Sobriety and the Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety

By Heidi Kinsella, MA, LMHCA, NCC, ASATFamily Counselor, Gentle Path at The Meadows After news of the sudden death of actor and comedian Robin Williams, I was amazed by the impact this incident was having on people. I read post after post from my friends on… Read More

Straight Talk from a Counselor

By Amy Levinson, MPA, MA, LASAC, CSAT Candidate Counselor, Gentle Path at The Meadows “Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster.” –Sun Tzu, The Art of War, 500 BC As a community of helpers and healers, we’ve come so far in this… Read More

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Submitted by James Naughton, MA, LPC, LISAC, Advanced Trained SE, Level II EMDR Practitioner Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was first introduced into psychiatry in the 1980s and was originally viewed as something rare, affecting only combat soldiers. Today, we understand that just about anyone at any age can… Read More

Dr. Shelley Uram on a Different Look at Depression

Depression is a mental illness in which many millions of Americans suffer every year. According to depression statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 9 percent of adult Americans have feelings of hopelessness, despondency, and/or guilt that generate a diagnosis of depression. At any given… Read More

Beginning the New Year with Mindfulness

The New Year is upon us.  It is time to make those resolutions that will bring about happiness for us; losing weight, re-doing the kitchen, taking a class, exercising more, eating more vegetables…you know those resolutions…the ones we never get around to and, then,  add to our resolution’s list the… Read More

Affordable Care Act Allowing Patients Residential and Out-of-State Treatment Benefits

The final rule implementing the Affordable Care Act’s Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) issued on November 8 creates for the first time the possibility of a safe haven from the insurance practices that began in the late 1980s. These practices intruded on the relationship between provider and… Read More

The Therapy Horse

When working with a horse in a therapy session push and pull equate to assertive and passive… Read More

Mindfulness in Every Day Life and in Recovery

By: Joyce Willis, MC, LPC Have you ever driven someplace in your car and then couldn’t remember the entire drive or what you passed along the way? That’s an example of not being mindful that many people can experience daily. It’s the same routine and you place yourself on auto-pilot,… Read More

Practicing Gratitude Enhances Well-Being

By Dr. Jan Anderson, Psy.D., LPCC Studies show that the regular practice of gratitude can increase not just your well-being and happiness, but also improve your physical health and your relationships. I was in the audience as Business First publisher Tom Monahan went one-on-one with Yum! Brands Inc. President and… Read More

Of Mice and Mothers: The Quality of Maternal Care Shapes Offspring Development

By Dr. Jon Caldwell It may surprise you that some of the most compelling information about human attachment behavior comes from…rodents. These little mammalian mothers form attachment-like bonds with their young pups (i.e., rodent infants) like humans. As it turns out, this bond’s nature profoundly impacts the pup’s development. It… Read More