There is a common misconception among many people that the Covid 19 pandemic caused the crisis in obtaining mental health care for children and adolescents. There is a plethora of evidence-based research confirming that the pandemic exacerbated the crisis, but the crisis existed well before it became a problem in the United States.

I have successfully used CBT for years in treating sleep issues. These techniques work for me, and I am convinced they can work for you as well. We all know the difference between having had a good night's sleep and a fitful night of sleep (or no sleep at all). The difference is night and day.

The more I use EMDR in therapy, the more I have come to value its transformative powers. I have found EMDR to be especially useful during the holidays. I have given some thought as to why EMDR is often very effective in dealing with intense negative emotions which may be exacerbated during the holidays.

This article perfectly illustrates what I mean by existential angst. Teens have it in spades. They are literally worried that the planet earth will become uninhabitable and that they or their children will be doomed.

Existential angst is of course a part of the human condition. What makes the current era so viscerally intense is that we are all exposed to the same threats as a collective whole