Waters Edge Counseling wants to give you 5 ways to help with back-to-school anxiety. With the start of the school year rapidly approaching, many students (and parents) are experiencing some stress at the thought of returning to the classroom. Because of our disrupted school schedules last year due to COVID, this may be the...
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Summertime blues. Is it normal? So, this is a pretty personal blog. We have a rising 9th grader, and all the things she used to love about summer – pool, beach, friends, camp…they’re just not bringing her out of her funk. She seems lonely, isolated and just basically sad. So, are summertime blues an...
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What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)? This type of treatment provides clients with new skills in order to manage painful emotions. These skills also decrease conflict in relationships. Our counselors at Waters Edge are trained in DBT and have found it incredibly successful with many of our clients. When is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)...
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How to ease return-to-office anxiety. It seems like just yesterday we were dealing with the anxiety and schedule changes it took to adjust to working from home. COVID-19 hit us all hard, and most of us had to make major changes in our lives to continue doing our jobs from our houses instead of...
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Summer is a great time for counseling. Ready or not, summer is here. For children and teens the much awaited summer break means days of no homework, staying up later, enjoying the pool, and having much less structure to their day. For many parents, the summer break means lining up things for their children to...
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Living with OCD and Anxiety is a difficult reality for many people. As many as 2.2 million Americans at any given time. As much as the general public tosses around the term “OCD” in a flippant way – sometimes referring to people being “neat freaks” or frequent hand-washing – OCD is a very real...
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Eating Disorders and some common myths surrounding them. It is estimated that 3% of adolescent females have an eating disorder. This means that in an average high school in the United States made up of 1,000 students, 30 of these female students are suffering from a significant eating disorder. Males can also suffer from...
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Increased screen time during the Pandemic and its effects. With COVID-19 and social distancing putting limits on our ability to connect and physically interact, daily screen time has definitely increased. Even before the global pandemic, there were concerns about what screen time is doing to our health. However, screens are not inherently bad. There...
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Empty Nest Syndrome and depression. Here we are – the end of May. This brings graduation, and for some parents, the acute realization that they will soon be “empty nesters.” Empty Nest Syndrome is defined as when your last, or only, child is all grown up and about to leave home. This can cause...
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Why you should continue with therapy – even if you think you’re done. So many people use counseling and therapy to help them deal with their mental health. But, often times, not everyone keeps going. If you’re wondering how long you should stay in counseling – that is completely normal. The answer is different...
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