Issues Treated

By Dr. Denise Renye, Licensed Psychologist (PsyD), Sex Therapist, Life Coach From the Sex Therapist’s Toolbox: Exploring Sensate Focus Last week I shared with you my perspective as ... Read More

By Dr. Denise Renye, Licensed Psychologist (PsyD), Sex Therapist, Life Coach A Sexologist’s Perspective on Sexuality  When it comes to sexuality, most people think of, well, sex. This ... Read More

What Is Smiling Depression? Millions of individuals in the United States are battling depression. Whether genetics, circumstances, or a bit of both are the root cause, depression is a ... Read More

Dealing with Depression While each person has their own unique experience with their mental health-related issues, when you go inside the mind of someone dealing with depression, some ... Read More

Historically, psychology as a field has heavily focused on the brain–and arguably, the mind as localized above the neckline–as being the way out in terms of psychological freedom. ... Read More

Romantic relationships demand a lot: each partner must find a way to support and nurture the other’s needs while identifying and asserting their own needs. When one person in a couple ... Read More

In ancient Greece, three doctors would see a patient together. They were the “knife” doctor, the “herb” doctor, and the “word” doctor. The people who ... Read More

Even those in emotionally healthy homes are feeling the strain of so much togetherness at this time of uncertainty and social distancing. But for some, this is their worst nightmare. Distance ... Read More

In the years following the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, media reports of veteran violence began accumulating. Formerly social and kind people returned from war angry, and often violent. ... Read More

Over 17 million adults in the United States had at least one major depressive episode in 2017 (National Institute of Mental Health, 2019). Globally, more than 264 million people of all ... Read More

Anxiety is a mental health condition, so it may seem logical to assume it primarily involves mental or emotional symptoms, not physical ones. But anxiety often also involves somatic symptoms, ... Read More

Some level of picky eating is generally par for the parenting course. Children of any age might show some selectiveness about the food they eat, but parents often have the most struggles ... Read More