Gary Direnfeld

MARCH 31, 2025

So much of what kids are sent to counseling for can be dealt with by that connection. Assuming you are taking your kids to counseling, it is likely the drive together that is really the therapeutic benefit. Don’t discuss school or the counseling. In fact you don’t have to discuss anything.

Counseling 130

Counseling Mental Health Private Practice Social Worker 130

Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

So many are feeling stress, dread, and anxiety, now that the Trump presidency has come to be. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support www.garydirenfeld.com to build your successful practice Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. The hope is to preserve whatever sanity remains.

Mental Health 130

Mental Health Private Practice Counseling Anxiety 130

Gary Direnfeld

JANUARY 23, 2025

Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support www.garydirenfeld.com to build your successful practice Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. I am available in person and by video conferencing. He speaks at conferences and workshops throughout North America.

Mental Health 130

Mental Health Private Practice Schools Administration 130

Gary Direnfeld

JUNE 4, 2025

When one is overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, past trauma, conflict, etc., Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support www.garydirenfeld.com to build your successful practice Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. Trigger warning… language.

Mental Health 130

Mental Health Private Practice Counseling Depression 130

Social Work Haven

MAY 9, 2023

This can include providing advice, support and guidance to people in the community who are struggling with mental health issues, such as depression or anxiety. Social workers are not qualified to provide therapy or counselling services. How can a social worker help someone with anxiety?

Social Worker 52

Social Worker Treatment Planning Mental Health Interventional 52

Social Work Haven

MAY 9, 2023

Psychology may be used to explore issues such as anxiety, depression, or trauma, while social work can help individuals access resources and services to address more practical problems, such as housing or financial assistance. How do I choose between psychology and social work? What does a social worker do?

Social Worker 52

Social Worker Psychology Mental Health Interventional 52

Gary Direnfeld

JUNE 9, 2024

If you have been prescribed medication for depression or anxiety, it is important to know it can take a good four to six weeks before you truly feel the benefit. Unlike a Tylenol for a headache which usually reaches therapeutic level in about 20 minutes, medications for depression and anxiety literally takes weeks.

Anxiety 173

Anxiety Depression Mental Health Private Practice 173

Gary Direnfeld

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

About that anxiety. Given an anxiety disorder, the saying, “trust your gut,” just doesn’t hold. As for medication, typically those referred to as SSRIs are helpful for an anxiety disorder. The nature of the disorder is to be held hostage by feelings that don’t fully fit the situation.

Anxiety 148

Anxiety CBT Disorder Private Practice 148

Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

That childhood anxiety. As you ask the many questions seeking an answer as to why from the child, you may inadvertently be ramping up anxiety for you both. Anxiety, as a disorder, is about feelings betraying the mind as the feelings are either disproportionate to the triggering event or an independent experience.

Anxiety 140

Anxiety Counseling Private Practice Mental Health 140

Gary Direnfeld

AUGUST 14, 2023

For many, there is a relational aspect to anxiety. Those that get drawn in become part of a dynamic where as they try to comfort, cajole, support, facilitate, the one with the anxiety experiences and expresses greater fear. In turn, the anxiety escalates. They seek others to help them manage, make them feel safe or less anxious.

Anxiety 130

Anxiety Private Practice Mental Health Counseling 130

Gary Direnfeld

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Some kids develop tremendous anxieties that emerge at bedtime. It is that very process however that may be worsening the experience of anxiety for others. Research out of Yale University suggests that all that help and soothing is an issue and instead of the kid going to counseling, it’s the parent who should.

Anxiety 113

Anxiety Counseling Private Practice Mental Health 113

Gary Direnfeld

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

It can create anxiety, depression, false hope, and a sense that we must tolerate that which should not be tolerated or accepted. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. Ask yourself, what are you chasing, pretending? There is a psychological process known as mystification of experience.

Private Practice 264

Private Practice Mental Health Psychology Counseling 264

Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Counseling may be directed to facilitating that individual’s coping skills or understanding of their situation on a deeper level. Rarely does the modern day psychiatrist provide direct and ongoing counseling. The teen has anxiety: The psychiatrist prescribed medication. Case example.

Social Worker 148

Social Worker Counseling Private Practice Anxiety 148

Gary Direnfeld

APRIL 15, 2024

This can occur with the child hurts themself minimally, expresses a fear (anxiety), or simply a dislike. As a means of managing boo-boos, or generalized or even specific anxieties, or even food preferences, over-accommodating can increase the very issue sought to address. I am available in person and by video conferencing.

CBT 147

CBT Counseling Anxiety Mental Health 147

Gary Direnfeld

JANUARY 12, 2022

Both had also recently started medication for anxiety. Mine wasn’t counseling or therapy, but rather, coaching. Counseling or therapy typically focuses on one’s past or feelings and this isn’t as helpful in these situations. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support.

Counseling 147

Counseling Private Practice Mental Health Anxiety 147

Gary Direnfeld

JUNE 5, 2023

They called it separation anxiety and tried to let the child cry it out. If this continues those feelings can grow to become depression and/or anxiety. He consults to mental health professionals as well as to mediators and collaborative law professionals about good practice as well as building their practice.

Domestic Violence 148

Domestic Violence Private Practice Anxiety Mental Health 148

Gary Direnfeld

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

She managed her own anxiety, now not needing to run to every squeak and squack from her son. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support www.garydirenfeld.com – to build your successful practice Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. This was her learning from therapy.

Private Practice 147

Private Practice Mental Health Counseling Anxiety 147

Gary Direnfeld

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

If your child isn’t sleeping well at night or expresses fear about attending school, that may not be anxiety as you thought. Then, to address these questions further and as I have mentioned from time to time, we need to consult those who are working with the students who present the greatest challenges. That’s trauma.

Schools 147

Schools Private Practice Mental Health Consultation 147

Irish Social Worker

JULY 12, 2021

For adults coming forward to disclose childhood experiences of abuse, responses that include delay or uncertainty can often cause impacts such as anger, hostility, silence, submission, anxiety, shame, or stigma. Between May and December 2020, an anonymous online survey was conducted to gather adults’ experiences.

Advocacy 10

Advocacy Engagement Anxiety Counseling 10

Gary Direnfeld

JUNE 4, 2022

A history of any of these experiences can lead to difficulties with depression and/or anxiety as well as other mental/emotional disorders. If any of this describes you, please consider counseling to explore and address issues arising. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support.

Counseling 148

Counseling Private Practice Mental Health Depression 148

Gary Direnfeld

DECEMBER 28, 2023

It’s about you harnessing any anxiety you may be feeling in the moment. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support www.garydirenfeld.com – to build your successful practice Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. Your modeling your calm can facilitate theirs.

Communication 147

Communication Mental Health Private Practice Counseling 147

Gary Direnfeld

APRIL 21, 2022

Not spoken about until seriously probed are the bouts of depression and/or anxiety. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. He consults to mental health professionals as well as to mediators and collaborative law professionals about good practice as well as building their practice.

Self-harm 148

Self-harm Hospitals Private Practice Disability 148

Gary Direnfeld

MAY 28, 2022

With those prior events, I have had episodic/situational anxiety. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. He consults to mental health professionals as well as to mediators and collaborative law professionals about good practice as well as building their practice. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.

Private Practice 147

Private Practice Mental Health Counseling Anxiety 147

Gary Direnfeld

MAY 2, 2022

There’s a reason it’s called anxiety DISORDER. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. He consults to mental health professionals as well as to mediators and collaborative law professionals about good practice as well as building their practice. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.

CBT 113

CBT Disorder Private Practice Counseling 113

Gary Direnfeld

AUGUST 14, 2023

The parent had anxiety. Their child had anxiety. It was labled GAD – Generalized Anxiety Disorder. The child had only seen individual therapists, none of whom knew of the parent’s own anxiety related to childhood experiences. It was of a concern for their kid’s safety.

Anxiety 100

Anxiety PTSD Therapist Private Practice 100

Gary Direnfeld

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support www.garydirenfeld.com – to build your successful practice Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. I am available in person and by video conferencing. He speaks at conferences and workshops throughout North America.

Mental Health 147

Mental Health Paranoia Depression Private Practice 147

Gary Direnfeld

JANUARY 4, 2022

Where possible, kick fear, depression and anxiety to the curb through meaningful action. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. He consults to mental health professionals as well as to mediators and collaborative law professionals about good practice as well as building their practice.

Private Practice 130

Private Practice Mental Health Schools Counseling 130

Gary Direnfeld

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support www.garydirenfeld.com – to build your successful practice Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. I am available in person and by video conferencing. He speaks at conferences and workshops throughout North America.

Private Practice 147

Private Practice Mental Health Counseling Social Worker 147

Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Negative outcomes often include mental health issues such as depression, anxiety and even personality disorders. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. These negative childhood experiences are referred to as ACEs (Adverse Childhood. Experiences). There are many others. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.

Disorder 113

Disorder Mental Health Private Practice Counseling 113

Gary Direnfeld

APRIL 6, 2023

Further, any depression or anxiety or difficulty concentrating may continue into adulthood affecting adult life. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support www.garydirenfeld.com – to build your successful practice Gary Direnfeld is a social worker.

Private Practice 114

Private Practice Depression Mental Health Counseling 114

Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Instead of developing frustration tolerance and learning to delay gratification, this child is learning that such feelings breed anxiety and then it is quickly rewarded. He consults to mental health professionals as well as to mediators and collaborative law professionals about good practice as well as building their practice.

Private Practice 113

Private Practice Mental Health Counseling Anxiety 113

Gary Direnfeld

MAY 13, 2024

Where unsure, they just held back, distracted in part by waves of anxiety. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support www.garydirenfeld.com – to build your successful practice Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. Our growing up experiences.

Mental Health 147

Mental Health Private Practice Counseling Anxiety 147

Gary Direnfeld

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Without that positive connection they are distracted by feelings of fear, anxiety, sadness. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. He consults to mental health professionals as well as to mediators and collaborative law professionals about good practice as well as building their practice.

Private Practice 113

Private Practice Mental Health Therapist Counseling 113

Gary Direnfeld

JANUARY 24, 2022

That is when the tension create by these situations can come out as anxiety, depression and inappropriate behavior. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. To, in a sense, escape the double bind, one can comment on the conflicting messages or one can leave, withdraw. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.

Schizophrenia 114

Schizophrenia Private Practice Mental Health Counseling 114

Gary Direnfeld

APRIL 4, 2022

They too suffer depression and/or anxiety. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. He consults to mental health professionals as well as to mediators and collaborative law professionals about good practice as well as building their practice. They languish. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.

Private Practice 100

Private Practice Mental Health Counseling Depression 100

Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In couple counseling it is important to understand that the mental health challenges of one or both may be the real issues beneath the conflict, unmet expectations and attitudes. He consults to mental health professionals as well as to mediators and collaborative law professionals about good practice as well as building their practice.

Mental Health 113

Mental Health Counseling Private Practice Social Worker 113

Gary Direnfeld

MARCH 11, 2024

Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support www.garydirenfeld.com – to build your successful practice Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. I am available in person and by video conferencing. He speaks at conferences and workshops throughout North America.

Mental Health 113

Mental Health Private Practice Empathy Counseling 113