Feelings of anxiousness, excessive worry, or extreme muscular tension can all be signs of anxiety. All of us experience some degree of anxiety or stress from time to time. In fact, some anxiety can actually improve our performance in the short term, but when the level of anxiety regularly interferes with the enjoyment of everyday […]
Signs of Depression and How Depression Counseling Can Help
Depression is a complex experience. It isn’t easy to define or describe as each person develops depression and experiences depression differently. Because depression is so complex, there have been many different theories proposed attempting to explain what depression is and how it comes about. Some of these theories view depression as a biological disease or […]
Family Strengthening Activity: Family Football Pudding
Shauna Faile is a licensed Marriage and Family Associate who provides individual, couple, marital and family therapy at the Montgomery Counseling Group in Charlotte, NC. Check back here for more family strengthening activities. If you would like to schedule an appointment with Shauna, please contact her using the from below. Family Football Pudding Sometimes planning […]
3 Reasons Why Play Therapy Is So Effective
Through play, children discover the world around them and their feelings about it. Play is also how children communicate these often-complex feelings. This is what makes play therapy such a powerful treatment. Pretending offers children the opportunity to “finally” be in charge and express what if feels like to be them. Here are some more […]
How to Help a Loved One Suffering from Depression
Watching a loved one suffer from depression is incredibly difficult. All you want to do is help them feel better. But when it becomes obvious you can’t take their pain away, you can become frustrated. As a friend or family member of someone suffering from depression, it’s important to remember that your loved one is […]
Get Your CoVid-19 Vaccine!
Don’t like shots? You are not alone. 25% of adults have a fear of needles. But here’s the good news: there are simple, proven strategies that can help. The site below helps you make a plan to do what you need to do to take care of yourself, your family, and all of us. Make […]
When to Worry: Recognizing Signs of Trauma in Your Loved Ones
Over the past several years, there have been numerous traumatic events all across the country. From incidents of mass violence to devastating natural disasters, hundreds of thousands of Americans have experienced or witnessed a disastrous or life-threatening event. In addition to tragedies such as these, anyone who has experienced a shocking or dangerous incident (such […]
When Family Becomes Toxic
Montgomery Counseling Group: A multidisciplinary psychotherapy practice based in Charlotte, NC The word “family” can bring to mind an array of complex emotions. Depending on your childhood and current family situation, these feelings could be mostly positive, mostly negative, or an equal mix of both. When family becomes toxic, your feelings may go beyond frustration […]
The Body Keeps the Score: Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.
Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence—the body keeps the score. That’s how Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s […]
Clinical Hypnosis via Telehealth – Does It Work?
Hypnosis has to be one of the most misunderstood mental health treatments hands down. The myths surrounding this treatment stem from the many exaggerated movie scenes and stage shows that get people to cluck like a chicken. The truth is, hypnosis is an effective psychological treatment that has helped countless people. In a clinical setting, […]
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