For children, a “felt sense” of security becomes internalized and helps them approach the world as a relatively safe place, be able to reach out to others in times...
Whenever an individual experiences attachment problem, from early deprivations in parenting or painful relational experiences all the way to traumatic events, they may find themselves avoiding or sabotaging romantic...
Alcohol abuse or binge drinking generally presents with a co-occurrence mental disorder. Often the individual self-medicates their anxiety, depression or other out of control behaviors. Also common is a...
Treating mental health conditions and addictions is not a one-size-fits-all endeavor. Each person struggling with the complex symptoms of psychiatric disorders requires personalized attention to address the root issues...
Sexual Dysfunction and/or Compulsivity The Harmony Place Monterey Recovery Program, including Intensive Outpatient Therapy and Transitional Living Options Sexual Dysfunction is considered a problem when: Sex or thoughts...
Childhood trauma, including abuse and neglect, is probably our nation’s single most important public health challenge that has the potential to be largely resolved by appropriate prevention and intervention....
The natural result to an assault is to talk about it with others who can understand, in a compassionate setting and grieve the losses that result from being so...
We now know that veterans who do not experience PTSD are a high risk for increased rates of major depression as the years go on. PTSD includes symptoms of...
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) PTSD can occur in response to extreme experiences that overwhelm an individual’s coping resources. It’s often a sudden and destructive onslaught that a person cannot...
Attachment Intimacy Difficulties – Codependency issues Recent research has shown that the environment of the child in the first five years of life blueprint long-term patterns for close relationships...