Addiction is the dark cloud that exists in the lives of many families and many individuals. According to the “National Survey on Drugs and Health: 2019,” about 19.3 million Americans had a substance use disorder and of those 19.3 million 39% accounts for individuals ages 18 and 25. The types of substances included in this survey were illicit drugs, ... Continue Reading

Family is the mold that shapes the way we feel and perceive the world. Family affects how we react to conflict and how we cope with the hardships that come our way. As a clinician, I often find that the client’s I see have had the misfortune of being raised in a dysfunctional household and they’ve realized that they are not happy with the way ... Continue Reading

Emotional abuse involves nonphysical behavior that belittles another person. Emotional abuse includes insults, verbal put downs, verbal threats or making the victim feel threatened, inferior, ashamed or degraded. In many cases, women are most likely depicted as the ones being emotionally abused. However, the prevalence rates were high in a study ... Continue Reading