Need Some Fresh Air? 6 Benefits of Forest Bathing.
Ever heard of Forest Bathing? No, it’s not taking a bath outside. Forest bathing allows you to slow down and become immersed in nature. It might sound simple but even a short walk has many health benefits. It can reduce stress, anxiety and increase immune support function. Who knew that something right outside your door […]
The Nightmare Protocol
Nightmares are a common manifestation of stress, trauma responses, and sleep disturbances. Sometimes individuals will experience repetitive nightmares that cause significant distress. The way to address this issue is using what is to use the Nightmare Protocol. It is used in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) as a distress tolerance tool. Relaxation The first step to […]
What is Hypervigilance?
Hypervigilance is a symptom that is often found in anxiety disorders and traumatic stress disorders. Hypervigilance is being on high alert, extra aware of their surroundings, high anxiety, fearful, or avoidant of threatening things. Commonly hypervigilance appears after a stressful or traumatic event that threatened the individuals emotional or physical safety. It can look different […]
Information about Sleep Disturbances
We all know that sleep is important. Without the right amount of sleep, things like focus, emotional bandwidth, tolerance, psychical and mental health, motivation, and overall functioning can be significantly impacted. Additionally, it has been found that a lack of sleep can contribute to decreased mental health. Sleep disturbances are often a symptom of several […]
Lindsey Gerard, LLMSW
Help us welcome Lindsey Gerard, LLMSW to Embrace Change Therapy! She is accepting new clients for in person sessions in our Troy location. Lindsey sees adults that want to work on life, relationships, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, trauma, family conflict, grief and loss, chronic illness and pain, time management, and fears and phobias. She accepts BCBS, […]
Welcome Dalyn Pacheco-Smith
We would like to welcome one of our newest therapists, Dalyn Pacheco-Smith, LMFT to Embrace Change Therapy. He is accepting new clients, seeing individuals and couples in person and online. Dalyn helps those through issues with relationships, life transitions, trauma, stress, anxiety, and depression. He sees adults and teens and accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield, […]
What are the Different Types of Emotions?
Natural emotions Most people experience a variety of emotions throughout their life. Most of these experienced emotions are in reaction to something; an event, a person, something gross, or something pleasant or comforting. Sometimes these emotions are intense and fleeting, and other times they stick around. When we have an immediate emotional response to something […]
Panic and Anxiety Attacks
Intense headaches, shaking, nausea, lightheadedness, irregular heartbeat, chest pains, trouble breathing, tightness in the chest, stomach pain, sweating, tingling. Numbness, intense hot or cold feelings, perceived choking, or being unable to speak. Each one of these symptoms on their own can be scary but sometimes people experience a number of these symptoms all together. When […]
A Little Bit About Dissociation
What is dissociation? Here’s a hint, it’s not always a part of Dissociative Identity Disorder or having multiple personalities. Most people have experienced some form of dissociation at some point in their lives. Like most things dissociative symptoms are on a spectrum. Some people may occasionally experience it throughout their life time and be able […]
What are Goals and Objectives?
Life is a journey, and most journeys have end goals with stops along the way. When talking about goals and objectives we can think of the goal as being the destination and the objectives as the necessary pit stops. These objectives are each as important as the end goal. Imagine trying to do a cross […]