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Blog post 06.28.2021

Shaking Off the Social Rust after COVID-19

It may feel like your social skills are a little rusty due to COVID-19. The activities that we used to do, such as attending a social gathering or sharing a meal, may feel awkward or anxiety producing. It is normal to feel this way in the context of the pandemic.
Blog post 05.26.2021

The COVID-19 Cycle: Social Anxiety and Withdrawal in School-Aged Kids and Teens

ADAA member Dr. Erika Vivyan writes..."Many families are managing anxious and depressive symptoms in their kids and teens who have been isolated for months. This increase in social anxiety and withdrawal in school-aged kids and teens during the COVID-19 pandemic may be best explained by the cycles that perpetuate these symptoms in “the new normal..."
Blog post 04.02.2021

Antiracist Parenting is a Journey Not a Destination.

Parenting is an increasingly complex job. It’s layered with important responsibilities one of which is raising anti-racist children. In addition to being a Registered Psychologist, I am also a parent, a white parent, who wonders what I can do to engage with this important work.

Blog post 04.02.2021

Antiracist Parenting is a Journey Not a Destination

Parenting is an increasingly complex job. It’s layered with important responsibilities one of which is raising anti-racist children. In addition to being a Registered Psychologist, I am also a parent, a white parent, who wonders what I can do to engage with this important work.

Blog post 11.03.2020

3 Ways to Help Kids Manage Emotions During Covid

The virus has upended the world as we know it, and kids are struggling.  Kids were not meant to live this way.  None of us were meant to live this way, but as a child therapist, I have a specia

Blog post 11.03.2020

3 Ways to Help Kids Manage Emotions During Covid

The virus has upended the world as we know it, and kids are struggling.  Kids were not meant to live this way.  None of us were meant to live this way, but as a child therapist, I have a specia

Blog post 07.27.2020

Worried About Sending Your Kids Back to School?

Many parents around the country are being faced with deciding whether or not to have their children return to school — whether it be part-time or full-time — for the upcoming school year.

Blog post 05.26.2020

Social Anxiety During COVID-19

In the grocery store, you are told to stand back on the red line. You feel ashamed for not seeing it in the first place.

Blog post 02.13.2019

Valentine’s Day: Day of Love or Day of Longing?

What comes to your mind when you think of Valentine’s Day? If you suffer from anxiety and worry, then there is a good chance that you are concerned about being disappointed or about disappointing someone.