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Featured Member of the Week: Lana M. Ackaway, LCSW-R, NCPsyAv
With her practice in NYC, Lana is dedicated to working with others in major change/life transitions, e.g., divorce, change in career/work, a new relationship, illness/recovery, a new success. She is also highly trained in the assessment and treatment of addictions, including drug abuse, alcoholism and other addictive substances.
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Periodically Update Your 4therapy.com Profile
The more up-to-date information you provide, the better prospective clients can appreciate your professional focus and feel comfortable and confident in selecting you as their therapist. Periodically refresh as many of the fields in your 4therapy.com profile as possible, including reviewing and perhaps revising the info you've chosen to highlight in the General Comments field. Adding and/or updating a photograph also increases the overall appeal of your profile--4therapy.com members continuously note a big difference in the numbers of client referrals they receive after they've added (or updated) their photo to their profile.
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Troubled Teens in the Wilderness Learn to Love Learning
By: Hugh C. McBride
There aren’t a lot of textbooks in the Idaho desert, but Sean Tomkinson, a therapist with SUWS Adolescent and Youth Programs, believes that the students who spend weeks in that wilderness environment emerge more motivated and better prepared to pursue academic success when they return to the classroom.
Professional Supervision and/or Assistance
By Lana M. Ackaway, LCSW-R, CASAC, NCPsyA
Lana M. Ackaway, training and control psychoanalyst and psychotherapy supervisor for candidates in psychoanalytic institute training, announces the flexibility of a new consultation service designed specifically for any therapist, counselor, psychoanalyst, psychologist, and/or social worker struggling with complex clinical issues.
Holiday Hurdles
By Penelope Starr-Karlin, MFT
Standing in line at a store the other day I overheard someone saying how difficult this time of year is for her since every one of her addictions and bad behaviors come out to haunt her. She would like this year to be different so that she won’t end up hating herself, but isn’t sure what to do differently. This is my reply to her, and I hope it can help you too.
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Viral Genetic Underpinnings of HIV-associated Dementia Explored
HIV-associated dementia (HAD), a common symptom affecting the central nervous system and cognitive skills among those infected with HIV, is more common and more severe in patients with a certain genetic variant, called clade B HIV.
Unemployment, Chronic Pain and Depression Can Be Inextricably Connected
After relationship difficulties, unemployment is the most likely thing to push someone into a bad depression. This isn’t surprising, since work is often a significant source of an individual’s sense of worth and self-esteem. For many, depression first shows up in physical symptoms, such as headaches, gastrointestinal distress, and sexual dysfunction.
Study Examines the Prevalence and Impact of Gastrointestinal Problems in Children with Autism
A new study examines the characteristics of children with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) who also have gastrointestinal problems. The study was published in the September 2008 Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
Study Identifies Three Effective Treatments for Childhood Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental disorders affecting children and adolescents. Untreated anxiety can undermine a child’s success in school, jeopardize his or her relationships with family, and inhibit social functioning.
Symptoms Persist as Bipolar Children Grow Up
Bipolar disorder (BD) identified in childhood often persisted into adulthood in the first large follow-up study of its kind. Forty-four percent of children diagnosed with BD continued to have manic episodes as adults.
Study Will Test New Treatment to Reduce Self-Harm in Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline personality disorder is a serious mental illness noted by unstable moods, behavior and relationships, affecting around 1.4 percent of adults in the United States1 This disorder is also commonly associated with deliberate self-harm behaviors, such as cutting, burning, hitting, head banging, and other acts that injure oneself.
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