The Benefits of Keeping a Schedule While Observing the COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders

Posted by Gina Petrella in Blog, Online Therapy Nearly everyone across the country (and the globe) has been impacted by COVID-19 in some way. At one point, 95% of people in the U.S. were under some sort of lockdown.  Many states are still under stay-at-home orders, leaving people “stuck” inside for another few weeks.  While these orders are important for flattening the curve (reducing the number of new cases) and keeping people safe, it’s...
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How Trauma Damages Trust and Strategies to Rebuild It

Posted by Gina Petrella in Blog, Trauma Recently, you experienced a really tough time in your life. It was more than just rough, though. It was traumatic. This experience may have been some type of loss or possibly something that left you absolutely breathless. No matter what it was that you experienced, you feel different now. Changing and evolving are typically positive things in life. But, the difference you see in yourself after...
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Freedom is Your Future: 7 Reasons to Call a Trauma Therapist

Posted by Gina Petrella in Blog, Trauma Have you recently experienced a situation that felt like it changed your life forever? Instead of feeling like your normal self, you might feel like you’re carrying around a ton of bricks. Perhaps this heavy feeling just won’t go away. Trauma comes in all shapes and sizes. It can also stop life right in its tracks. Simply said, it can be disheartening, devastating, and debilitating. That’s...
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Trauma After Betrayal: How to Manage the Triggers

Posted by Gina Petrella in Blog, Trauma When you learned of your partner’s betrayal, it felt like your world crumbled. It seems like everything you thought or believed changed in one split second. Such a huge blow to your personal life might have felt like someone dropping a bomb right on top of you. It probably left you wondering how in the world to find all the pieces, let alone put them back together. Sadly, this is the essence of...
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What You Can Do to Get the Most out of Online Therapy

Posted by Gina Petrella in Blog, Online Therapy You’ve decided to embark on a new endeavor – online therapy. Although the online route seems like a perfect fit for your lifestyle, you may wonder if it will have the same effect as traditional therapy. Be confident that, like traditional methods, online therapy can be incredibly beneficial. Also, much like traditional therapy, the outcome of online approaches greatly depends on how you approach...
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