Mountain Vista Psychology Blog
Learning Disability Testing & Learning Disability Diagnosis
What is a Learning Disability? I find there is a great deal of confusion about terminology, symptoms, and how to get the help you need. This article was written to help clarify the muck and I hope you find it…
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Diet and Mental Health
Diet and Mental Health It’s hard to make the correlation between diet and mental health. How does what we eat impact our mental health? You might think…our friend’s foods and dessert always look so good and it’s so easy to…
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All Aboard the Control Train
Human beings like control. Why? When we feel out of control, we experience a powerful and uncomfortable sense of anxiety due to the ambiguity of the future. For instance, we might ponder the questions: what is going to happen to…
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The One Word Resolution
Here we go with that time of the year again- The New Year. This is the time of the year where many of us chose to make hefty New Year’s resolutions. Having goals is a great way to make positive…
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Honoring the Funk December
Funk. Sometimes it’s a weird smell -other times, it’s a state of being that completely consumes you. As a member of the human race – willing or unwilling – there are seasons of life where we may not feel like…
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3 Tips for Beating Holiday Stress
The holidays can be a difficult time of year. This time of year can be hectic and filled with feelings of anxiety and stress, depression, or fear of missing out. Below are three tips for managing the stress that can…
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What Does it Mean to be Seen?!?!!?
Through the last 17 years that I have been in the mental health field I have worked with all different ages, genders, and cultures of people. In so many ways there is more that connects us than what separates us. …
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ADHD Testing & ADHD Diagnosis
There are many people who wonder about whether they should pursue ADHD testing and ADHD diagnosis. They wonder if there is really any utility in obtaining ADHD testing. What will they really learn from the testing process anyway? They also…
Read MoreIs Technology Changing The Way We Need To Parent?
I’m feeling old….when I first started seeing clients I did not have a cell phone, social media didn’t exist, life was different! Over the last 15 years technology has evolved so rapidly the teens I work with are the only…
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How to Meditate Without Practicing Meditation
The traditional form of mediation emphasizes breathing and intentionally focusing the mind on a particular object or thought. The goal of meditation is to achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm state. While this sounds nice, the reality of the…
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