Often times, a new client will contact me because they need help coping with depression. They may have been diagnosed as “depressed” by their family physician and may or may not be taking medication to help them cope.
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Burnout: What should I do?
Workplace burnout often affects those people who are idealists, perfectionists and workaholics. Many of the clients that I meet with are high achievers and have found considerable success in their fields — largely because they are so dedicated to their work and committed to continuously doing well.
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Burnout: Why can’t I sleep?
Many of the clients that I counsel for burnout express that they find it difficult to sleep at night. It is not surprising for them to realize that they have a sleep deficit, however, when they think about the conditions that have led to their burnout.
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Am I heading for burnout?
Dr. Herbert Freudenberger was the first to identify the 12-Stage Burnout Symptom Cycle in his 1974 book, “Burnout: The High Cost of High Achievement.” Psychologist and author, Joan Borysenko, provides a similar approach to looking at the stages of burnout in her 2011 book, “Fried: Why You Burn Out and How to Revive.”
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Burnout: Should I use alcohol to help me cope?
Many of the clients that I meet with for burnout express that they find it difficult to sleep. Many have shared they have used alcohol as a coping mechanism for their burnout to knock themselves out at night, in desperation.
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Achieving flow can help you unwind
I am asked by many of my clients for tips on how to unwind. They come to me for counselling in my psychology practice because they are overworked and often exhausted. Many of my clients share that they sit down in front of the television at the end of a long day in order to […]
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Is anger a major contributor to heart disease?
As a psychologist who counsels clients with anger management issues, I often reference a book written in the early 1980s by Duke University’s Redford Williams, MD. In his book “Anger Kills”, Williams discusses a series of steps for managing anger.
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Do children with depressed parents have more problems?
Children with depressed parents are at increased risk for developing mental health problems. Not all children of depressed parents should be categorized as being at-risk. However, both theory and research suggest that a child’s probability for poor adjustment increases as the number of risk factors that the child is exposed to increases.
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Does parental depression affect other family members?
Depression is frequently viewed as a problem of the individual, although an interdependence exists between the depressed person and their social environment. Depressed adults report more negative thoughts and maladaptive coping, poorer physical and social adjustment, and worse role functioning, which can affect all members of their families.
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