During this highly stressful time, it is helpful to have simple strategies for managing your mental health. Dr. Russ Hariss, author of The Happiness Trap, shares his helpful tips. F: Focus on what you can control The world is dealing with the dangers of widespread…
The COVID-19 and accompanying stay-at-home orders have created a lot of changes and adjustments to our everyday life. One major change is the shift many schools have made to offering online learning. While online learning is not a new concept, for many of you who…
“Tips for Parenting Anxious Kids in the Coronavirus Era: Identifying & Coping With Anxiety” As a parent, you might be noticing an increase in emotional and behavioral concerns within your child during this corona virus outbreak, but also feel unsure of what you are observing.…
The Coronavirus pandemic has been a source of growing anxiety, stress, and uncertainty for many, including children. As a parent, you might be feeling overwhelmed and unsure about how to approach this topic with your child in a way that won’t cause undue anxiety or…
CBT SoCal is currently offering virtual group therapy (conducted via video sessions) for teens with anxiety (i.e., OCD, Social Anxiety, Specific Phobias). Dr. Brittany Beyerlein, a licensed psychologist specializing in working with children and adolescents, will be running a group focused on helping adolescents address…
Does anxiety shorten your lifespan? Monitor on Psychology, a publication by the American Psychological Association, recently reviewed a study examining the relationship between CBT and exposure therapy exercises delivered via telehealth (online therapy) and cellular aging. The study was conducted primarily by researchers from Swedish…
CBT SoCal has offered therapy online via secure video platforms for years prior to the outbreak of Coronavirus. However, the current pandemic has challenged many businesses and services, including our own, to move exclusively online – at least for the timebeing. Some people feel that speaking…
Dr. Martin Hsia was recently interviewed by Rebecca McTavish of Wolters Kluwer’s Audio Digest, a premier provider of continuing medical education. The discussion addressed mental health aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, with advice applicable for physicians, allied healthcare professionals, and the general public. Listen in…
With the advent of streaming services, Must See TV is not limited to a few hours a night one night a week. Streaming services such as Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime, and Hulu each have a variety of award winning, or at least nominated, shows from a…
Many studies show the mental health benefits of physical exercise. However, psychiatrists rarely recommend that their patients do it. Why is that? In an article in Medscape, Nancy A. Melville discussed recent…
Negative emotions, such as anxiety and anger, are usually viewed as experiences to be minimized or avoided. At times, the experience of these emotions can even be viewed by society as character defects or as a lack of resiliency. However, negative emotions such as these…
This past month, MEL Magazine’s Adam Elder interviewed and quoted CBT SoCal’s Dr. Martin Hsia for a series on irrational fears. More specifically, Elder and Hsia collaborated on pieces focused on fears of crowds (Agoraphobia), fears of germs (akin to Contamination OCD), and fears of…