As psychologists and therapists, we often encounter women experiencing varying symptoms of depression following childbirth. The majority of women experience typical baby blues, but some women experience more severe symptoms that meet criteria for postpartum depression. Postpartum depression can often be mistaken for typical baby blues and may have a long-term impact on the new...
Post Holiday Blues
As experienced psychologists, we often encounter people who suffer from anxiety, depression, or other psychological problems during, and soon after the holiday season. Although the holiday season is supposed to be a happy time for most, it may also trigger negative symptoms for many. This is often described as the holiday blues, but it is...
New Year’s Resolutions
Around this time of year we often think about our resolutions for the upcoming year and think back on our resolutions from the previous year and often realize that we were not as successful as we intended to be. Whether our resolution was to lose 10 pounds or spend more time with our family, we...
Holidays and Binge Eating
As psychologists experienced in treating a wide variety of disorders, we, here at the Orlandini Psychology group, often come across a disorder that often manifests itself during the holiday season. This disorder is binge eating and our expert team of therapists would like to offer some tips to avoid binge eating during the holidays, when...
Dealing With Holiday Stress
As the holidays approach, many people are looking forward to celebrating and spending time with family, but for some families or couples it may be a time of stress or increased family tension. Families tend to come together during the holidays and reconvening can often activate old dynamics and old wounds that have never been...
Social Anxiety – The Hidden Disorder
Social anxiety is one of several types of anxiety disorders. WebMD lists the following anxiety and panic disorders. Panic disorder strikes suddenly and repeatedly with no warning and often includes physical symptoms such as sweating and chest pain; and specific phobias such as fear of heights, snakes, flying and others. Generalized anxiety disorder presents excessive,...