How Can Outpatient Treatment Help Heal My Trauma If you’ve been through a traumatic event or series of events, therapy is an important next step. That’s true even if you’re not struggling with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Trauma can greatly affect your behavior, your stress response, and your ability to engage with the world, even […]
What is Trauma Informed Care?
What is Trauma Informed Care? For millions of Americans, substance abuse is about self-medication and treating pain, discomfort, and trauma. Today, some 46.3 million Americans struggle with drug and alcohol use disorders. Taking a trauma improved approach to their care means taking that background of substance abuse to alleviate pain and incorporating it into treatment. […]
How to Describe Borderline Personality Disorder to Those Who Don’t Understand
Borderline Personality Disorder or BPD (similar to bipolar disorder) is a severe mental health disorder impacting an estimated 1.6% of all U.S. adults. This disorder is characterized by mood swings, difficulty regulating emotion, and intense emotional responses to stress and triggers. For many, that means depression, impulsive behavior, poor self-esteem, difficult relationships, and an inability […]
Recognizing Lesser-Known Symptoms of Depression
In 2020, 8.4% of the adult population, or 21 million people aged 12 or older, experienced a major depressive episode with severe impairment to their life. In addition, 21% of the population struggles with a mental illness, such as depression, anxiety, or paranoia. Yet, for many of us, those disorders go unrecognized and undiagnosed, often […]
