Dose of Wellness
What is Biofeedback?
Dr. Spiegelhoff & Associates is now offering biofeedback*! Have you heard of it? If not, let me tell you a little bit about it. Biofeedback is a mind-body treatment used to control body functions. In psychotherapy, it is often used to assist patients in...
How To Help Your Teen Who Is Overwhelmed
There have been increased reports of teen mental health issues. More adolescents are participating in counseling than pre-COVID. Schools are seeking new resources to help students better manage anxiety and stress. As a parent, how can you help your teen cope with...
College Preparation & Student Wellness
Whether you are interested in a large private university like Syracuse University, a medium public university like SUNY Oswego, a small private college like Le Moyne College, or a community college like Onondaga Community College, university and college preparation...
Integrative Health: Supplements for Mental Health
April is National Counseling Awareness Month. One of the practice specialties is integrative mental health counseling. As discussed in a previous blog, it is a specialty and paradigm that combines conventional counseling approaches with biomedical and complementary...
Do counselors give advice?
Are you in need of advice? Are you looking for a counselor to give you advice? Let’s discuss counseling and determine if it is a place to get advice.What is counseling? Many people view counseling as advice-giving. For example, someone may be experiencing a...
The Counseling Professor: Power, Control, & Manipulation
During the holiday break, I had a chance to watch HBO's The Vow, a docu-series about NXIVM. While watching the series, many thoughts about the power of perceived authority, fear, and loss of identity came to mind. I have worked with clients across the spectrum -...
Welcome Caroline Goldschein, LMHC!
Caroline is a mental health counselor, with licensure in NY and PA. She is also a board certified mental health counselor. She earned a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from Villanova University. Caroline will be providing individual and family...
Integrative Health: Zinc
Zinc is a mineral that doesn’t receive much of the spotlight in mental health care. We often think of it in relation to the immune system.1 Low levels of zinc, in combination with inflammation, make it difficult for individuals to recover from stress-related...
September Self-Care
By Mackenzie Mannion We’re all aware of one of the newest buzzwords to flood our social media; self-care. Oxford Languages defines self-care as “the practice of taking action to preserve or improve one’s own health.” Self-care acts can, should, and will mean something...