Social Work Blog

MAY 24, 2023

We face each other and enter into a verbal dance I like to refer to as the “Acronym Tango,” (IFS, CBT, DBT, EMDR, EFT, cha-cha-cha). Luckily, she discovered how clinical work and humor are perfect partners to advance problem solving and healing. Sometimes clients politely decline the invitation. But I digress.

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DBT LCSW CBT Military 52

Social Work Blog

JANUARY 25, 2023

I shared that throughout 40 years practicing as a clinical social worker, I’ve been trained in a lot of theories and have experience in using many techniques, however, I have not earned a certification in Trauma and Attachment. My plea is we come to the “clinical barn raising” with every tool we have. Just kidding on the last one.

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LCSW Therapist CBT Military 40

Beautiful Voyager

APRIL 30, 2021

So, I used Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques, my daily mantra and meditation to deal with them. Medication is a huge stigmatized subject in the mental health world, not only for the individuals needing them but also for their loved ones and clinical providers. But was that enough? No, it was not. How will they perceive me?

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Mental Health Psychiatric Anxiety Recovery 52

Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 3, 2022

People experiencing a nervous breakdown may show symptoms that are similar to clinical depression. Experts agree that regardless of culture, a "nervous breakdown" means that the individual is no longer able to do his " normal functioning " due to extreme emotional or psychological distress or a psychiatric condition.

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Disorder Mental Health Self-harm Anxiety 96