Posts by Lauren Robbins

Cognitive distortions are viewed as patterns of thought that reinforce a person’s negative thoughts or emotions. These distortions can interfere with how someone perceives a conversation, event or relationship. The…

I have a Frenemy, it’s social media.  Mental Health According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a Frenemy is a “A person with whom one is friendly, despite a fundamental dislike…

Have you ever sat down to complete an assignment with just hours or minutes remaining before it was due even though you were given days, weeks or even months to complete?…

Is your sex life in a rut? Have you and your spouse lost that spark? Is sex less frequent and less passionate than it used to be? If so, You’re…

It can be overwhelming having a spouse, partner, or close friend who struggles with anxiety and may even leave you feeling powerless to help. So what can you do when…

My husband and I just returned from a few days at the North Shore. One of our favorite hikes there is at Oberg Mountain, a trail that begins several miles…

Many people come to therapy because they want something to change; change in a relationship, change in how they feel, or change in how they look at life for example.…

Healing I think it’s safe to say that there’s a newfound (or not) collective anxiety surrounding the news about Jacob Wetterling. Undoubtedly, this anxiety is typical, and allows us to…

Before my daughter was born, I knew parenting would be hard in the same way that I knew childbirth would be painful – it was an idea, but I had…