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How Does Social Media Impact Mental Health?

April 20, 2021

Mary-Lauren O’Crowley, MA, NCC  Just last year, Instagram made headlines for announcing its Likes Suppression policy in an effort to mitigate distress caused by the act of liking, or approving of, someone’s photo. But do these efforts actually make a difference for the millions of vulnerable adolescents and adults utilizing these platforms or is it merely placation?  Social media has often been referred to as addictive, namely because of people’s recurrent and ongoing need to engage with…

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Reducing Social Media Use

May 14, 2019

There’s no doubt that social media has been one of the most life-changing technological innovations that we’ve ever had access to — it enables us to feel connected to people all over the world. However, social media is not just a magical online space in which people enjoy greater access to their loved ones far away. Social media has also brought with it upticks in anxiety, depression, and self-esteem issues; young people, who are developmentally primed to…

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Laura Cox

November 13, 2018

Licensed Professional Counselor Laura is a Licensed Professional Counselor who believes in creating a warm, empathic, non-judgemental therapeutic space for clients to help them move through their struggles and toward a happier, more meaningful life. She is an integrative therapist who incorporates Person-Centered, Psychodynamic and Dialectical Behavior Therapy theories. She also has a passion for holistic mind-body perspectives, such as mindfulness, to assist clients in their positive growth and development of coping strategies. Laura helps clients who…

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Rimma Isaac

November 13, 2018

Rimma Isaac Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor Accepting: BCBS, Cigna, UHC, and Self-pay Pending: Aetna Rimma is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. She specializes in working with clients facing relationship and communication issues, parenting challenges, life transitions, anxiety, depression and trauma. She works with individuals, couples and families and has experience working with a wide range of clients including children, adolescents and adults. Unsatisfying relationships are a cause of unhappiness for a lot of people, whether it is a relationship with a…

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Paula Gonzalez

November 13, 2018

Paula Gonzalez Licensed Professional Counselor Practices in: Adams Street Accepted Insurances: Self Pay , BCBS, Aetna and United Healthcare Do you have overwhelming feelings of sadness? Do you constantly worry and find it difficult to relax? Do you have problems concentrating? Do you feel lonely and unaccepted? Paula is passionate about working with her clients to help them reduce their symptoms and reach their therapeutic goals. She is warm and caring and provides a safe environment for clients to…

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Kaitlin Broderick

November 13, 2018

Kaitlin Broderick Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor Accepted Insurances: Cigna, BCBS, and self-pay Pending: UHC, Aetna, and Humana Kaitlin is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who works with diverse populations of individuals facing issues including anxiety, depression, stress management, substance abuse, codependency, and relationship issues. Kaitlin understands that seeking counseling can be intimidating, and her goal is to create an environment of safety and comfort. She places great importance on trust and creating a strong therapeutic alliance. Although…

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Steven Losardo

November 13, 2018

Marriage and Family Therapist Steven provides therapy to individuals, couples, and families. His areas of clinical interest include issues of infidelity, premarital counseling, identity in adolescence and adulthood, life and career transitions, proactive dating in the digital age, distressed or unrewarding work and family relationships, relationship coaching for executives, sports coaches and players, financial therapy, discernment divorce counseling, spirituality, men’s issues, anxiety and depression. Steven uses an integrative and systemic framework in his therapy with a client-centered,…

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Amanda Gregory

November 13, 2018

Amanda Gregory Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), National Certified Counselor (NCC), EMDR Certified Therapist Accepting: Aetna, BCBS, Cigna, United Healthcare and Self Pay Amanda is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with experience working with adults, children and adolescents, families, and couples. Her areas of specialization include attachment/relationship issues, trauma, anxiety, depression,  parenting, sibling relationships, stress management, low self-esteem, and life transitions. Incorporating interventions from person-centered, solution-focused, and cognitive behavioral therapy, Amanda is able to meet the unique needs of each of her clients. In addition, she is an EMDR Certified Therapist. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)…

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Being an Adult as a Child. Parentification Explained.

January 10, 2018

Take a minute to think back to when you were growing up. What did your relationship with your parents look like? Do you have memories of your parents being there for you? Did they take care of you when you fell off your bike, or comfort you when you were being picked on at school? Or do you find yourself having memories of the reverse? Do you remember having to take your sibling to school because your…

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