Dr. Rosen is a Board-Certified Psychologist, the Founder and Director of The Center for Treatment of Anxiety and Mood Disorders, and Founder of The Children’s Center for Psychiatry Psychology and Related Services.
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Dr. Spinner and I recently presented a session on The Uses of Virtual Reality in Social Anxiety Treatment for the National Social Anxiety Center.
View the presentation on The Uses of Virtual Reality in Social Anxiety Treatment here.
The Children’s Center for Psychiatry, Psychology and Related Services is offering a Social Skills group facilitated by Terri Samuels, MS and Marsha Glines, PhD. Groups will focus on developing positive relationships, improving healthy coping skills and facilitating social communication.
Lately, likely due to the increased coverage on television and in social media, many people have been coming in to see me saying they have poor attention, they can’t focus, and they think they may have ADHD. Some do, some don’t.
While individuals may feel like they can’t focus, not everyone who comes in needs treatment specific to that complaint. An inability to focus is frequently due to depression or anxiety, or other things going on in their lives that are affecting their ability to concentrate. Treating for ADHD when that is not the primary issue can make the actual problem worse.
Parents often avoid setting limits for their kids because they think doing so will upset the child. Not setting boundaries, however, can lead to an unhappy child who doesn’t know how cope with difficult feelings, which is an essential life skill.
As 2020 draws to a close, many of us are experiencing pandemic fatigue. We’re all tired of wearing masks and social distancing. Most of us just want to go back to traveling, enjoying time with family and friends, and the normal world we used to know. This is the time when it is so important for our mental health that we keep a positive outlook and not allow boredom and pessimism to creep in.
