Author Archives: Carrie Mead, MS, LCPC

Do I have a drinking problem?

DRINKING IS FUN Let’s face it, having a few adult beverages is as American as apple pie and fireworks.  We drink to celebrate newlyweds or to ring in the new year. We drink mimosas at Sunday brunch with our girlfriends and we crack open a cold beer after a tough day at work. We drinkContinue reading “Do I have a drinking problem?”

Leaving an Abusive Relationship

Something is Wrong Many of us are familiar with the feeling that something is simply ‘not right’ in our relationship.  The constant fighting; the demeaning comments about your appearance; the sense of relief you feel when your partner is out of the house for a few hours. Intuitively you know that something is amiss, butContinue reading “Leaving an Abusive Relationship”

What’s Sex Got To Do With It?

Why Seek Therapy in the First Place? As a psychotherapist, I am trained to help people feel comfortable in uncomfortable situations. Crying, long periods of silence, anger outbursts, lying and denying problems are all part of the therapy session from time to time.  It is to be expected and anticipated as a therapist.  No oneContinue reading “What’s Sex Got To Do With It?”

Depression, Anxiety, Stress… When Do I need to seek counselling?

It usually starts like this, “I don’t know if I need a therapist… actually, I am not sure what therapy is but my friend suggested I call you. I have never had a problem that I could not handle myself before this thing happened. But now I can barely concentrate, I am not sleeping well,Continue reading “Depression, Anxiety, Stress… When Do I need to seek counselling?”

Book Recommendations

I hate You, Don’t Leave: Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder Me by Hal Straus Jerold J. Kreisman, MD  Stop Walking on Egg Shells by Paul T. Mason MS, Randi Kreger, et al. Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life by Christie Tate The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der KolkContinue reading “Book Recommendations”