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Depression & Anxiety
Anxiety and depression are two of the most common mental health issues in our society. The science of mind-body wellness helps us understand the ongoing connection between the mind and the body. Anxiety and depression may be triggered by a variety of factors and experienced in a number of different ways. Triggers can include biological, psychological, social, emotional, physical, and spiritual factors, as well as genetic tendencies. The presence of anxiety and depression changes the biochemical structure of the brain, meaning that certain chemicals called neurotransmitters are out of balance. Anxiety and depression are not the same, but they often occur together.
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Addiction & Recovery
Addiction can manifest in many unhealthy behavior patterns of managing pain, depression, anxiety and stress through the excessive use of alcohol, drugs, tobacco, food, porn, gambling, sex, internet, or any activity that interferes with wellness . When an addiction becomes unmanageable one or more life domains become disrupted such as career, health, legal, parenting, education, financial stability, or relationships. Counseling is an essential part of recovering from addiction. Cognitive behavioral therapy, family counseling, and other therapy approaches can help people recover from any addiction to maintain the inner strength required to sustain balance.
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Trauma
Emotional and psychological trauma is the result of experiencing stressful events that often involve a threat to life or safety. Any situation that leaves you feeling overwhelmed and alone can be traumatic, even if it doesn't involve physical harm. Your subjective emotional experience of an event determines a traumatic experience. Trauma can be caused by a single one-time event or by ongoing stress such as living in a violent environment, or struggling with disease. The effects of trauma can have severe and long-lasting results causing anxiety, depression, numbness, trust issues, and dissociative symptoms. When trauma is not resolved, fear and helplessness carries over into all aspects of life. With the right treatment, you can recover and regain balance and control.
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Conflict Resolution
Conflict resolution therapy is based on the theory that negative emotional responses stem from unresolved inner thought patterns. Inner conflicts, such as a negative belief system or low self-esteem can trigger automatic defenses resulting in conflicts in relationships, with spouses, parents and children, or colleagues. Therapy for couples, individuals, corporations, or families is beneficial in redirecting thought patterns and addressing automatic behavioral responses. With the proper skills, one can achieve a sense of well-being and resolution. Without the necessary skills, negative emotional states are sustained and can develop into situations with larger consequences.
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Art Therapy.

Art therapy is an effective form of treating trauma because it reaches the part of the brain that traditional cognitive therapy cannot reach. It is based on the creative process, which is a non-verbal form of communicating thoughts and feelings, accessing the implicit memories that cannot be accessed through talk therapy. Many traumatic memories are stored deep in the brain, located in the amygdala with only an emotional marker. Often a traumatic experience will trigger the fight/flight/freeze reaction, and bypass the language center, which means that the memory never received a verbal identity and was never logically processed. Theses emotional markers that reside in implicit memories drive behavior without access to the control center. This is why so many victims think, feel, react and behave in ways that seem illogical and destructive. The experience of being involved in creating meaningful expressions through non-verbal approaches helps facilitate the re-organization and reconstruction of lodged and unmarked emotions.

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