Introduction This post serves as Part 2 of a series on adolescent brain development from Dr. Daniel Siegel's book Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain. In Part 1 -Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain , we reviewed some of...
"What were you thinking?" I've heard this phrase countless times as a therapist to adolescents and their families , observing as parents desperately attempt to understand the reasoning behind their teenagers' behaviors. Even looking back on my own adolescent years, I remember hearing this phrase...
We are deeply saddened by recent tragic events in El Paso and Ohio. These mass shootings are far too common and impact every corner of our nation. Every time we experience a tragedy like this, people with mental illness are drawn into the conversation. The...
We are two clinical social work interns from The University of Texas at Austin currently interning at Samaritan Center. We were both intrigued by the integrative medicine team at Samaritan Center and wanted to know more about the services offered. We both decided to try...