Enough is Enough - Who Are You Without Your Anxiety?

Anxiety can be a complicated beast. Do you ever experience initial feelings of anxiety and the very acknowledgement of that anxiety sends you into more anxiety? Or do you ever find yourself trying to designate the ‘trigger’ of your anxiety, or whatever set it off?

EMDR, Eating Disorders, Anxiety, College Students, Therapy for Athletes, Online Therapy, ASDEllie KrausNovember 18, 2019anxiety, social, social anxiety, therapy, play therapy, therapy for college students, mindfulness, depression, eating disorders

4 Steps to Overcoming Codependency

Codependency is a word that gets thrown around quite frequently. There are codependent romantic partners, codependent parents, codependent friends… but what actually is codependency? And is it really as bad as it sounds?

Eating Disorders, College Students, Anxiety, Online TherapyEllie KrausOctober 22, 2019codependency, therapy, therapy for college students, telehealth, teletherapy, children, attachment, parents, parenting, coping skills, relationship issues

The Good Enough Parent

As the expectation for perfection becomes more desired, the inevitable blemishes that occur in parenting become magnified. Resulting from this expectation came the idea of the ‘good enough parent.’ According to Psychology Today, “good enough parents do not strive to be perfect parents and do not expect perfection from their children.”

Online TherapyEllie KrausOctober 15, 2019parenting, child psychology, attachment, child therapy, play theapy, play therapy, children, parents, the good enough parent

Listen To My Body? Yeah, Easier Said Than Done.

Are you tired of being told to listen to your body? To pay attention to your hunger cues? To ‘eat intuitively,’ by eating when you are hungry and stopping when you are full?

Eating Disorders, College Students, Anxiety, EMDR, Online TherapyEllie KrausOctober 8, 2019eating disorders, disordered eating, body image, anorexia, bulimia, intuitive eating, trauma, therapy for college students

4 Things Every College Student Should Know About Therapy

Several recent studies have found that college and graduate students are experiencing significantly higher levels of stress, anxiety and depression. Between the expectations of academics, new friends, social obligations, social media, or multitasking school and working it can feel like a lot. Needless to say, college is a very stressful transition in your life and it is important to remember that you are not alone.