Resources

• Research says what we already know: the psychological effects of COVID-19 are real and often related to the restrictive measures associated with the pandemic. Read here.
• An article on overcoming the fight, flight or freeze response to the pandemic
• Increase of tics during the pandemic is traced to increased viewing of TikTok videos. Read about it here.
• Can fear about the pandemic can be worse than the pandemic itself? Read.
• We don't know much yet, but long haul symptoms of COVID may be a real thing to look for.

• Depression: articles about depression in adults and children
• Anxiety: Read an article or take a quiz
• OCD: article
• ADHD: Take a quiz; Read one of our favorite articles
• Bipolar disorder: Read how a Harry Potter character teaches about bipolar
• Trauma: In children and adults
• Tourette's and other tic disorders: Article here and fact sheet
• Adjustment disorders: Adjustment disorders & the pandemic

• Psychologists
• Psychiatrists
• Social workers
• Licensed counselors (LCPC, LPC, LMHC, etc)
• Graphic comparing professionals

Here's a great resource for learning about all types of therapies. Some of the techniques we use include:

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• "Third Wave" CBT (DBT, ACT): A full website dedicated to explaining
• Family systems therapy: Good description here
• Mindfulness and other mind-body techniques
• EMDR

In a general sense, we think about problems in terms of frequency, intensity and duration. With any problem behavior or emotion, we determine if it is happening more frequently, with more intensity and/or for longer periods of time than we would expect. 

Here's an interesting article (of many!) that describes when you need to see a therapist.