Mental Health Topics

What is a millennial? This generation consists of individuals between the ages of 18 and 33. These days, millennials are typically seen as upbeat individuals who are confident and technologically savvy. Unfortunately, that perception doesn’t hold up to the reality of what this generation is really experiencing. Going through the…

Solving Negative Thoughts In various situations, you start to develop thoughts around what you are experiencing. Your emotions arise from your interpretation of the situation based on your thoughts.  Sometimes, you may find that your thinking is distorted. This can lead to feelings of anxiety, sadness, anger, or other negative…

Disagreements are inevitable. At some point within our relationships we will not see eye to eye and conflict can occur. This does not necessarily mean that something is wrong with your relationship or that you are doomed to a life of constant fighting. How you choose to handle these differences…

We all face situations when it is difficult to respond to people who are intimidating or deal with a friend or family member who’s a constant drain on our energy. Sometimes you may want to discuss your concerns with that person, but you are unsure how they will respond. These…

“Sad, Mad, Irritable and Moody” A summary of long-term low level depression, Dysthymic Disorder with school age and adolescent boys Many parents are not familiar with “Dysthymic Disorder” but it is the most common form of depression and it is typically the longest lasting form; sometimes lasting for years. Often…

Redirecting ADHD Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD); strategies for parents and caregivers to use between counseling sessions to improve the effectiveness of therapy without the use of medication or combined with medication management. As a Licensed Professional Counselor, I have been providing individual and family therapy…

Joy Harden-Bradford, Thriveworks Atlanta, was featured in College Lifestyles magazine on how to Boost your Confidence. “A large part of developing confidence is related to creating opportunities in which you can succeed,” -Joy Harden-Bradford, PH.D. Whether its dealing with stress, break-ups or relationship issues, Harden, who is a licensed psychologist, makes it…

We know we’re supposed to drink 64 ounces of H20 a day (remember, 8×8? drink 8, eight ounce glasses of water a day), but who carries around an 8 ounce glass with them everywhere? Even Nalgene and Camelback toting liquidifiles, there’s just no easy way to know if you’re slamming…

Katie wakes up from another night of not nearly enough hours of sleep. Her life always seemed to have such a crazy pace that she felt the need to stay up late to catch up on things she wasn’t able to get to during “normal” working hours. She decides to…

Moving on from Guilt Almost everyone in their life at some point experiences the emotion of guilt. There is not one general explanation of guilt due to the nature of what guilt is. It depends on what the person is dealing with. One thing that can be generalized is -that…

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an unexpected response to a significant trauma. While the effects of PTSD can be disabling for those with the disorder, suicide is still an uncommon result of PTSD. There are several risk factors for suicide. PTSD has a major correlation to suicide if the sufferer…

PTSD is not an expected response to trauma, according to the DSM 5, but a rare and an unexpected response to trauma. Accordingly, most people who experience trauma do not go on to experience PTSD. Why do some experience it, whole others don’t? For the first time, with its 5th…