Category: Trauma
What is PTSD? What are the Causes and Symptoms?
- Posted by Lindsey Coates Horvatich on June 25, 2019 | Topics: Anxiety, Counseling, Depression, Trauma
With the growing awareness on PTSD, you may be asking “I have heard of PTSD, but what is it anyway?” According to the American Psychiatric Association, PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, is a complicated mental health diagnosis that can affect anyone who “has either experienced or witnessed a traumatic event, natural disaster, serious accident, … Continue reading “What is PTSD? What are the Causes and Symptoms?”
The Benefits of Dialectal Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
- Posted by Lindsey Coates Horvatich on May 24, 2019 | Topics: Counseling, Mood Disorders, Trauma
Most of us have complicated relationships with our own family members. There is no such thing as a perfect parent, yet some parents inflict more harm than others by way of abuse or neglect. Someone who has been abused by a parent or loved one may have a difficult time wrestling with two truths at … Continue reading “The Benefits of Dialectal Behavioral Therapy (DBT)”
How to Help a Teen Who is Cutting
- Posted by Melissa Van Keuren on March 20, 2019 | Topics: Parenting, Trauma
I can still remember the way the blood looked on the white paper that sat on my desk. At the age of 13 I had a sudden urge to find a razor blade and cut into my wrists. The words “cutting” and “self-harm” were foreign to me. I knew of no other person in my … Continue reading “How to Help a Teen Who is Cutting”
What to do when you’re Feeling Suicidal (or a loved one is)
- Posted by Lindsey Coates Horvatich on February 11, 2019 | Topics: Depression, Self Worth, Trauma
Suicide seems to be everywhere. We see it in the news, we are asked about it in routine medical check ups, and hear about it in many conversations. Celebrities are doing it. Church leaders are doing it. Friends and family members are doing it. No one seems to be exempt from the darkness and confusion … Continue reading “What to do when you’re Feeling Suicidal (or a loved one is)”
Deep Loss
- Posted by Robin Nicholas on June 20, 2016 | Topics: Grief, Trauma
As I woke up the other morning I grabbed my phone and was confused by the various messages asking if I was OK. I quickly pulled up the local Orlando news to see that during the night a dark horrific tragedy had occurred in the city I call home. My heart sunk as I viewed the … Continue reading “Deep Loss”