Join us every quarter for The Collective Connect, a mental health networking group for behavioral healthcare professionals held in Newport Beach, CA. This community gathering is hosted by The Collective Treatment Programs in an effort to unite Orange County’s brightest behavioral healthcare minds. THE COLLECTIVE CONNECT’S NETWORKING GROUP MEETS IN MAY! On Tuesday, August 20th, 2024 […]
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Netflix’s new docudrama, The Social Dilemma, has spurred a collective realization of sorts, shedding light on the drawbacks that social media platforms have incurred since their initial debuts. What was intended to bring people together also has the possibility to drive people apart — an important distinction, and one of the movie’s integral takeaways. While
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There is no part of mental illness that one could consider “easy,” and exploring your treatment options is an added challenge when it comes to navigating what works best for each individual. With the ability to do our own research online, in addition to the heightened attention to wellness that we see on various social
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How do I know which PTSD treatment modality is right for me? There are a number of empirically supported treatments for trauma. Prolonged Exposure, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Somatic Experiencing and EMDR are all well researched. It is an important question– “Which treatment is best for which person?” There are a lot of factors to consider.
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Under the best of circumstances, being a mother means being a chef, driver, teacher, therapist, friend, housekeeper, and more, somehow all at once. But being a mother during a pandemic? All bets are off. In this unprecedented time, mothering means holding our fears and anxieties, while trying to maintain some semblance of consistency for our
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Whether you’re working from home, leading the front lines of wellness, supporting a loved one through critical work, navigating unemployment, adjusting to the obstacles of shelter in place, most households are struggling with the new reality of COVID-19. For those feeling lost or paralyzed in the societal shock that comes with an impact of this
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What goes around comes around? We’ve all heard the saying, but beyond the old adage lies a truly empowering lesson in the realm of human psychology. The Mental Health Collective’s Co-Founder and Clinical Advisor, Dr. Monish Vasa, speaks to this ‘manifestation’ phenomenon and posits that “Manifestation is the ability to bring our deepest wishes to
There is endless data showing that we, in the United States, are more sleep deprived, overwhelmed, stressed out and mentally ill than ever. The National Alliance on Mental Illness estimates that mental illnesses, left untreated, cost our country $300 billion annually, as a result of lost productivity. In fact, nearly 1 in 5 adults Americans
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Today we’d like to introduce you to Dr. Monisha Vasa, Dr. Anna McCarthy and Ryan Franke. So, before we jump into specific questions, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story. Ryan Franke: We knew Orange County was feeling the void of comprehensive, integrative, and evidence-based mental health treatment programming. Dr.
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What has been long-stigmatized by the professional sports industry for generations is now making headway as a topic of discussion and acceptance, with more recent dialogue from the professionals themselves forging the way. Mental health awareness is becoming a mainstream and frankly, required, focal point in the lives of pro athletes. With the help of
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