We work to help people create a sense of well-being that remains steady despite the frustrating and unexpected challenges of life. Often, negative habits of thought and automatic reaction interfere with achieving happiness. ...
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Therapy for Children, Families, and Teens
Counseling can help kids feel better about themselves, teach them skills to get along better with others, help them develop mature self-control, and improve ability to solve problems. Counseling can also help parents learn to ...
Neuropsychological Assessment
Unlike CT or MRI scans, which show what the structure of the brain looks like, neuropsycho-logical testing evaluates problems in brain functioning, examining how well the brain is working when it performs certain functions ...
Couples Counseling
When a couple comes to couple’s therapy for the first time, emotions are often intense. I approach the first session with an attitude of “no blame.” Using a combination of questionnaires that assess your relationship ...
Mindfulness-based Interventions
Mindfulness-based therapies are effective because they alter emotional responding by modifying thoughts and feelings that affect negative self-beliefs. By regular practice of the techniques in these structured sessions, you ...
Special Assessments
We offer professional assessments for a variety of special situations. In each case, we conduct our assessments using the most up-to-date testing methods. We apply expert knowledge based on thorough familiarity with the ...
The Latest From Dr. Susan O’Grady’s Blog …
Teletherapy–One Year Later
Psychologists help people cope with change in ways that enlarge and nourish them. Perhaps the most important thing we do is witness our clients’ stories by the deceptively simple act of listening and ...
Passion and Sex in Long-Term Relationships
It is not uncommon to have romantic fantasies about people other than your partner. It’s not just normal; it can even enhance your marriage—that is, unless those fantasies cross the ...
Bittersweet and Everything In Between
Being able to hold opposing emotions is one of the hallmarks of good mental health. Something can be both bitter and sweet, and we tend to feel that we must pick sides. To our confusion, we often ...
What to Do After a Fight and How to Repair
One of the most important skills you can learn to better manage conflict is how to make a repair AFTER you’ve had a fight, big or little. I’ll tell you right now, just saying you’re sorry is not going ...
Help Your Child Sleep Alone
The Goodnight Worry Program for Bedtime Fears
Some children are afraid to sleep alone. Despite reassuring words and checking under beds, your child can fall asleep only when you snuggle next to them at bedtime. Efforts to use reasoning to calm fears achieve nothing. Insisting on solo sleep may cause everyone’s patience to dissolve. Arguing and tears follow. In the middle of the night, more crying awakens you. Your child is now sleeping in your bed and cannot sleep alone.
Dr. David O’Grady developed the Goodnight Worry program in 2001, and over the years has refined this straightforward behavioral approach to solve this common problem. Learn More …
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