Drug addiction is a mental illness that changes your brain in fundamental ways. It disturbs the normal way of organizing needs and desires and substitutes locating and using drugs as the top priority. Compulsive behavior and lack of impulse control are the direct result, all of which are hallmarks of many other mental health disorders. […]| Long Island Psychology
Should we be exposing ourselves to traumatic information in the news and social media and how to best cope with the psychological effects| Long Island Psychology
Are you feeling stressed and unable to cope, but don't understand why? There may be good reasons for that.| Psychology Today
Overcoming flying phobia using cognitive behavior therapy, exposure therapy and mindfulness based stress reduction| Long Island Psychology
Parenting is challenging. We often find that we act in ways that we don’t expect as we try to raise happy and healthy kids. One example of this is yelling. Many parents find that they’re yelling at their child much more than they ever imagined – even if they’re generally not angry people – and […]| Long Island Psychology