by Sarah James, LCSW, CAC | Dec 14, 2023
We throw the word boundaries around a lot. We know that we should have healthy boundaries to achieve our optimal mental health and life goals, but that is often easier said than done. Boundaries are limits you set between yourself and others or things (ie: phones,...
by Sarah James, LCSW, CAC | Feb 22, 2023
Throughout my nearly 20 years of practicing therapy, I have come to realize more than ever that those who experience anxiety believe that the anxiety is in control. As if they do not have a fighting chance of beating it. Many anxiety sufferers believe they have to...
by Sarah James, LCSW, CAC | Jun 29, 2020
The psychological term “gaslighting” came from a movie made in 1944 called Gaslight. The premise of the movie is a husband basically makes his wife feel like she is going crazy through his psychological strategy now called gaslighting. So why should we all learn about...
by Sarah James, LCSW, CAC | Apr 2, 2020
I wanted to write a little about what I have been seeing with this incredibly sudden new time we are experiencing with social distancing and the shelter-in-place effort. The majority of us go about our daily lives and never think about something like the Corona Virus...
by Sarah James, LCSW, CAC | Mar 30, 2020
There is actually a very high prevalence of social anxiety with numbers reaching up to 15 million people in the United States. There are many misconceptions about what social anxiety is and how it effects those that have it. Traits of Social Anxiety: Social anxiety...
