Dec 31, 2020 | Teen Counseling
Although teens are experiencing many emotions in this tumultuous time, I want to address the increased disassociation I am seeing in my teen clients. Dissociation is a break in how your mind handles information. Teens (and others) experiencing dissociation may feel...
Dec 17, 2020 | Family Counseling, Individual Counseling
Request Appointment At Emery Counseling we know that the holidays can be a difficult time. Here is a collection of blog posts written by our therapists to help you navigate this time. Gary Emery shares his thoughts on this challenging time in Seasons of...
Oct 9, 2020 | Child & Teen Counseling, Family Counseling, Individual Counseling
…and am I having one during a worldwide pandemic? An existential crisis can arise any time we question whether our lives have meaning, purpose or value, and we are negatively impacted by our contemplation. Anyone can experience an existential crisis…at any age. ...
Jul 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has stated that we were in a “loneliness epidemic” even prior to entering into the COVID-19 epidemic. The quarantining that comes with COVID-19 just adds another layer to this phenomenon by which we are removing ourselves from...
Jun 8, 2020 | Teen Counseling
Finding out your child/teen is engaging in self-harming behaviors can throw any parent into a whirlwind of emotions- fear, anger, sadness, and confusion (just to name a few). Understanding why your child would harm their body can be very difficult. I intend to shed...