makes You Happy

Spring is a time for renewal and reawakening. I am especially grateful that Spring has arrived after the long and difficult winter we just experienced. I, too, was feeling a little blue when the sky was dark and the temperature cold.

Seasonal Affective DisordDanna Markson, LCSWMay 28, 2015Seasonal Affective Disorder, SAD, weather, seasonal affect disroder, seasonal affective disorder treatment

Simply Smile

Most of us can attest that when we smile or laugh, we feel better.

Tips for Your MindDanna Markson, LCSWApril 30, 2015smiling, the importance of smiling, smile, why smiling is important, smiling is good for you, smiling makes you feel better

Resolutions? No Way! by Tessa Vining, LCSW, LCADC

Have you ever made a promise to yourself as the new year approaches – about how you will change this or that about yourself, absolutely and without question starting January 1st? Join the club! “New Year Resolutions” lead us to proclaim such things as “in 2015 I will drop 20 pounds by joining the gym and working out every day.” Or “This is the year I will stop smoking for good.” Much of the time we start out strong, but over time our resolve diminishes and we revert back to our old habits.

Tips for Your MindDanna Markson, LCSWJanuary 14, 2015resoution, resolutions, making changes, changing habits

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