Kevin Phelps
While you’ve likely looked forward to retirement for most of your life, it can also bring a lot of change, and even some challenges. You might find yourself feeling lonely, or even depressed as your life changes, and it can be helpful to meet with a mental health counselor. Here are a few of the … <a href="https://peakpsychservices.com/blog/benefits-mental-health-counseling-retirement/">Continued</a>
Mental disorders are usually the result of chemicals and hormones in the brain becoming unbalanced. When this is the case, mindfulness and self-care are only a small part of what needs to be a large treatment. Sometimes, the most effective option involves medication that can chemically correct the imbalance causing so many issues. When to … <a href="https://peakpsychservices.com/blog/considering-medication-treatment/">Continued</a>
So many people live day to day in a frustrating struggle, unaware that those struggles have names (like depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, anxiety, PTSD, etc.)… and that knowing those names can provide them with a sense of control over those struggles, rather than the feeling of being controlled by them! Taking even generic, online tests … <a href="https://peakpsychservices.com/blog/psych-personality-testing/">Continued</a>
Need to bring some calm back into your life? The stresses of everyday tasks can be a lot to handle without some relieving outlets! Here are a few therapeutic practices you can try that will help you regain control over your mind and give it the “reset” it needs to work its best! Mindfulness or … <a href="https://peakpsychservices.com/blog/therapeutic-practices-can-try/">Continued</a>
Stress is a natural part of everyone’s lives. It can be a source of motivation for action or effort, or a means of focus or alertness. If unchecked or left to expand to all aspects of your life, that stress can become full blown anxiety that is significantly more difficult to control. Knowing the most … <a href="https://peakpsychservices.com/blog/common-causes-stressors-anxiety/">Continued</a>
Think about the people in your life that you know struggle to feel confident, or seen and heard, or who are going through a hard situation in their lives. It can be difficult to know how you as their friend can best help them through these hard things and feelings. However, simply being a “shoulder … <a href="https://peakpsychservices.com/blog/being-a-shoulder-to-lean-on/">Continued</a>