Helping the Helpers and Healing the Healers: A Pandemic Call to Action For All Of Us
Throughout this pandemic, we have a crisis on our hands that is rarely acknowledged and addressed. As a therapist in private practice, one of my specialties is working with people in helping and healing professions: doctors, pastors, nurses, therapists, social workers, educators, and advocacy leaders in these fields.
Tips For Getting the Best Results from Therapy
Are you unsure about what to expect in the therapy process? Are you uncertain how to get started? Therapist, Beth Dean, answers questions many people have about the process and offers tips to get the most out of the therapeutic relationship.
Practical Tips For Finding Peace in Pandemic Times
Feeling overstimulated and overwhelmed during this pandemic? Therapist, Nancy Cofran, offers some practical tips to find peace and quiet during the pandemic.
Tips for Managing Loneliness During a Pandemic
Feeling lonely during this time of isolation? Therapist, Nancy Cofran, offer practical tips on how to reach out for connection.
How To Repair a Broken World: Healing From the Inside Out
As I have watched the world unfold these last few months, I have felt sorrow, grief, and anxiety with all the uncertainty the future holds. Between the COVID pandemic, the struggling economy, the media wars, and the heartbreaking stories that expose racial injustices that permeate today’s society, it can feel overwhelming. I can see the intense pain and the suffering across our country, and I often feel powerless to change it. The enormity of the issues often feels too big, too pervasive, and too powerful. As a therapist, I am in conversation about these very topics on a daily basis, and I can see the despair and the emotional toll all this has on our collective mental health.
How Couples Can Make the Most of Forced Togetherness
Try to embrace our forced togetherness as an opportunity to strengthen your relationship, support each other, and fortify your couple bubble. And perhaps most importantly, try to keep your sense of humor. Share some funny, if even all-too-true memes with one another. Laughing together at life’s crazy is a really good way to connect.
Important Lessons The Corona Crisis Can Teach Our Families
Are you feeling stir crazy yet? Join the club. These are very trying times right now for all of us. While the initial downtime was a nice respite, the uncertainty about what lies ahead keeps us feeling antsy and out of sorts. This will be unchartered territory for most of us attempting to work virtually as our kids attempt to learn remotely. It will take grace and patience for all of us. As with most hard situations in life, when we can step back and look at the big picture, we can see the important life lessons we are learning along the way. In addition, we are reminded of important personal and family values that can guide us during these times of struggle and sacrifice.
Coronavirus: Staying Sane and Building Resiliency
Trying to stay positive and hopeful in the midst of anxious times? Here are some tips to enhancing mental wellness during the Corona Crisis.
Building Resiliency in Your Grieving Child: A Parent's Guide
As a parent, watching your child grieve can be an incredibly painful experience leaving you feeling helpless, heartbroken, and lost. For some families, grief shows up after a transition: a divorce, a move, or an illness. For others, the loss of a family member, a friend, or a beloved pet initiates the grief process. During these times, parents struggle to talk to their kids about the difficult emotions commonly experienced with grief. Although periods of grief in a family can be incredibly difficult, they can be invaluable in creating intimacy in close relationships and building strong coping skills throughout the emotional process.
