As parents, we often compare the way we do things to other parents and end up feeling bad about ourselves. Roseville therapist Danielle Peters LMFT talks about how this can be hard and how to manage this in a healthy way. #parenting sacwellness.com/how-to-get-ove…

Why do couples wait to get therapy and why should they NOT wait? The Relationship Therapy Center in Fair Oaks and Roseville talks about this in this week's SacWellness mental health article ^_^. #Mentalhealth #relationships sacwellness.com/why-should-cou…

For this week's mental health article in the SacWellness blog, Kayla Ursa, a local associate MFT at Thrive Therapy and Counseling talks about seeing autism through a neurodiversity paradigm, as opposed to a pathology paradigm. #AutismAcceptanceMonth sacwellness.com/awareness-acce…

Sacramento area therapist Tamer Mostafa speaks on how Ramadan can be a time for reflection and growth for Muslims and non Muslims alike. Seeing other's perspectives & thinking about their experiences can help us all empathize and broaden our understanding. sacwellness.com/the-humanism-o…

Teens (and adults) sometimes find themselves enacting predictable relationship patterns where the roles of victim, rescuer, and villain are played out. This is sometimes called The Drama Triangle. sacwellness.com/the-drama-tria…

I updated the mental health crisis resources page on SacWellness for the second quarter of the year. Turns out lots of community resources change their web addresses often! .... :-( Check it out! ^_^ #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #MentalHealthAwareness sacwellness.com/greater-sacram…

Parents need to check in with teens about their emotions & thoughts about suicide, especially when someone in the community has died by suicide. Steve D-Emanuel talks about this and shares some thoughts on the subject from two teenagers. sacwellness.com/two-teen-boys-… #Mentalhealth

Many people don't realize how serious postpartum depression can be, and lots of new parents don't even hear about it until they are in the thick of things. Davis therapist, Christine Bennetts, talks about this. #postpartum sacwellness.com/what-is-postpa…

SacWellness is 4 years old today! I started out planning to make a "simple" therapist directory for the greater Sacramento area. That simple something has grown into a massive site that now serves as a go to resource for all things mental health in the greater Sacramento area.

petrichoooooor! ^_^ ^_^ ^_^

I'm a therapist and I love nathan fielder 's The Rehearsal! It's all about people rehearsing life challenges in elaborately constructed simulations. It's a therapist's dream/nightmare. If you're a therapist, you need to experience this. #Mentalhealth sacwellness.com/the-rehearsal-…

I Just updated the mental health crisis resources page to reflect the new 988 National Suicide Prevention And Crisis Lifeline. Please check it out and share ^_^ #Mentalhealth sacwellness.com/greater-sacram…

There are many ways to process grief, and writing can be a powerful tool. CSUS emeritus Brad Buchanan shares a piece that dives into the complex feelings of illness and loss which leaves the reader remembering to not sweat the small stuff in life. sacwellness.com/the-power-of-w…

In this week's SacWellness article, local therapist, Genevieve Fahey offers some insight into how she works with people in relationships where one person is polyamorous and the other is monogamous and/or considering polyamory. sacwellness.com/how-i-do-and-d…

Parenthood has so many struggles, and the pandemic has exacerbated mental health issues that face moms so much. Gretchen Salyer talks about how her company The June Care Company can be a resource to moms looking for both childcare and income. #parenting sacwellness.com/moms-mental-he…

Ketamine therapy is a treatment option for depression, anxiety, and other mental health disorders that don't respond to more traditional therapies. A local psychiatrist takes a deep dive into how it works and who might benefit from it. sacwellness.com/what-is-ketami…

Local psychologist, DrCorrine talks about how a planned Sacramento county mental health jail annex would be bad and encourages people to take action. sacwellness.com/care-first-jai…

I've been struggling with deciding what to do with the site over the last year and I've come to the decision to close down the site. You can read all about this here: sacwellness.com/the-end-closin… Thank you for all your support over the years.

So many of us in the LGBTQ community are understandably really concerned about a potential Trump return. I wrote this article to help answer the question many of us are struggling with right now. How do we survive if he returns? :-( joeborders.com/how-we-survive… #LGBTQIA

Hello World! It's me again ^_^. I closed down SacWellness almost two years ago, but I'm still running my own private practice here in Roseville. All of my teen clients tell me that X is super negative and where all the trolls live, so I might not stay here. just checking in ^_^