PTSD Counseling: Having the courage to seek help Posted on March 4, 2016, updated on March 2, 2022 by Gateway Counseling PTSD Counseling Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety and mental condition that develops as the result of experiencing or witnessing traumatic events. Trauma is a shocking and scary event that you see, or that happens to you. During this type of event, you think that your life or others’ lives are in danger. You… Read More
Relationship Counseling: When To Walk Away Posted on November 5, 2015, updated on March 2, 2022 by Gateway Counseling No matter how good a relationship may be, problems will always arise. In relationship counseling we always remind our clients that there’s no such thing as a “perfect” relationship. Because the fact of it is that you’re two very different people choosing to embark on a journey of sharing your lives together. There’s no avoiding… Read More
Learning To Manage and Heal Your PTSD Posted on August 14, 2015, updated on March 2, 2022 by Gateway Counseling Once referred to as “shell shock,” Post-traumatic Stree Disorder (PTSD) rose in ranks among mental disorders as a condition most associated with war veterans. However, anyone who has gone through a traumatic experience can develop PTSD as a result, reliving the nightmarish ordeal in their heads. Those affected by PTSD report nightmares, day disturbances, depression,… Read More
PRESCRIPTION FOR ANXIETY Posted on May 21, 2015, updated on March 2, 2022 by Gateway Counseling John D. Hawkins Jr., M.S., C.A.P., Registered Mental Health Intern Tens of millions of Americans seek help for difficulties with anxiety each year. Many of these individuals will be assessed by physicians or psychiatrists. The standard intervention employed by the majority of these helping professionals will be a prescription for an prescription for anxiety medication,… Read More