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Holding on to Balance When Life Gets “Tippy”

Alicia H. Clark, PsyD — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 03:49:19 +0000

It isn’t easy holding on to balance when life starts to tip out of control, or at least feel like it. You know those weeks that are especially challenging, when the days seem endless and it feels like all you can do to just get to Friday night? The weeks with multiple ups and downs, and…

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Overcoming Irritability – Stage 2 Emotional Causes

Alicia H. Clark, PsyD — Sat, 21 Mar 2015 02:53:18 +0000

Overcoming irritability and that knee-jerk reaction of grouchiness. Like a sudden push of a button, our irritability can spring up anytime. But why do we get annoyed at the drop of a hat sometimes or overreact in ways that don’t really make sense? In Stage 1 of “Coping with Irritability,” we looked at how irritability…

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Starting a New Job: Top Three Ways to Feel Confident – FindaPsychologist.org

Alicia H. Clark, PsyD — Thu, 15 May 2014 21:49:36 +0000

Starting a New Job: Top Three Ways to Feel Confident – Alicia H. Clark, PsyD …Along with the satisfaction and excitement of starting a new job comes the other side of the coin: The hesitations, the fears, and that uninvited – yet ever-present and overriding – feeling of anxiety. Everything’s going to be new –…

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Assessing Suicide Risk in Your Child

Alicia H. Clark, PsyD — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 03:22:44 +0000

As the fall arrives and brings with it shorter days, pressures mount on our children and so do parents’ concern for their children’s mental health, and sometimes their risk of suicide. Most of us can weather the storms of pressure and stress, but for children it is sometimes harder. Add to that the social pressures…

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Anxiety into Action: 8 Steps to Create Calm from the Storm

Alicia H. Clark, PsyD — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:14:39 +0000

Pent-up anxiety might just be at the core of most mental health problems. Putting anxiety into action can change that. With few exceptions, anxiety accompanies almost every single mental health diagnosis. Anxiety – stress, worry, and edginess – is a ubiquitous part of modern life. And it can be miserable. Who can’t relate to the…

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