Counseling for individuals, couples, adults and teens in Crystal Lake, Algonquin and McHenry County,
PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), can cause people to be stuck and overwhelmed by the thoughts and feelings that occur from trauma that has occurred in the past. It can either be a “Big T” (a huge trauma) but life can also bring many “small t’s” (smaller, accumulative traumas) that can similarly have a devastating […]
Emotional bingeing is a type of mood swing when a person allows a continual, unfiltered expression of feelings. It goes beyond just the expression of feelings and can be intense and overwhelming. However, this can turn to an emotional addiction to the physiological highs and lows of emotions. The emotional addiction takes root when a […]
When is it time to consider a medication? While my preference is to try counseling and practical tools first, then natural/dietary and supplemental approaches second, there are times when a prescribed medication is needed. Professional help can take two forms. One is in therapy, either individual, couples or family therapy, to sort through […]
This is for the women who don’t feel understood their husbands/partners and for their men who think they are too emotional! Cognitive vs. affective empathy is inborn. Below is a link to an interesting blog on difference between affective empathy ( I feel your pain and want to help you) and cognitive empathy ( I can […]
I will be moving to my new location on September 25, 2017 to: Sheri Bland Solutions, Ltd. 2200 Huntington Dr. N. Algonquin, IL 60102 815-355-1116 Sheribland.sbs@gmail.com Please view my counseling profile at PsychologyToday.com/SheriBland If you don’t have insurance that covers mental health services, or is out of network, let’s talk about an affordable fee […]
Q-“What did you do today? A-“Adulting stuff.” Q-“What does that mean?” A-“I did my laundry, paid my credit card bill, stuff like that.” I didn’t know there was a word that described doing grown up stuff. I thought you just did it. It is a new term, a verb, that actually has a dictionary definition. […]
