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What is the Impact of Parental Frustration on Children with ADHD?
What is the Impact of Parental Frustration on Children with ADHD? 2250 1639 Long Island Counseling Services

Parenting is *always* a challenge. Kids have a way of testing our patience, especially when it comes to being a good listener, behaving in public, doing what they’re told, respecting boundaries, and more. Children with ADHD and executive function disorder are no different, in the sense that they are likely to challenge you as will in ways that can lead to frustration and tension. One issue, however, is that many children with ADHD can cause…

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Dietary and Exercise Benefits for ADHD Symptom Presentation
Dietary and Exercise Benefits for ADHD Symptom Presentation 1500 1488 Long Island Counseling Services

ADHD is not preventable. There is very little a parent can do – or did – for their child to have developed ADHD. While things like limiting screen time and taking prenatal vitamins *may* decrease the risk of ADHD, it is believed to be entirely a developmental disorder that occurs no matter the behaviors of the parent. Once a child has ADHD, it is also not something that can be “cured.” But it may be…

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Watch Clinical Director Stacy Pellettieri on PIX11
Watch Clinical Director Stacy Pellettieri on PIX11 150 150 Long Island Counseling Services

The clinical director of Long Island Counseling Services, Stacy Pellettieri, was featured on PIX11 to discuss some of the challenges facing children in today’s schools that are still being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch Stacy discuss the missed social opportunities, anxiety, and other forms of learning that children missed out on during their formative years, and what the New York educational system may need to do to help address it:

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A Therapist for Back to School Season – Prepping Your Family’s Mental Health
A Therapist for Back to School Season – Prepping Your Family’s Mental Health 1562 1315 Long Island Counseling Services

We are on the cusp of back to school season, and that means that many families are preparing for the year ahead. They’re buying clothes. They’re picking up supplies. They’re navigating schedules. They’re trying their best to figure out how to make sure their child succeeds, and how to do so in a way that doesn’t impact their own lives. Even for those that are *more* than ready for back to school season to happen,…

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Seeing a Therapist for Sex and Intimacy – How a Psychotherapist Can Provide Support for Arousal and Longevity
Seeing a Therapist for Sex and Intimacy – How a Psychotherapist Can Provide Support for Arousal and Longevity 1563 1042 Long Island Counseling Services

Relationships are complicated, and so is sexuality. But in relationships where one or both partners desire sex with their spouse, sex and intimacy contribute to the both emotional and physical well-being of both partners. However, issues related to arousal, intimacy, and sexual longevity can arise, leading to stress, dissatisfaction, and strain in relationships. A psychotherapist, particularly one specialized in sex therapy, can offer valuable support in addressing these challenges, helping individuals and couples navigate the…

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Heat Related Depression and the Effects of Climate Change on Mental Health
Heat Related Depression and the Effects of Climate Change on Mental Health 1872 1248 Long Island Counseling Services

We typically talk about seasonal depression as a winter-disorder and, in some ways, that’s true. It has been linked to issues like isolation, light exposure, and much more. But “seasonal depression” is a more complicated than that, and a person can have season depression at any time – even during the summer months. These days, many people are having a different form of seasonal depression – not one caused by a lack of sunlight, but…

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How Therapy for Yourself Alone Can Save a Marriage Or Improve a Relationship
How Therapy for Yourself Alone Can Save a Marriage Or Improve a Relationship 1671 1136 Long Island Counseling Services

When a marriage is struggling and the couple wants to try to find ways to heal, they traditionally look at couples counseling. Couples counseling is one of the most effective solutions we have to help two people communicate more effectively and learn to love each other more strongly, and so it is natural to want to use couples counseling when you find that your relationship is struggling. But many people find that the real solution…

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What Stands in the Way of Social Connections After Retirement (and What Can Be Done About It?)
What Stands in the Way of Social Connections After Retirement (and What Can Be Done About It?) 2560 1708 Long Island Counseling Services

Studies have consistently shown that our happiness, health, and longevity is directly related to the social connections that we have. We are more likely to live longer and in better mental health when we have people that we feel connected to – people that we can spend time with, laugh with, and make us feel like we’re part of a community. Many people find that that changes after retirement. Retirement is already a major life…

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Therapist for Doctors, Nurses, and Surgeons on Long Island
Therapist for Doctors, Nurses, and Surgeons on Long Island 1344 2016 Long Island Counseling Services

Long Island Counseling Services Offers Counseling and Support for Those in the Medical Profession with High Stress Careers Most jobs are stressful. The very act of working – waking up every day, logging on or heading somewhere else to work for 8+ hours all while dealing with the needs of the profession all day can, perhaps unsurprisingly, cause a considerable amount of stress that takes its toll on our mental health. When we work in…

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Can You Develop ADHD As An Adult?
Can You Develop ADHD As An Adult? 1804 1203 Long Island Counseling Services

The term “ADHD” is one that has become a casual part of the American lexicon. Most of us are at least mildly familiar with it, with the understanding that people with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) struggle with issues like focus and attention. Although not entirely accurate, ADHD is often seen as a childhood disorder, one that people experience when they’re young and possibly grow out of as adults. But the symptoms of ADHD, such as…

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