While group orientation sessions like they have at schools are extremely helpful in dealing with the anxiety of a new situation, mentorship goes one step beyond. Mentorship is a uniquely powerful one-on-one relationship with someone who is farther along at whatever is it you’re embarking on. I’ve had my own mentors, both as a student […]

The simplest hallmark of addiction is whether or not the substance or behavior interfering with the rest of your life – whether that is your work life, your family life, your social life or all of the above. For example, have you ever spent an inordinate amount of time at work having snacks, or thinking […]

Twilight is the first book in Stephenie Meyer’s series and now a popular motion picture. Any thoughts on how this may also relate to night eating syndrome?  Twilight, a book by Stephenie Meyer, was an extremely popular book and is now also an equally popular film. It’s a modern love story with a gothic twist, […]

co-written by Sandee Nebel, LMHC  and Liz Strong, Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern “Why do I continue to make unhealthy choices?” This is one of most common concerns heard in therapy. Clients come in baffled by the fact that they keep repeating old behavior they thought they had changed already or that they should “know […]