Mental Health Archives - Milestone Group LLC

When You’re Not, You’re Not

December 10, 2018 by James Genovese, LPC, LCADC Leave a Comment

A lot of professional Facebook posts talk about what an individual or business does and why they do it better than everyone else. This one, however, is a bit different. I’m writing about what I don’t do as a therapist. Curious? Then read on… 1. I'm not Judge Judy. My role isn't to decide the ...read more

Filed Under: Counseling, Mental Health, Psychotherapy Tagged With: Consumerism, counseling, Couples, psychotherapy, Team, therapy

There’s Nothing Funny About SAD

October 19, 2018 by James Genovese, LPC, LCADC Leave a Comment

It can come over you like a cold snap, when the outside takes on an icy stillness and colors seem to fade into gloomy greyscale. That’s how some describe the onset of seasonal affective disorder—SAD for short—which is a form of major depression that tends to kick in when seasons change, most ...read more

Filed Under: Counseling, Mental Health, Psychotherapy Tagged With: CBT, circadian rhythm, cognitive-behavioral therapy, depressed, depressed mood, gloomy, heliotherapy, holidays, light therapy, major depressive disorder, phototherapy, sad, seasonal affective disorder, Treatment, winter doldrums

Do We Inadvertently Stigmatize Mental Health?

October 3, 2018 by James Genovese, LPC, LCADC Leave a Comment

I recently read an article explaining different forms of “mental illness”. It described a myriad of conditions from schizophrenia, to major depression, to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD for short). My one concern was the author’s use of the word "illness". On the medical side, that term ...read more

Filed Under: Counseling, Mental Health, Psychotherapy Tagged With: Anxiety, Bipolar, Challenges, counseling, De-Stigmatize, Depression, Destigmatize, Down's Syndrome, Empathy, mental health, Mental Illness, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, OCD, psychotherapy, Stigma, Treatment