Choosing Therapy Quotes Dr. Nazneen Nizami, Staff Psychologist at The Mental Health Collective Original Article Written By: Stephanie Capecchi, LCSW Original Article Reviewed By: Trishanna Sookdeo, MD, MPH, FAAFP In the article 25 SIGNS YOU’RE AN ABUSER, published by Choosing Therapy, Licensed Clinical Social Worker Stephanie Capecchi opens with, “Emotional abuse is any behavior that […]
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A podcast with Diana Clark & Arden O’Connor of O’Connor Professional Group The Collective’s Clinical Director and Psychotherapist, Dr. Kristen Zaleski, recently connected with Beyond THE BALANCE SHEET podcast to speak about surviving trauma and the impact trauma has on its victims. She breaks down the different levels of trauma and explains that trauma consists
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An interview with Clinical Director, Dr. Kristen Zaleski, Ph.D., LCSW Providing Attachment Therapy and Neuro Informed Therapy is the core of the mission at The Collective as discussed by Clinical Director, Dr. Kristen Zaleski, PhD, LCSW in a recent interview. Click in and listen to Dr. Zaleski explain why the two forms of therapy go
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO PROCESS TRAUMA? :: An Interview with Dr. Kristen Zaleski, PhD, LCSW As Chief Clinical Officer at The Mental Health Collective, Dr. Kristen Zaleski often connects with those struggling to begin a journey of trauma treatment. To gain insight, read Dr. Zaleski’s interview below. INTERVIEW WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO PROCESS
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Clinical Director, Dr. Kristen Zaleski, PhD, LCSW, was recently asked, “What are Somatic psychotherapies and how are they helpful?” Click below to listen to Dr. Zaleski explain how Somatic interventions can further support narrative exposure treatment beyond cognitive therapies. DR. KRISTEN ZALESKI IMMERSION TREATMENT INTENSIVE DAY PROGRAM Do you have a question? Send our team
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The National Alliance on Mental Health states, “21% of U.S. adults experienced mental illness in 2020 (52.9 million people). This represents 1 in 5 adults.” With that statistic in mind, Intake Director, Madison Baker, reflects on what The Mental Health Collective does best regarding treatment for adults struggling with mental health issues. He believes treatment success
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Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Iris G-Thrash, is one of Orange County’s leading therapists. Iris aligns her individualized therapeutic approach for each client with a Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up Therapeutic Intervention philosophy. The Mental Health Collective is grateful to have Iris’ skillset supporting care for clients struggling with mental health issues in Newport Beach, CA. Iris G-Thrash,
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Empathy, as defined by the Miriam-Webster dictionary, is “the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner.” Within clinical, coaching, and online self-improvement discussions,
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Everything we do, healthy or not, is recorded by the brain. The more we do something, the more our brain wants to continue doing that thing. This is how we’ve survived as a human species. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, the primates who were aware of their surroundings are the ones who made it
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It’s common to hear people joke about someone being “so OCD”, however, a clinical diagnosis of OCD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, is far from a lighthearted issue. A clinical diagnosis of OCD traps someone into a life of preoccupations and rituals that can cause extreme distress and destroy one’s quality of life. WHAT IS OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE
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