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Category: General Mental Health
Overall topics of mental health
How to Help a Person Having Suicidal Thoughts
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. I will be talking about facts surrounding suicide and how to help a person having suicidal thoughts. The content in this post may be difficult for some to read. Please take care of yourself. Disclosure: The statements made in this blog are not medical advice. If you need medical… Read more
How to Talk to Kids about Death
Death is one of the few things all humans experience. It is one of the many reasons a family may seek my therapeutic services. A child may be having a hard time due to the death of a loved one. Or parents are unsure how to talk to their kid(s) about the death of a… Read more
Is it ADHD or Something Else? Similar Mental Disorders
In a previous post, I talked about the most common diagnoses among children today. You can click here to read more in that post. Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, is one of the most common according to the CDC. I get a lot of families in my office that are concerned their young child has… Read more
The Five Questions You Should Be Asking Your Therapist
During a first session with a family, I sometimes get asked questions, but sometimes families cannot think of what to ask. Below I have written the five common therapy questions I do get asked. I have also written some questions that a therapist should get asked. To read the full list, sign up for this… Read more
How does therapy actually work?
Hi! When you think of therapy, what is the first thing that comes to mind? When watching a film and television portray therapy you usually see it as someone sitting or lying on a couch talking while another person sits across or near them in a chair with a notepad asking them “how do you… Read more
What do those letters behind the name mean?
Hi! When I meet a new family for therapy, sometimes I mistakenly get called Dr. Desarae or Dr. B. Caregivers innocently assume that is what I am but those are not my credentials. I am a LCSW which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker. This means I went through the training to provide therapy to… Read more
How Mental Health Came to Be
Hi all! My name is Rae and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who decided to write a blog about mental health. With May being Mental Health Awareness Month, I wanted to share some history of mental health and how it has changed over the past century. Disclosure: The statements made in this… Read more
