28 Foods to Decrease Anxiety and Depression & Enhance Positive Moods
Food & Mood Series by Liz Mckinney, CNS, Board Certified Nutritionist “It is both compelling and daunting to consider that dietary intervention at an individual or population level could reduce rates of psychiatric disorders. There are exciting implications for clinical care, public health, and research” – editorial in the American Journal of Psychiatry...Learn MoreTrauma Informed Care; We Have Evolved to be at risk for Trauma; Here is Why
Trauma Informed Care We have fantastic and astonishing memory abilities, the human mind and its processes, particularly in the way we store and retrieve the effective memories which then effect the way that we store and respond to our other memories and sensory input. Evolutionary psychology examines the way some things that can be problematic are often helpful to us in the past and as we...Learn More
Suicide Prevention
With the suicide of two Hollywood Stars this week, both Kate Spade fashion designer, and beloved Anthony Bourdain, American chef and champion of human rights, we at the Counseling and Wellness Center of Pittsburgh wish to express our condolences to the families, friends, and all of those effected by these tragic losses. According to the National Institute of Health, suicide rates are rising,...Learn MoreGetting Referrals for your Therapy Business
Building Therapy Referrals for your therapy practice. Getting Referrals for your Therapy Business We know that for many therapists and counselors who are starting out opening a practice the day your open is such an exciting moment. So many new therapists have asked us, how do you get referrals, in our effort to help, we will share with you some time tested tips. You look forward to the...Learn MoreThe Dangerous Addiction that you use Everyday, Hint-It is not a drug!
Cell Phones are addictive according research and causing us extreme stress and anxiety. The Dangerous New Addiction that you use Everyday, Hint-It is not a drug! In a world of highly demanding home lives and work lives, where performance is prized above peace and calm, there is one object which is the focal point of so much of our attention. TO maintain peace, balance, and calm, our human...Learn More