The Importance of Integrating Gratitude into Your Day to Day | By Jill Hecht, LCSW, MSW The fall season is a time of year when the leaves change and we can finally pull out our cozy flannels and drink pumpkin spiced lattes. The holiday season brings together families and friends, and Thanksgiving in particular, gives…
| By Erica Marriaga, MSW, LCSW Living in New Jersey in November linked with Daylight Savings Time means lighter mornings and darker evenings. This creates adjustments for some of us. What are your first thoughts when you think about early morning or evening activities and getting an extra hour of sleep? Will you actually get…
How To Avoid Overscheduling Our Children | By Jillian Quilty, LCSW As a new school year begins, it can often feel as though our schedules become overloaded with more activities and less free time. Most parents have great intentions behind keeping their children engaged in extracurricular activities. Parents want their children to have the opportunity…
Self-Esteem is Significant Self-esteem. What does it mean to you? The way you feel about yourself? The beliefs you hold to be true about yourself? Are you trying to foster higher self-esteem in yourself or notice that others could benefit from doing the same? In psychology, the term self-esteem is used to describe a person’s overall…
Feeling down or out of it? Having a hard time finding that spark of passion, drive or motivation? Do not worry, you are not alone and there are helpful ways and hacks to help boost that positive energy and help keep the peace. Ever hear of a Neurotransmitter? These chemical messengers are something that…
Learn how you can use ecotherapy in your treatment and daily life I frequently tell clients how fresh air can be relaxing and beneficial for mental health, and many will agree how much better they feel when the weather begins to get warmer and the sun stays out longer. But what is it exactly about…
Empowering Approaches to Help Sustain a Healthy Relationship Relationships are a lot of work. Two individuals coming together, from different backgrounds, walks of life and different perspectives, can make for an interesting time. While differences can occur, some couples tend to stand firmly with their opinions and have a difficult time viewing their partner’s…
‘Tis the Season to Practice Gratitude It is that time of year in Jersey that we have all so patiently waited for, Spring. The light at the end of the tunnel from a cold, blisterious winter. The sun is out longer, the flowers are starting to bloom, buds are blossoming on the tree and…
What Is Autism? According to NAMI, “Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental condition that affects a person’s ability to socialize and communicate with others. People with ASD can also present with restricted and/or repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities. The term “spectrum” refers to the degree in which the symptoms, behaviors, and severity…
If you have been in tune with social media, the news outlets, and keep up with the politics of the world, you know the horrors that are taking place. The current events that are transpiring in Ukraine are traumatic, to say the least. Although we might be hundreds of thousands of miles away,…
