What Stresses COVID has on Couple and How to Seek Help?
The SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to wreak havoc across the world. On January 8, 2021 alone, America reported 4,000 deaths. Plus,…
Expanding Mind: All About Mental Health and Personal Growth
What My Grief Has Taught Me About Psychotherapy
by Margie Nichols, Ph.D. In 2004 I lost my daughter Jesse four days before her tenth birthday. For reasons of…
When It’s Positive to be Negative: The Power of Negative Thinking
by Margie Nichols Lately I’ve been excited by this book I’m reading, The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand…
What Therapists Can Learn From Placebos
by Margie Nichols What does the placebo effect have to do with psychotherapy – other than to cast doubt…
Reflections on the Trajectory of Grief : for the Newtown Parents from a Fellow Traveler
by Margie Nichols I’m not sure that ‘The Holidays’ – the part of year from Thanksgiving through New Year…
The Newtown Massacre and An Angry Mom
by Margie Nichols When Courtney Zehnder, our Social Media Coordinator and my son’s S.O., asked if I wanted to…
My Therapist’s Brand? Open and Accessible
by Margie Nichols The November 25 edition of the New York Times Sunday Magazine has a headline that reads ‘What…
Why Your Kids Don’t Understand That Sandy Is Over, And How You Can Help Them
by Margie Nichols and Colleen Powers (Colleen Powers, L.C.S.W., is an IPG therapist specializing in work with children and families. …
Giving Thanks- Steaks and Gratitude
by Margie Nichols In honor of Thanksgiving, I'm posting this blog I wrote in 2010, along with an update at the…
Overcoming Stress from Hurricane Sandy: How to Survive a Superstorm- After It’s Gone!
by Margie Nichols I. Why You Aren't Crazy If You Feel Stressed - AFTER It's Over Okay, your power is back on, you…