Mental Health Insight
10 Things You Can Do Now To Stress Less!
By Kyla King, B.A. As a student working through my internship year, I have the opportunity to wear many hats. One of these hats is as a therapist, another is as a student, and yet another is as a healthcare worker that works in a local hospital. By managing this...
How to Get Therapy When You Can’t leave The House
Below is a great article we found in NPR website. With hope that it will provide useful information on how to get additional emotional support, such as therapy when you can’t leave the home. Ohana Behavioral Health is now offering teleCounseling/telehealth and...
Welcome to the New Normal
by Kyla King, B.A. I would like to say that we are there, but I think the nature of normal is that it is ever-changing (and in my experience not ever one single thing!). I think one thing that everyone can agree on is that worry, and anxiety are not very helpful as we...
How Much Does Sleep Really Matter?
By Kyla King, B.A. Graduate Intern Sleep hygiene according to the Center for Disease control (CDC) and prevention can include: Be consistent. Go to bed at the same time each night and get up at the same time each morning, including on the weekends Make sure your...
You Are Worth It!
By Kyla King, B.A. Graduate Study Intern February is International Boost Self-Esteem month, and it cannot be denied that there are multitudes of ways in which positive self-esteem can improve your overall mental health. It can decrease symptoms of depression, help...
Steering The Ship
by Sean Carvey, M.A., LMFT A constant thing I find myself saying in session is that we live our best and most happiest versions of ourselves when we are living in the present. I think clients often get annoyed by this, though, because of how intangible a concept this... What to do with holiday stress
By Misty Noster, M.S., LMFTA In honor of National Stress Awareness Day and with the upcoming holiday season what better time to take a moment and acknowledge the inevitable—holiday stress. With the approaching holiday season, many of us immerse ourselves with...
Growth and Resilience after a Suicide Loss
By Daisy Surjo Vergara, M.S., LMHC, RPT-S We cannot deny that suicide is such an epidemic. It is the raging silent war that goes unnoticed, and as it should, there are some awareness movements in building community of support, and calls for better screening for...
