How COVID-19 Has Improved Online Therapy

Posted by Gina Petrella in Blog, Online Therapy Online therapy. Teletherapy. Telemedicine. Virtual health.  Whatever you want to call it, the process of practicing medicine online has become more popular and more important than ever. That is largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many doctors and therapists across the country have opted to “go virtual” for the time being, seeing patients through a video screen, rather than in-person.  The...
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Secret or Forgotten? – Why It’s Often Challenging to Identify Traumas

Posted by Gina Petrella in Blog, Trauma Many people go through life wondering why they struggle in certain areas but aren’t able to pinpoint any reason. Maybe it’s anxiety, chronic aches and pains, or an enduring sense of loneliness. People yearn for answers about their emotional and behavioral difficulties and sometimes end up blaming themselves for the way they are. If this sounds familiar, you may have unidentified trauma....
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Why High-Functioning Depression is Not Okay

Posted by Gina Petrella in Blog, Depression High-functioning depression is often given less attention and is regarded with less urgency than more debilitating forms of depression. This isn’t okay and it shouldn’t be considered the ‘norm’.  Just ask anyone who is considered a high-functioning, depressed individual.  The symptoms of high-functioning depression are often the same as more severe cases. However, they may feel or appear less...
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Dark Winter: How to Cope with COVID and Seasonal Depression

Posted by Gina Petrella in Blog, Depression It’s beginning to look a lot like…a long, dark winter. For some people, seasonal depression is nothing new. But, 2020 has been especially difficult already. With the COVID-19 pandemic still raging (and even surging) in some parts of the country, seasonal depression may seem overwhelming worse this year.  Seasonal depression can be hard if you struggle with it. You wake up when it’s dark...
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Online Anxiety Treatment: Why It Works

Posted by Gina Petrella in Blog, Online Therapy The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of almost everyone in some way. But, there are two things it has caused that really can’t be denied; an influx of anxiety and a necessary push to take advantage of online resources.  People are working from home, children are going to school remotely, and even telehealth has become more popular than ever. These options were already available and...
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