Mindy Fox, LMFT is a mental health therapist in California. She specializes in anxiety, depression and healing from trauma. Her offices are in Santa Monica and Torrance, CA and she offers teletherapy across the state of California.
Neurofeedback for depression is helpful. It can even eliminate or reduce the need for medication. Neurofeedback has no side effects, and once you’ve had enough sessions, you can stop. If you want a longer lasting solution to depression, neurofeedback can really help. Depression is a feeling of helplessness and hopelessness and you just can’t ‘snap…
The theory behind the Somatic Experiencing (SE) method of trauma healing is we experience trauma symptoms, or threat, in our body, as well as our mind. To heal trauma symptoms, we must discharge the pent up physical and mental energy by completing the fight or flight response. After we finally are able to fight back…
You might be wondering what to expect from Neurofeedback therapy for ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Neurofeedback is an excellent treatment and helps you function at a higher level. This improves self esteem and self worth. ADHD usually starts in childhood and persists into adulthood. It causes inattention and/or hyperactivity, which impairs your daily functioning.…
If you are naturally codependent in relationships, what do you do about it? How to outgrow your wishful thinking that taking care of someone else, even at the expense of yourself, will somehow fix your loneliness, sadness and fear. What Does It Mean To Be Codependent In Relationships? The first thing to do is to…
Why Is Assertive Communication An Effective Strategy At The Start Of A New Relationship? Assertive communication is when you state your thoughts, needs, or wants clearly, honestly, respectfully and concisely. It is an effective strategy for sharing your own feelings and thoughts without judging others for theirs. Assertive communication goes two directions: listening and sharing.…
Maybe you live with anxiety. Perhaps you have always lived with it and you’re just used to it. But do you really know how anxiety affects your life? Considering how isolating anxiety can be, you may be surprised to know that anxiety disorders are the most common form of mental illness in America. Eighteen percent of…
There are many assertive communication skills that help reduce codependency. If you aren’t assertive, over time this can lead to a lot of stress, anger and resentment. There are four types of assertions that you can use. Being Assertive Versus Aggressive Being Non-Assertive violates your own rights by failing
to express your feelings, thoughts and…
How do you tell if someone is honest? What are some things to change if you want to find an honest man? Find Yourself And Prioritize YOU Most of all, remember that it isn’t your fault! So, don’t shame yourself. You were never taught any of this! Be proud of yourself that you want to…
Trauma bonds in relationships happen when a powerful, emotional attachment develops between a survivor of prolonged abuse and the perpetrator of abuse. It can be hard to break trauma bonds in relationships due to the intensity of the attachment, but there are multiple ways to heal and move on. Healing Trauma Bonds in Relationships The…
If you have experienced stress and trauma bonds in your past, you might not realize how your trauma can wreak havoc in your present. Realizing the tricky ways trauma bonds keep you stuck in the past is a major step in changing unwanted relationship patterns and moving forward with your life. What are Trauma Bonds?…