Ocean Air Counseling employs cognitive behavioral, solution-focused, and supportive therapy practices to assist individuals and families in transforming their lives for the better.
Life is full of many struggles and hardships that affect our physical, emotional, spiritual, and mental health. There are often life events that cause distress, depression, anxiety, and anger. Some of us are fortunate to have the ability to manage these distressing situations with our existing coping skills and our social support network. Sometimes, regrettably, these events, circumstances, or relationships are unmanageable.
How do we know when our adolescent is experiencing mental health difficulties versus the difficulties of being a teenager? This is often a difficult question to grapple with. There have been plenty of teenagers in counseling who are simply experiencing the difficulties of their developmental stage in life, which we could argue is not such a bad circumstance. Conversely, there have been many teenagers suffering from clinical depression and anxiety that have not been treated until later in their lives. Often, their mental health symptoms are chalked up to be “teenage angst.”
Holding relationship boundaries is like centering a piece of clay on the pottery wheel. To be more successful at holding boundaries, we must be slow, steady, and firm like the potter.
We have all struggled with a horrible night of sleep. Tossing and turning, blankets on then off, socks on then off, then on again. Racing thoughts about the events of the day, the tasks of tomorrow, and the worries and cares of the future. Mental health difficulties often cause disruption to sleep. Here are 5 helpful skills and habits to help improve your sleep.
It is scary and very concerning when a family member, loved one, or friend confides in you that they have been thinking of, or are actively contemplating suicide. In the sections below we will consider the ways we as family members, loved ones, and friends can respond when someone tells us they are suicidal.
