It’s OK to be a little Bit Selfish In today’s world, it is so hard to escape reality. I’ve been trying really hard to not watch the news,...
Apr 15th, 2020
It’s OK to be a little Bit Selfish In today’s world, it is so hard to escape reality. I’ve been trying really hard to not watch the news,...
During this Covid19 Pandemic, we are all experiencing added stressors, making life even more challenging. Working around trying to juggle work and home,...
Now that we are all learning to live with our “new normal,” with the Covid-19, it is so important to take this time to self-reflect. Ask yourself, “how am I doing?” and make sure to take notice and act when your stress level is beyond where it should be.
We at Strategies for Success are excited to announce our new Tele-psychiatry program.
We are very excited to announce this exciting new addition to our Wellness Center!
We are very pleased to be able to continue to be a premier resource to the South East Valley Community for Counseling and Wellness services.
When witnessing an event with as much magnitude as on the news today as the terror attack in San Bernardino, CA, its time to stop what you are doing. PERIOD!
Strategies for Success is excited to welcome Regina Robison to the practice starting March 23, 2015. Regina’s strengths as a clinician include being compassionate, non-judgmental, and utilizes a strengths-based approach to care.
Our own Elizabeth Rahamim, LCSW, SAP, was recently interviewed on Pulse Radio! Click this link to listen!
Women’s Connect Group Saturdays 1:00PM Women’s Connect Group—Forming Now! Do you ever feel overwhelmed, lonely or worried and have no one to just VENT to?
By Janine Stanley, Licensed Professional Counselor I have been asked several times to explain this “Nurtured Heart Approach” by many friends, co-workers, parents and clients.
We appreciate your patience as we work on some major updates to our website. You may find links that are not working and things of that nature.
by Suzanne Northey, M.S. LMFT at Strategies for Success, Chandler location Are you looking for a way to increase your joy? Do you want to learn to have greater appreciation for the people in your life?
by Faith M. Zunner, RN, MSN, PMHNP-BC at the Strategies for Success Scottsdale Location
by Amy Morin Article from www.forbes.com
by Pauline Salvucci Article from www.healingwell.com
by Jennifer Menichello, LPC at Strategies for Success in Chandler, AZ Last month, I suggested some things you can try on your own or with the help of your therapist to help you feel better about yourself.
Written by First Wives World Article from www.firstwivesworld.com
by Carol W. Berman, M.D., Assistant clinical professor of psychiatry, NYU Medical Center
by Suzanne Northey, M.S. LMFT at Strategies for Success in Chandler, Arizona Do you ever feel unappreciated or unsupported?
by Tracy Schelle, Psy NP at Strategies for Success in Chandler, Arizona A psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) is an advanced practice nurse who has an extended scope of practice in psychiatry.
By Jennifer Menichello LPC, Strategies for Success Healthy self-esteem will help you feel good about yourself and push you to accomplish your goals.
by Tracy Schelle, Psy NP, Strategies for Success Anxiety is a feeling everyone experiences.
by Kurt Wagner Article and Image from Mashable
by Marilyn Price-Mitchell PhD Article from www.rootsofaction.com
by Janet Lehman, MSW Article from: www.empoweringparents.com
How to be a great communicator. Published on July 26, 2011 by Clifford N. Lazarus, Ph.D. in Think Well Article from: www.psychologytoday.com
by Kirsti A. Dyer MD, MS, FAAETS, FACW, NCBF, CW Article from www.medicalwellnessassociation.com
by Adriana Velez Article from: www.thestir.cafemom.com
by Elizabeth Rahamim, LCSW, SAP Today I toured Aurora Behavioral Health Care’s Tempe location.
by Geneen Roth, www.geneenroth.com Back in the last century, I weighed almost twice as much as I do now—and I desperately wanted to be thin.
by www.marriagecounselingblog.com Have you ever considered how to determine how good or healthy your marriage is?
by Elizabeth Rahamim, LCSW, SAP Below you will find information taken from the United States Department of Transportation website (www.dot.gov) regarding Drug & Alcohol Policy & Compliance (www.dot.gov/odapc) for DOT employees (www.dot.gov/odapc/employee)
by Peg Streep in Tech Support. Article from www.psychologytoday.com
Article by Cari Nierenberg from http://bodyodd.nbcnews.com/ Many of us can hardly wait for summer to arrive, but a small number of people are much happier when it’s over.
By Brooke R. Tangen Huus, MA AC/ESS Counselor Article from www.valleyhope.org
I found this article by Barton Goldsmith, Ph.D. on www.psychologytoday.com. It really gives some good tips on dealing with an ex.
by Elizabeth Rahamim, LCSW, SAP Sadness fills my heart as I think about the participants who were victimized in the bombings today in Boston.
Article from: www.nasponline.org by Philip J. Lazarus, NCSP, Florida International University Shane R. Jimerson, NCSP, University of California, Santa Barbara Stephen E. Brock, NCSP, California State University, Sacramento
Article from: http://www.psychologytoday.com/ by Alice Boyes, Ph.D. in Practice
Article from: http://strongermarriage.org/ by Thomas R. Lee, PhD Department of Family and Human Development Utah State University
Seven tips on finding the best therapist for you. Published on February 15, 2011 by Tracey Cleantis, LMFT in Freudian Sip
by Elizabeth Rahamim, LCSW, SAP Having resources, links and referrals available during tough times can be critical to helping an individual attain the help they need.
Article & photo from: http://www.nytimes.com/ By ABBY GOODNOUGH and KATIE ZEZIMA Published: April 9, 2011
Article from: www.theriversource.org If you’ve heard those around you talking about Molly, but you have yet to meet her, it may be that there is no real Molly after all. With posters asking “Where is molly?”
Lisa Firestone, Ph.D. in Compassion Matters Being a good parent is like being a good therapist.
by Elizabeth Rahamim, LCSW, SAP Offering parents a safe place to grieve the loss of their child to drug or alcohol addiction can be so important in their healing process. Strategies for Success has an ongoing support group for parent(s) who have lost a ch
by Lorraine C. Ladish Living in Florida, I kind of dread spring break. My beloved beach, where I go running to unwind after a hard day of work,...
If you pick up the March 16th issue of the San Tan Sun News you will find Strategies for Success ‘Doing Business’ profile on page 19.
[Chandler, AZ] Strategies for Success is pleased to announce that it now offers Educational and Informational group learning Seminars and Support Networks in its Chandler-based offices.
By MICHAEL HERKOV, PH.D Group therapy provides psychotherapy treatment in a format where there is typically one therapist and six to twelve participants with related problems.
by Elizabeth Rahamim, LCSW, SAP Are you concerned that your teenager may be experimenting in drugs or alcohol? Learn what’s out there right now that many teens may be exposed to.
By Lisa M. Vallejos, MA, LPC, NCC, Existential Psychotherapy Topic Expert Contributor
Dealing With the Death of a Co-Worker By Dawn Rosenberg McKay, About.com Guide
Strategies for Success is now offering multi-session seminars designed to educate and inform through group learning and support networks.
by Elizabeth Rahamim, LCSW, SAP at Strategies for Success Here in Arizona, we have some of the toughest DUI laws in the nation. Getting a DUI is a very serious act, and is far more common than one may think.
By Melissa Lee Phillips Psychotherapy, rather than medication, should be the first line of treatment, research suggests.
by Alisha Tillery You’ve been working on a job you either love, hate, or feel indifferently about when you find out you’re being laid off. What happens then?
By Juanita King, eHow.com Contributor There is evidence of drug abuse when a coworker comes to work smelling of liquor,...
What makes them relapse? RIA research teams look to literature on addictive behavior Published: April 20, 2006
BY: Leslie Ayres, The Job Search Guru Tips and insights for working with the special gifts and limitations of Aspies in the workplace.
by Esther Boykin, MFT We are all familiar with the public service announcements encouraging parents to talk to their children about drugs and alcohol, internet safety, and sex.
By Dr. Rachna Jain One main facet of social media is its emphasis on creating and maintaining relationships.
By: Jeanette Mulvey, BusinessNewsDaily Managing Editor
By Dr. Lawana R. Lofton, PsyD How do you get along with difficult family members? Of course we love [ all ] of our relatives, right?
by Elizabeth Rahamim, LCSW, SAP, Strategies for Success In light of the mass shooting last Friday, I feel it is important first to acknowledge the tremendous loss that not only has been felt within the affected community of Sandy Hook,...
By Heidi LaFleche, Monster Contributing Writer Holiday party planning can get dicey when companies add diversity to their merrymaking mix. How do you appeal to all without leaving someone out in the cold?
by Lisa Angelettie MSW, www.girlshrink.com I’m sure you can feel in coming on like clockwork.
by Dawn Rosenberg McKay, About.com Guide Personal issues including family problems, life changing situations, emotional difficulties, illness, and even one’s sexual orientation, can impact your job and ultimately your ability to advance your career.
I’m confused when looking for a new therapist, what’s the difference? Masters, PhD, Md, DO or Psych NP?
by Beth Aileen Lameman What is detox and rehab? Detox describes the cleansing that happens to your body when you stop an addiction or compulsion.
Written by Larry Lewis My life sucks and I’m sick and tired of watching it pass me by. I’ve never been so frustrated with life as I am now and I just want to get out of this rut.
by Harvey Meyer www.businessknowhow.com Romance in the workplace is nothing new, and neither are the problems that can result.
by Sam Margulies in Divorce for Grownups Co-parenting after divorce has become an increasingly attractive and sought after arrangement.
by Elizabeth Rahamim, LCSW, SAP DOT is short for the Federal Department of Transportation.
by Dr. John C. Maxwell Being successful is not about how hard you work – it’s about how smart you work. Michael LeBoef said, “Devoting a little of yourself to everything means committing a great deal of yourself to nothing.”
by Charlotte Steill, www.simplyputorganizing.com Habits are behavioral routines that occur subconsciously.
by Elizabeth Rahamim, LCSW, SAP For those who never use may not understand what the attraction to substance abuse is.
By Susan M. Heathfield, About.com Guide Difficult people do exist at work. They come in every variety and no workplace is without them. How difficult a person is for you to deal with depends on your self-esteem, your self-confidence and your professional
by Julia Barnard, Counsellor & Author at makethechange.com.au The term ‘anger management’ is used to acknowledge that anger is an inevitable, natural human emotion. It is not about getting rid of anger; rather it is about dealing with those emotions so yo
by Elizabeth Rahamim, LCSW, SAP Ughh, the baby has a fever, Riley has to bring snacks for her Girl Scout Meeting that you completely forgot about until today!
Posted by Elements Behavioral Health As addicts, we like to believe that our behaviors only damage ourselves. What we do is nobody else’s business.
by Sara Bean, M.Ed. These days, we’re bombarded with mixed messages about how to parent “the right way.”
by Elizabeth Rahamim, LCSW, SAP Depression is a mysterious thing. In younger children and pre-teens, the child does not appear to be depressed typically, but irritable, unmotivated and seemingly disrespectful.
By SCOTT WALLACE, PH.D., R.PSYCH. Workplace depression is an area of increasing concern. When an employee is depressed,
By JANICE WOOD Associate News Editor Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on June 5, 2012
Depression and Substance Abuse People with depression may turn to drugs or alcohol to medicate their pain.
by Elizabeth Rahamim, LCSW, SAP It is interesting how referrals come into the practice. Ironically, I always seem to get clusters of clients who are facing very similar issues at a given time.
Significance of REM Sleep in Depression: Effects on Neurogenesis by Laura Palagini*1, Angelo Gemignani2 and Mario Guazzelli1
Article By Psychology Today Sleep disturbances are a hallmark of depression, but insomnia can actually unleash the mood disorder. Treating sleep disturbances might help prevent depressive episodes.
When people ask me, who do I see in my practice, it seems to go in cycles.
I am delighted to announce that Strategies for Success has been profiled on...
I recently received this article from a school counselor and am posting it for its great insight for you parents. This is good feedback regarding managing resistance from the younger set in the house.
We are already expanding our award-wining practice! Strategies for Success is looking to hire licensed therapist(s)...
Wow, I am grateful to announce that I was nominated for the Best of Chandler Award for 2012 for Mental Health Services category from and won!
Hello and welcome! I am thrilled to be posting on my Blog for the first time! I have recently moved my office to South Chandler,...