by Cindy A Jones, LCSW | Sep 10, 2024 | Community mental health, Post traumatic stress, Suicide
Today, September 10, 2024 World Suicide Prevention Day Instead of listing statistics about this major public health concern, I want to convey love, support and concern for the family and friends who have lost someone to death by suicide. As a trauma therapist...
by Cindy A Jones, LCSW | Sep 5, 2024 | Anxiety Relief, Brain Injury, EMDR Therapy, Nervous System Regulation, Occupational Therapy, Sleep, Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) affect millions of people, leading to physical, cognitive and emotional difficulties that can be hard to manage. On an annual basis in the United States alone, approximately one million Americans are treated and released from hospital...
by Cindy A Jones, LCSW | Aug 5, 2024 | Anxiety Relief, Community mental health, EMDR Tools, Mental Health, Post traumatic stress
For victims of crime, recounting their trauma to investigators, police, attorneys, advocates, and in court is often a necessary part of seeking justice and healing emotional wounds. However, the process of telling their story, known as a trauma narrative, is often...
by Cindy A Jones, LCSW | Jul 5, 2024 | Anxiety, Anxiety Relief, Bilateral tapping, Sleep, Travel
Delayed flights. Crowded airports. Long flights with muscle aches and disrupted sleep. While traveling should be an enjoyable experience, it often comes with significant stress. A recent study found that 92% of Americans say travel is nerve-racking. In fact,...
by Cindy A Jones, LCSW | Jun 10, 2024 | Anxiety Relief, EMDR Tools, Nervous System Regulation, Pain Relief
Physical pain is something that we all have had experience with; falling down, dealing with sports injuries, headaches, etc. When your pain is intense, it is almost impossible to employ typical pain management techniques, like taking a slow, deep breath. This is...
by Cindy A Jones, LCSW | May 6, 2024 | Anxiety, Anxiety Relief, Bilateral tapping, Nervous System Regulation, Test Anxiety
You’re on stage as the lights dim; the curtain rises, and suddenly, your heart pounds—not from excitement, but from panic. Or imagine sitting in a critical meeting where your boss expects you to speak up. As your turn draws near, your thoughts scatter and your...
by Cindy A Jones, LCSW | Apr 1, 2024 | Anxiety Relief, Test Anxiety
As a mental health therapist, I’ve witnessed firsthand the debilitating effects of test anxiety on bright, hard-working individuals. It’s heart-wrenching to see their talent and effort overshadowed by test anxiety. Many people who struggle with test...
by Cindy A Jones, LCSW | Mar 1, 2024 | Sleep, Uncategorized
On March 10, we’ll set our clocks forward an hour for Daylight Savings Time (DST). It seems simple: gain an hour here or lose an hour there. But this simple shift can disrupt your sleep more than you think. Research shows this isn’t just about losing or...
by Cindy A Jones, LCSW | Feb 15, 2024 | Anxiety, Anxiety Relief, Bilateral tapping
Have you ever felt like your mind is stuck on a loop, replaying worries or replaying an event over and over again in your mind. That’s rumination, a common but exhausting mental treadmill where negative thoughts about the past and future consume us. But there’s...
by Cindy A Jones, LCSW | Jan 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
If you’ve been through a traumatic event or experienced ongoing traumatic stress, such as being in an abusive relationship or wartime, you know firsthand how completely overwhelming and frightening this can be. When struggling with acute stress, your sense of...