Mountain Vista Psychology Blog
EMDR Trauma Counseling
What is EMDR? EMDR or Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing is a psychotherapy approach that has been extensively studied and proven effective in the treatment of trauma. More recently, studies have shown that EMDR is also effective in treating: Panic Attacks…
ADHD Testing & ADHD Diagnosis
People often ask what the benefits are to completing ADHD testing to see if an ADHD diagnosis is warranted. Some people are afraid that if they get an ADHD diagnosis it will have a negative impact on their life. At…
Autism Evaluation & Autism Diagnosis: What To Look for and How It Can Help
Deciding to complete an autism evaluation is difficult for many people, and there is still a great deal of confusion about what an autism diagnosis really means. Screening for autism is still a difficult process, leaving many children and adults…
4 Tips to Parenting Teens!
The teenage years are some of the most confusing, difficult phases parents will experience with their children. Trying to navigate fluctuating moods can feel like you are on a roller coaster, leaving you utterly confused. Now let’s add the uncharted…
Shame & Healing
Shame…such a hard place to be, yet so many of us live in a constant state of feeling shame. I see people who are dealing with this emotion all the time in my office. Shame fosters anxiety, depression, and it keeps…
QEEG: 3 Ways a Brain Map Can Help
What is a QEEG (Brain Map) and why get one???? First, I will describe what a QEEG is. Most simply it is a way to measure the electrical activity in your brain. It is a tool used to guide neurofeedback training. …
Signs of Childhood Depression
Most people associate depression with adulthood. It is generally assumed that children have easy and carefree lives, isolated from the worries that plague adults. As long as a child is growing in a home with supportive parents, you do not…
Increasing Awareness About Traumatic Brain Injuries
In recent years a wealth of information has come out about the dangers of incurring a traumatic brain injury. As a society, we wear helmets while bike riding, skateboarding, and skiing. We all know about Mohammad Ali and the impact…
7 Strategies to Improve Homework Time
With school getting underway, I thought it would be a perfect time to write a blog about homework. Each school year we hear about the hardship of homework completion. There are many kids who fight doing homework. For those with…
The Extroverted Parent with An Introverted Child
Last week I wrote a blog about parenting when you are an introvert and you have a child who is an extrovert. For those of you who missed that post, let’s redefine introversion/extroversion. Introverts recharge and gain energy through spending…
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