The Waiting Room

Sleep struggles are common & can take the following forms: difficulty going to bed, staying asleep, waking too early, and non-restorative sleep despite plenty of effort to do so, alongside experiences of fatigue, low-mood, and poor concentration. Even without a formal diagnosis, these symptoms might resonate—an infrequent, steady, even long-term reality. Often, CBT-I can help.

Emory Stickland, licensed clinical psychologist and clinical contributor for The Anti-Anxiety Notebook and The Field Guide for Depression, discusses the effectiveness of behavioral activation.

Build awareness. What, exactly, is the “life” that drives eating disorder psychopathology? What does that mean for Asian American women?

Alison Printz, Licensed Social Worker, writes about Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder in the latest issue of Waiting Room.

Diana Hu, licensed clinical psychologist and lead clinician for The Therapy Journal & The Field Guide for Depression, discusses the intersectionality of mental health and the Asian American identity.

We have brains that like to jump to conclusions. This “shortcut” often happens under stress. While this is done for our survival, it can create an unhelpful cascade of thinking and bodily responses. With CBT, time slows down. Images still, words mute while associations are questioned. With CBT, you are in control.

Though many of us may live without a formal PTSD diagnosis, we experience trauma. Trauma includes an emotionally intense experience that alters how we interact with the world. Even more, accepting the presence of trauma and putting words to the experience can be difficult. Written Exposure Therapy may be of help.

For those experiencing depression or depression-like symptoms, ACT and DBT are proven & effective treatments that are used by countless therapists globally. For those experiencing deeply intense emotions, anxiety, or chronic pain, these treatments can be a sustainable & transformative experience.