Blog - Patricia Smucker, LCSW

Coping with Anxiety

by Patricia Smucker | July 11, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

I learn as much from my clients as they learn from me, which is why my life is richer and more fulfilling because of the work I do. Recently, a client returned to treatment to focus on an eating disorder. I had already successfully treated her for an anxiety disorder...

Blog on Anxiety

by Patricia Smucker | July 11, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

I was about 25 years old when I first learned the term anxiety. Until that time I was not aware such a feeling existed. Fear I knew well. Having grown up in a family where my father was chronically ill and eventually died when I was in 10th grade. The uncertainty of...

Grief vs. Depression

by Patricia Smucker | July 11, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Clients have come to therapy and asked me what the difference is between feeling sad and being depressed. When I hear that question, I often come to find the sadness they are feeling is not so much depression, but a grieving experience. Grief is a process – a series...

Personality Disorders

by Patricia Smucker | February 26, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Personality is the way a person thinks and acts in the world. There are many personality traits. No two people have the same traits in the same way. All personality traits are helpful in the right context, but some people have such limited traits that they do not have...

What to Expect in a CBT Session

by Patricia Smucker | January 14, 2020 | CBT | 4 Comments

In Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) the focus is on understanding your internal processes. In traditional therapy the focus was on the past experiences. In CBT a therapist will help you understand how your past experiences and the beliefs and emotions created in...

What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and is It Suitable for You?

by Patricia Smucker | January 14, 2020 | CBT | 0 Comments

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a unique therapeutic approach. It is evidenced based treatment for people suffering from anxiety, depression, chronic illnesses, relationship problems as well as several other mental health or emotional conditions. In this...

Six Ways to Use Cognitive Restructuring to Change Your Thoughts

by Patricia Smucker | January 14, 2020 | Self help | 0 Comments

Cognitive restructuring is a vital aspect of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), that involves identifying and changing false, negative thoughts. It’s important to be able to detect and modify such thought patterns because our thoughts influence our feelings and...

7 Tips That Will Make You Better at Online Dating

by Patricia Smucker | January 14, 2020 | Self help | 0 Comments

There is no magic formula for setting up an online dating profile so that you will meet that special love in your life. But here are some tips that will make you better at online dating. These tips will help you decide how to talk about yourself. They will also help...