Postpartum Depression and Anxiety: This Isn’t What I Expected
Pregnancy is often a time of hopes, dreams, and anticipation. We set our hearts on what we view as ideals for motherhood. I remember during my first pregnancy imagining what…
Vulnerability: Insights from Brené Brown’s Work
I was recently reading Daring Greatly by Brené Brown--a highly recommended book written after twelve years of researching vulnerability and it’s effects on our lives. Daring Greatly focuses on the…
Taming the Anxiety Beast
“I Can’t stop thinking about it... I'm like a hamster in a wheel... My body feels electric.” Anxiety (defined as worry, undefined fear, and agitation) manifests itself in many forms, but…
Peer Consultation Group for Professional Counselors
Peer Consultation Group Come Be Apart of the Professional Dialogue Join Clark Barshinger, PhD, Keith Bjorge, PsyD, and Brendan Bell, MA, LCPC for a monthly two-hour peer consultation group. Groups…
Introducing Karen Robbins MSW, LCSW
I’m so excited to join the trained therapy staff at Cherry Hill Counseling! When I took my first Intro to Social Work class I knew it was what I wanted…
Mental Benefits of Exercise
Let me start off by saying I am in no way a fitness guru, but I do experience the mind/body benefits of engaging in regular exercise. I would never have…
7 Ways To Encourage Your Teen To Attend Counseling
How To Encourage Your Teen To Attend Counseling As a therapist for teenagers, I’m often asked by frustrated parents how they can convince their teenager to go to counseling. Parents’…
Responding to Anxiety With Willingness
In my previous blog Fears For Today, Worries For Tomorrow: Understanding Anxiety, I mentioned a natural tendency to avoid the discomfort of anxiety and the related consequences. In fact, avoidance…
The Complex Nature of Emotions
I recently watched the newest Disney Pixar movie, Inside Out. Beyond the great creative qualities of the film that we've come to expect, I was pleasantly surprised by the accuracy…
Fears for Today, Worries for Tomorrow: Understanding Anxiety
Each one of us has experienced anxious feelings such as fear and worry at one point or another. You may wonder how I can be so sure. The reason is…