Why Starting Treatment Can Feel Overwhelming, and How To Take Steps Forward
Seeking treatment for mental health can feel daunting and stressful. This stress is often exacerbated by responsibilities such as school, work, caregiving, finances, and many more. It could feel easier to put off treatment rather than pause your life. However, we also...
How to Identify Your Loved One May Need Treatment Over the Holidays
How to Identify Your Loved One May Need Treatment Over the Holidays Mood shift – It’s not uncommon for teens and young adults to experience mood shifts. However, if your loved one begins to have mood shifts that seem to be from one extreme to the other, or if the...
The Benefits of Virtual Mental Health Treatment
Taking care of our mental health is more important than ever. With the stresses of day-to-day life, it's no wonder that more and more people are seeking out treatment for their mental health symptoms. While the COVID pandemic affected the mental health of so many of...
When is Residential Mental Health Right For Adolescents?
Life is hard enough for a teenager. From the pressures of school to the news of the day to the ongoing pandemic, life doesn't slow down when we need it to. When it comes to residential adolescent mental health care, there are a lot of things to consider. What is the...
Parent’s Frequent Fears about Treatment- FAQ
Parent’s Frequent Fears about Treatment- FAQ 1. It will make my teen’s mental health worse if they have to miss activities because of treatment. For many kids, their extra-curricular activities are what give them a little joy in what may be an otherwise dark...
Halloween and Mental Health, ABC7
Nicole Siegfried PhD, CEDS, joined abc7 for Mental Health Monday. She spoke on how certain costumes could be triggering and how costumes depicting mental illness (i.e. psych ward patients) adds to the stigma around mental illness. From haunted hause psych ward mazes...
Is Virtual Care Effective for My Adolescent?
Is Virtual Care Effective for My Adolescent? When your adolescent or teen is struggling with mental health, it can feel overwhelming to find the support they need. One option commonly offered is virtual care. At Lightfully, we offer Virtual Intensive Outpatient...
5 Ways Nostalgia Is Good for Your Health (and When It’s Not)
Deanna Woodhouse, LMFT, spoke with Everyday Health on the topic of nostalgia and its influence on mental health. She explains, "nostalgia can be beneficial when dealing with dark times and reminding clients there was once light.” Nostalgia is that feeling of thinking...
How Families Can Support Adolescent’s Struggling with Suicidal Thoughts
How Families Can Support Adolescent’s Struggling with Suicidal Thoughts According to the National Alliance on Mental Health, suicide is the second leading cause of death among youth ages 15-24 in the United States. Nearly 20% of high school students report serious...