June is PTSD awareness month and we want to share with you some resources available to help manage your PTSD. A Helping Hand Counseling Center has recently added psychiatry services to our clinic. We are so excited to announce the arrival of Nikki Hrycko to A Helping Hand Counseling Center! Nikki is a dual boarded Psychiatric and Family Nurse Practitioner welcoming new patients of all...

Groups provide support. Hearing from others with similar issues helps you see that you’re not alone in having challenges, whether you’re grappling with panic attacks, depression, or another mental health issue. Many people experience a sense of relief. Groups provide a sounding board. If, for example, you talk about a fight you had with your partner, group members can see things in the...

We often have a strong desire to feel listened to and understood. And when we don’t feel like our point-of-view is being heard, we can quickly become lonely, sad, frustrated, or even angry. This is one of the biggest contributors to conflict in our relationships and society as a whole. A recent study published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology looked into this phenomenon. They...

Parenting a child with anxiety can be hard.  You wish you could wave a magic wand and make all of their worries disappear. There is hope!  If your child struggles with worries or anxiety, you know how heartbreaking it can be to watch them struggle. You may feel helpless, unsure how to help. Sometimes, it’s hard to stay calm and patient when they are stuck in a difficult pattern of worry and...

 Why choose a holistic approach? Trauma can manifest as chronic illness, depression can deplete the spirit, and anxiety can push relationships to their breaking point. These mental health conditions affect every aspect of life, so truly effective treatment must comprehensively address those same aspects. Too often, patients are treated as a series of symptoms, rather than a whole...