Anthony Freire, Clinical Director, speaks with The Huffington Post about nightmares!

You’ve heard of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but you aren’t sure it applies to you. Are you stressed? Did you experience trauma? Does something from your past haunt you still? Here’s how to tell.

You’re in a stressful situation, and your heart begins to race. It’s hard to catch your breath. You even start to feel like you’re going to faint. Are you just experiencing anxiety, or are you in the middle of a panic attack? Here’s how to tell.

You’re excited to start your eye movement densensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment. Finally, something gives you hope for putting your post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the past. But what happens when you do EMDR? Should you prepare?

Gloomy skies, chilly breezes, and holiday stress are enough to give anyone the blues. When your sadness or feelings of being overwhelmed persist through each calendar day, you wonder: Is it something more than just winter blues? Here’s how to tell.

Don’t get mad, get even; even-tempered, that is. If you find your blood boiling multiple times a day, you’re putting your health, your relationships, and even your livelihood at risk. How can you control your anger? DBT can help.

You chew on your hair. Your fingernails. You sneak a piece of plaster. Or swallow some paper. If you or your child craves and eats nonfood items,  a rare eating disorder called pica may be at the root of the behavior.