Stress, Anxiety and Depression: Some Useful Tips To Help You Deal With These Issues by Roberta Shapiro, M.Ed. In my private Miami Beach practice, I see many patients who are dealing with issues of stress , anxiety and depression. This article will cover something I often strongly recommend during a session. I really emphasize the … Continue reading
Copyright 2011. Roberta Shapiro, M.Ed. All rights reserved. Anxiety disorders can manifest themselves both psychologically or physiologically. In my private practice, my patients who experience anxiety disorders usually express feelings of fear or worry; some suffer from excessive worry. Physiological symptoms of anxiety include: Shortness of breath Tension headaches Gastrointestinal problems, such as diarrhea Heart … Continue reading
Copyright 2011. Roberta Shapiro, M.ED. All rights reserved. This a letter I received from a loyal blog subscriber who has purchased my meditation hypnosis CDs and is very generous with her feedback. An excerpt from Josephina ( a letter dated May 17, 2011): Dear Ms. Shapiro- Some years back I purchased your Sleep Solutions cd with the hope … Continue reading
Copyright 2011. Help With Worry: Roberta Shapiro, M.Ed. All rights reserved. In my years of practice as a psychotherapist in Miami, Fl., I try to give my patients natural options to help deal with worry, stress and anxiety. Here are a few low-cost tools you can try to help reduce stress: –Bath water scented with vanilla … Continue reading
Copyright 2011. Roberta Shapiro, M.ED- Psychotherapist, Miami Beach. All rights reserved. As part of this blog, I want to be on the alert for any books or web sites that seem to be PARTICULARLY useful in helping with worry, stress and anxiety. I just started reading a book by Martin Rossman, M.D. THE WORRY SOLUTION, and … Continue reading
Copyright 2011. Roberta Shapiro, M.ED. All rights reserved. More thoughts on meditation: I’m always challenging myself to think of how to explain the process of meditation in a way that it is easily understood. It truly is a challenge, as so many people tell me they don’t know what it means to switch their thoughts, … Continue reading
Copyright 2011. Roberta Shapiro, M.Ed. All rights reserved. Googling and anxiety………………………… One of the things people with anxiety do far too often is google their health symptoms. Case in point-I had a client who had gone through an intense period of anxiety. She developed a cough which worried her, and she refused to take the … Continue reading
Copyright 2011. Roberta Shapiro, M.Ed. All rights reserved. In my years of experience as a therapist in private practice in Miami Beach, I have found a correlation between anxiety and weight. Another major cause of anxiety is WEIGHT. The common thinking is that weight is often caused by stress and anxiety. But I see something VERY … Continue reading
Copyright 2011. Roberta Shapiro M.ED. All rights reserved. Some further thoughts on anxiety: As a therapist in private practice (in Miami Beach) for over twenty years, people often ask me what type of anxiety I work with. What are some of the most common causes of anxiety? Well, here are the anxiety issues, (aside from … Continue reading
Copyright 2011. Roberta Shapiro, M.ED. All rights reserved. Dear readers- In my years of private psychotherapy practice in Miami Beach, Fl., I have amassed a library full of books which I highly recommend to my patients. I hope to include a list of recommended books to help you deal with anxiety and excessive worry, as well as … Continue reading
