A Few Causes of Low/ Poor Self-Esteem The beliefs you will have about yourself often appear to be statements of truth, although truly they're really only opinions. They tend to be based on the experiences we've had in life and the messages that these experiences have...
How Do I Know If I Have Depression? “Everyday is a second chance.” — Anonymous Have you ever had days when you hated the thought of waking up in the morning? Maybe you’ve been struck by a feeling of apathy and felt as if all your efforts would...
What Are The Symptoms Of Generalized Anxiety Disorder? People with Anxiety Disorders have individualized patterns in which these issues are expressed; however, an especially common anxiety symptom is extreme fear or dread including physical symptoms within multiply types of anxiety disorders. Anxiety may present itself in many...
Finding A Good Psychiatrist Asking yourself, what’s the need for a good psychiatrist? Treating patients having trouble with mental disorders can be very tricky and sometimes dangerous too. Mental disorders have many forms. It can include substance abuse, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anger issues, paranoia, or even...
Getting through the holidays can be difficult with all the planning and preparing, but it doesn’t have to be. With everything that goes into making the holiday great, one of the most overlooked activities is self-care. Taking care of yourself is the key to creating...
Play therapy is one of the forms of psychotherapy or counseling, which assesses, treats, and prevents psychosocial challenges through play with toys. Typically, play therapy is used with children. However, in some cases, adults can benefit from it as well. What are the benefits of play...
How Millennials And Gen Z Approach Mental Health Issues The pandemic has put mental health at the forefront of today’s news, and for a good reason. Depression continues to ravage the world’s economy, affecting more than 264 million people worldwide. Poor mental health is responsible for more...
Finding the right therapist can be an exhausting task, which makes identifying a specific one from a queer-affirmative niche all the more difficult. Though there are multiple sources available to help find the right match, it's hard to know exactly what to look for. You...
Therapy For Children Has your child ever come home from school and acted in a way you didn't understand? Maybe they've been acting out all of a sudden, and you don't have the slightest idea why. As the African proverb goes, "It takes a village to...
Kaiser Permanente has around 13 million members with a variety of health plans. If you're one of them, you may be wondering how to find the best provider for you.This post will outline a few ways to help you find the provider who best meets...
It can be painful to admit your child needs more help than you are equipped to provide. Not every child is the same, and everyone has their own needs. The only thing that matters is that your child receives the necessary help that they need...
EMDR therapy is quickly gaining recognition as an effective form of treatment for trauma and PTSD. Reputable organizations like the World Health Organization, Department of Defense, and American Psychiatric Association have recognized the effectiveness of EMDR therapy for trauma patients. EMDR therapy is also being...
As unprecedented and overwhelming as the coronavirus pandemic has been, it is noteworthy to consider a fact- human beings have a wonderful ability to adapt to circumstances. It’s perfectly normal to feel stressed out now and then. As a result of the pandemic itself, and...
These are unprecedented times. Life as we know it has changed for the time being. We don't know when or if things will be back to normal. The world is struggling with a pandemic never seen before. While different illnesses have different symptoms and aftereffects, COVID...
When you experience a loss in life, the feeling that accompanies it is called grief. It is most commonly associated with the death of someone important in your life. However, you may also experience grief in connection to other losses like losing a job, chronic...
A lot of us take very good care of our physical well-being from eating right to exercising regularly. But what about your mental health? Do you take care of your emotional, psychological, and social well-being as much as your physical health? Mental health is extremely...
Postpartum depression (also known as postnatal depression or PPD) is a mood disorder that arises after childbirth. While postpartum depression can occur at any time within the first year, symptoms typically appear between two weeks to a month after delivery. Postpartum depression is a serious...
For abuse survivors, seeking therapy can often be a difficult decision, and may not be a conscious, chosen path to coping until years afterward. Throughout a person’s life, abuse can come in many forms—including physical, sexual, emotional, verbal, psychological and financial mistreatment—and unfortunately, the list...
The choice to seek individual therapy is a significant moment in a person’s life. When someone decides to see a therapist, it is often a reaction to troubling thoughts and behaviors (such as anxiety/depression), a recent trauma/life event or other ongoing issues that make it...
Online therapy (also referred to as tele-therapy, virtual therapy, telemedicine therapy, and E-Therapy) is readily available. Colorado online therapy is the delivery of online services - from a licensed therapist to a client located anywhere in Colorado. This type of therapy is delivered through a live...
Cognitive behavioral therapy is a commonly used, evidence-based practice that’s employed to treat mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression. While perhaps not for everyone, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (or “CBT”) treatment has proven effective for a number of individuals who wish to change irrational...
Therapy for Managing Stress and Trauma: Adjustment Disorder Many times, people have trouble adjusting to a difficult or stressful event such as the loss of a loved one or a natural disaster such as a storm or flood, or a violation of their individual rights. Over time,...
Biofeedback therapy is a form of treatment that is used to help patients suffering from attention deficit disorder (ADD), depression, anxiety, addiction, and other conditions by controlling involuntary mental processes which may be contributing to these problems. Through biofeedback, patients may learn to control their heart...
Play therapy is a technique used in therapy for children. In play therapy, a therapist interacts with the child by interpreting play behavior and communication. Play therapy also uses a child's play to help him or her manage the emotional and behavioral difficulties that interfere with...
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Or EMDR Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing or EMDR is a therapy technique that is used to treat patients who are troubled by traumatic memories. The technique focuses on the emotions and negative feelings triggered by trauma. EMDR is most commonly used...
Signs of Emotional Difficulty in Adolescents Mental health issues can strike anyone, irrespective of their age, nationality, gender and physical location. But emotional or mental problems in adolescents can be especially concerning. Adolescence is not an easy time of life, and as a result it's common for...
Substance abuse is a disease. Without professional help, your loved one may not recover. Due to the sensitive nature of this issue, never take it upon yourself to tell your loved one to stop abusing alcohol or drugs. Instead, calmly tell your loved one why you believe...
OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) sufferers normally have both obsessions and compulsions, although some people may experience obsessions alone. The seriousness of symptomotology tends to vary, but it often gets worse over time, especially throughout occasions of stress. Here are some examples of OCD variations: • Excessive Washing (e.g., washing hands...
People with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) experience excessive, intrusive and undesirable ideas (obsessions) supported by compulsive actions whose purpose is to superstitiously reduce fear, anxiety,or the chances of catastrophe. These sufferers frequently recognize that their obsessive ideas and compulsive actions are exaggerated and even irrational, but nonetheless they feel at...
People with panic attacks have multiple and often unpredictable episodes of intense fear which may be accompanied by sweating, chest discomfort, rapid heart beat, nausea, rapid breathing, dissociation, tingling, numbness, feeling "unreal," and/or other responses associated with a heightened state of the sympathetic nervous system. Panic...
Here are some signs that aid in recognition of a serious drug or alcohol problem that may be developing in self or others: 1) Needing more and more of the addicting substance (drugs or alcohol). 2) Keeping the company of addicts. 3) Using the substance all day long. 4)...
The beliefs you will have about yourself often appear to be statements of truth, although truly they're really only opinions. They tend to be based on the experiences we've had in life and the messages that these experiences have given us about the type of...
There are some common foods which can help boost energy and emotion quite a bit. To determine which of these are especially right for you: 1) Eat one of these foods at a time, going methodically down the following list; 2) Journal what your reactions are one...
Ready to schedule an appointment? Schedule online or call 303-986-4197. At some time in our lives, all of us feel overwhelmed and might need skilled assistance to cope with our problems in life. The issues of each day can at times feel considerably debilitating. And sometimes we...
Title VI provides new state and federal powers to reduce and prevent insurance abuse, including Medicare and Medicaid. Drug and medical product companies will have report most gifts. The Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute will study and support clinical outcomes on new therapies. Nursing homes...
In yet another effort by the Affordable Care Act to help regular Americans, this section establishes a National Healthcare Workforce Commission to plan for the needs of workers and to expand the healthcare workforce. Major expansions for community health centers are also supported. An exceptionally good source of information...
In the history of our nation, Title IV is the most purposeful and aspiring legislation ever written to prevent illness and disability. Data-based clinical prevention will be provided in many insurance policies without consumer cost. Chain restaurants must post the calorie content of their selections. An exceptionally good...
Title III: Improving the cost, quality, effectiveness, and compassion of health and mental health care in the US. This title improves the effectiveness, level of compassion, and quality of health and mental health care in the US. Medicare enrollees receive lower drug costs and preventive health...
Title II addresses Medicaid. Low income people are now eligible, not just those who are disabled or who are parents or are children. Medicaid grows as a national program with improved standards for eligibility, enrollment, and quality. An exceptionally good source of information on the Affordable...
Title I. Quality, Affordable Health Care for All Americans This title prevents health insurers from imposing pre-existing, annual benefit limits and lifetime benefit limits upon coverage. Most Americans are required to obtain coverage, and low income Americans will have subsidies to help the afford these policies. An...
Obamacare is the latest in a long history of attempts to address and repair the nation's health care problems. For example, the Nixon administration in the 1970s introduced the Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) as a proposed solution to the continued rise in the nation's health...
As a public service, Westside Behavioral Care in Denver, CO, is providing a series of blog posts explaining several important aspects of the Affordable Care Act (known colloquially as Obamacare). The primary source for these summaries is a seminar recorded on DVD and recently published by...
Written by therapist Annie Hutt I am trained in family systems and I have learned to see individuals through the lens of their family, community and culture. None of us was born in a vacuum. We influence and are influenced by those around us. Some of...
America’s inadequate mental health care was thrust into the spotlight in 2013 following the stabbing of Virginia State Sen. Creigh Deeds by his mentally ill son. The younger Deeds, who committed suicide after the attack, had undergone a psychiatric evaluation but was turned away by...
Prescription drugs are playing an increasingly larger role in U.S. life, with nearly half of all Americans taking one or more medications. On one hand, more people than ever are receiving effective treatment for chronic conditions and chronic pain. But doctors and pharmacists also find...
Despite great strides in our understanding of mental illness and vast improvements in the dialogue surrounding it, too many still suffer in silence. Tens of millions of Americans face mental health conditions like depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). National Mental...