Posts by Nancy MacGregor MA, ATR-BC, LPC, ACS, Clinical Director
What is PTSD?
The Short Answer What is PTSD? Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder caused by a traumatic event. When low-grade panic and anxiety escalate to anxiety attacks and panic attacks, they fall into the class of anxiety disorders, which can be detrimental to a person’s life. However, they are treatable through psychotherapy and medication…
Read MoreAnorexia vs Bulimia
There are numerous eating disorders. However, most have heard of anorexia and bulimia. Still, you may not be aware of the differences between the two. Often individuals suffering from these conditions need the kind of professional help found through our eating disorder therapy near Mt. Laurel, NJ, and greater South Jersey. Harmony Bay can provide…
Read MoreDo I Have Bipolar Disorder?
You’ve started to wonder if you’re normal. Your emotional highs may make you excited and cause you to lose sleep. However, when you get down, you’re feeling lower than words can express and feel hopeless and worthless. If you recognize the characteristics in this scenario, you may have a chemical imbalance in your brain causing…
Read MoreWhat is Self-Harm Treatment?
Many factors come as a result of mental illnesses, such as depression. As a result, it may feel impossible to have the life you once knew. Self-harm counseling can help you recover and relearn how to live a healthy, normal life. Don’t ask yourself, “What is self-harm counseling?” Ask yourself, “Can self-harm counseling help me?”…
Read MoreWhat Are Personality Disorders?
What is a personality disorder? The answer is more straightforward than you think. Many people in the United States struggle with one of these mental illnesses. However, to determine what these mental health issues are, we have to understand what a personality is, first. Your personality is the way you think, feel, and behave that…
Read MoreDo I Need Mental Health Treatment?
Everyone feels sad sometimes. Perhaps you’ve recently been fired from your job, and you’re not sure what to do next. Maybe you’ve recently been through a bad break-up. Perhaps a loved one has recently passed away. However, where does the feeling of simply being sad end, and actual clinical depression begin? At Harmony Bay Wellness,…
Read MoreSigns of Anxiety
Anxiety is both a blessing and a curse. In the past, our ancestors relied on anxiety, otherwise known as the fight-or-flight response, to survive. We needed to pay attention to both internal and external events to ensure our safety as a species. Today, however, our fight-or-flight response has gotten out of hand. Over 40 million…
Read MoreSigns of Depression
Everyone feels sad sometimes. Perhaps you’ve recently been fired from your job, and you’re not sure what to do next. Maybe you’ve recently been through a bad break-up. Perhaps a loved one has recently passed away. However, where does the feeling of simply being sad end, and actual clinical depression begin? At Harmony Bay Wellness,…
Read MoreWhen to Seek Family Therapy
At our core, we all want a family connection. However, if mental illness or substance abuse has corrupted and broken family relationships, that connection may be damaged. At this point, you may be wondering when to seek family therapy. If the dynamic in your home has shifted from loving and peaceful to toxic, it may…
Read MoreDo We Need Marriage Counseling?
Maybe you just got married a little over six months ago, or maybe you’ve been married for over 20 years. For a while, you seemed to have your perfect fairy tale ending. However, that quickly gave way to bickering and, sometimes, straight-up fighting. Often times, this can call into question whether or not this marriage…
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