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Since coronavirus began its spread in the US, social distancing measures and stay-at-home orders have been implemented across the country. This has been an extremely difficult adjustment for many people to make. It has come with a losses across the board between safety, routine, support, coping, loved ones, and work/income. Here the therapists at the Center for Growth have provided tips, articles, and tools for you and your loved ones to process and cope during these difficult times.
Sensory Processing Disorder (Hyper Sensitivity) in Adults and Post COVID-19
What is Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)?
A Sensory Processing Disorder is how your senses (Hear, Smell, Taste, Touch, & See) affects continue reading
Socializing post pandemic can be a challenge. Social skills counseling can help with that. Socializing post pandemic has been difficult since the pandemic started in the U.S. For nearly 18 months, people have been continue reading
Why You Should Try Mindfulness Therapy
For many, 2021 has not been the magic cure for 2020. Last year we were dropped into an alternate universe of COVID-19, world wide protest, seemingly unending continue reading
As the sun begins to set earlier in the colder months, you may find yourself feeling bummed more than usual. This feeling can be referred to as “winter blues” but is most commonly defined as continue reading
Have you been feeling extra irritable lately? Sad? Anxious? Run-down or low-energy? Perhaps too wired, unable to settle or calm racing thoughts? You’re certainly not alone. These are common responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and continue reading
Online dating is the most popular way to find a partner since 1994. Now with COVID-19 and the social distancing boundaries of our society, online dating has become one of the safest ways according to continue reading
You’re not alone in feeling lonely.
In our culture, loneliness is an epidemic. Many folks lack supportive social and familial connections, welcoming work spaces and/or physical touch. It’s also possible to feel lonely when continue reading
Since coronavirus began its spread in the US, social distancing measures and stay-at-home orders have been implemented across the country in an effort to slow the spread of the virus. This has been an extremely continue reading
Teens and COVID 19 Therapy in Philadelphia, Mechanicsville, Ocean City, and Santa Fe
Social Distancing, staying at home due to COVID-19 and being a teen is a major shift. Adapting to this new normal is continue reading
Though it first emerged and made headlines at the end of last year in China, COVID-19 has been formally impacting our way of life in the United States for well over two months. Current statistics continue reading
The uncertainty of COVID-19 has created anxiety for many people. COVID-19 changed many of our routines and daily life almost overnight which creates anxiety for many. While anxiety is a reasonable response to COVID-19 and continue reading
"It's funny watching people whose entire worlds have been turned upside-down by COVID-19," my babyloss patient tells me. "It's as if this is the first time their lives have been destroyed. For me, it's like continue reading
As we move into Philadelphia’s 2nd week of self-isolation, it’s normal to feel anxious. Information about COVD-19 is continually updating, normal routines have been shifted, and in-person social support systems have been disrupted. It’s hard continue reading
