New Parent Holiday Alert: Stressed Out or Staying Sane?

The holidays are indeed a stressful time for most folks, but when you are a new parent it can be especially trying. Having a new baby in the home while attempting to juggle holiday tasks and arrange or attend holiday gatherings takes nothing less than supernatural strength. The urge to make the holidays picture-perfect can be quite strong and many new parents find themselves feeling drained of energy and emotion before the season if half-way over. Here’s a few strategies for new parents to survive the holidays:

Online Counseling: Hype or Hope?

Online therapy, email therapy, virtual therapy, cyber-counseling, e-therapy: they all refer to therapy or counseling using the internet, most often by email. Online counseling is a powerful tool for helping people to gain insight and resolve the problems that interfere with the quality of their lives. Therapists typically use email exchanges in online counseling work, and may supplement them with phone sessions (if necessary or requested) at appropriate points in the process.