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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a sometimes silent affliction that affects many people each year. Often when we think of a person having PTSD, we picture a soldier who served overseas and is now discharged as a veteran. Although veterans are a highly visible population, they are only one group of people who may experience PTSD in their lifetimes. Victims of physical or emotional abuse, neglect, and poverty during their formative years may also have PTSD, as will victims of rape. A person may experience what is called "secondary PTSD" from living with a person affected. Often this condition creates a family dynamic that causes the household to revolve around the victim in a way that is unhealthy for all family members.

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder is caused by a variety of life experiences, from childhood abuse to war. All of the potential causes of PTSD, however, share an important psychological similarity: they trigger the memory of past events. There are many ways to alleviate the anxiety associated with PTSD, and to let go of the past patterns, but EMDR is one of the best available types of PTSD therapy.

Are you and your partner continually having the same fight? Do you feel like your relationship is beyond repair? Was your husband or wife unfaithful? Do you miss the gentle romance that once thrived between you and your significant other? Couples counseling can help.

Effectively dealing with anxiety ensures better lives for sufferers. It is imperative to learn to cope with the uncomfortable emotional and physical effects of the condition as early as possible. Teach your children to manage anxiety before it becomes chronic. Here are some methods your kids can employ to successfully quell uncomfortable feelings. Also, many children can benefit from anxiety therapy from a professional counselor.

Teens and young adults today are facing unique challenges, from the stress of college exams to the pressure of searching for full-time employment. These difficulties can be aggravated by a slow economy, affecting not only one's self-esteem but one's physical health as well. The apprehension of entering a new career combined with the frustration of rejection can easily take its toll. If you are a young adult having difficulties managing anxiety on your own, please contact us. We want to offer you the tools to lead a successful and fulfilling life.

For those of you that have depression, have you ever considered counseling? It helps to learn more about your triggers and quirks so that you can treat it. That is if you are open to it. Counseling and therapy is not an end-all, be-all cure for depression. It is like going to the store and picking up a DIY kit to fix something; it gives you the instructions and materials but it all depends on you.

Every couple has their struggles and bad days. Although many arguments or frustrations can resolved with time, sometimes, professional assistance is necessary to bring relational healing and peace. Why use couple's Counseling?

Months have past since you've experienced the most horrific event of your life, yet you still can't escape the nightmares that haunt you every night, all night. The slightest sights, smells, or sounds can trigger the memory that brings you right back to that fateful moment when everything changed and the world ceased to exist as you used to know it. Your new normal is a life consumed by fear, depression, regret, guilt, anxiety, shame and more. If these feelings and experiences relate to you, it's possible you could be suffering from a condition known as PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder.

PTSD Therapy can be extremely daunting. You may be unsure where to start when you are already dealing with the stress of past trauma. We provide individual and family therapy in Fresno, Kingsburg, Oakhurst, and Visalia California, including PTSD therapy. Therapy can help you overcome some symptoms of PTSD such as outbursts, nightmares, flashbacks, or general fear. The steps to getting into PTSD therapy are simple enough and can be followed through in a quick manner.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a method of psychotherapy that is currently trending in the field of psychology and counseling. How does it work? Is its growing popularity justified? The method of cognitive behavioral therapy is simple: in order to change a negative mood, the thoughts that lead to it must change first.