• Are You Meditating?
    Are You Meditating?
    Greg Thorkelson, MD with Ryan Reagan, PhD(c), LPC Meditation is certainly having its moment.  Apps like Headspace are increasingly common and worth sampling if you have any interest in developing...
  • Are We There Yet? (Post-Covid Anxiety)
    Are We There Yet? (Post-Covid Anxiety)
    Greg Thorkelson, MD with Ryan Reagan, PhD(c), LPC We want this to be over—definitively over.  We (human beings) do not like uncertainty.  Our brains are hardwired for conclusions.  We prefer...
  • Languishing—The Mood State of the Pandemic
    Languishing—The Mood State of the Pandemic
    Greg Thorkelson, MD with Ryan Reagan, PhD(c), LPC It was somewhere in there—one of those unnumbered days that we all just lived through; Adam Grant published and op-ed in the...
  • Neurofeedback—New Hope for ADHD?
    Neurofeedback—New Hope for ADHD?
    Greg Thorkelson, MD with Ryan Reagan, PhD(c), LPC This week the Nexus blog for mental health will be focusing on the emerging research on neurofeedback, a potential treatment for ADHD....
  • Finding The Right Therapist
    Finding The Right Therapist
    It would be nice if we were fated to fall into this type of relationship seamlessly.  Unfortunately, finding a therapist who is a good match can be a challenge.  There...
  • CBD and Anxiety
    CBD and Anxiety
    Greg Thorkelson, MD with Ryan Reagan, PhD(c), LPC If you follow health and wellness news you are aware of CBD as a popular remedy for a variety of ailments.  Even...
  • Demystifying Bipolar Disorder
    Demystifying Bipolar Disorder
    Greg Thorkelson, MD with Ryan Reagan, PhD(c), LPC This week’s blog on mental health will focus on bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disorder effects about 4% of the population according to the...
  • When to Ask for Help?
    When to Ask for Help?
    Greg Thorkelson, MD with Ryan Reagan, PhD(c), LPC It is Mental Health Awareness month and this week the blog for mental health will be devoted to the subject of asking...
  • Good News on Difficult to Treat Anxiety and Depression—TMS.
    Good News on Difficult to Treat Anxiety and Depression—TMS.
    Greg Thorkelson, MD with Ryan Reagan, PhD(c), LPC Depression and Anxiety are among the most common ailments treated by mental health professionals.  The most recent data from the National Institute...
  • What do we know about post-Covid?
    What do we know about post-Covid?
    Greg Thorkelson, MD with Ryan Reagan, PhD(c), LPC That title may seem odd, since we are clearly not living in a post-Covid world.  Nonetheless, we are beginning to gain a...
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