Carter Psychology Center - Community Resources

10/08/2024

Please note that our office is closed due to the incoming storm, tentatively returning Friday October 11. Please do not leave urgent messages until you can reach office staff directly once we reopen. We will respond to messages as soon as possible. If responses are delayed, it is because we are still in recovery mode. Stay safe, and please call 911 in the event of an emergency.

04/11/2023

Scientists are finding that the timing of our sleep matters more than we know.

05/17/2022

Got 60 seconds? Take a mental health minute to learn about stress and anxiety in adolescents. Learn more at: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/so-...

05/16/2022

WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) What do you feel like when you are feeling well? confident? outgoing? reliable? relaxed? caring? energetic? playful?

05/15/2022

WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan)
Section II - Wellness Tools You use Every Day to Stay Well
Eating health food? reading? going for a walk? Wearing something that makes me feel good about my body? Taking a nap? Spending time with family and close friends?

05/14/2022

WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) for Teens! Section I: 3 parts - 1) How I am when I am feeling well
2) Wellness Tools you use every day to stay well
3) Wellness Tools you don't need every day, but you might consider doing.
What's in Your Wellness Toolbox? Talking to a friend? Exercising? Watching a funny movie? Playing with a pet? Listening to Music? Check ack for more ideas in Sections II and III

05/13/2022

HOW DO SUPERSTITIONS AFFECT OUR WELL BEING? Today is Friday the 13th and vast numbers of people across the world will avoid going about their usual business because they fear this day will bring them "bad luck." But sometimes superstitions can have a soothing effect, relieving anxiety about the unknown and giving people a sense of control over their lives. This may also be the reason why superstitions have survived for so long — people have passed them on from generation to generation.

As an article appearing in the International Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences states, “Superstition has its roots in our species’ youth when our ancestors could not understand the forces and whims of [the] natural world. Survival of our ancestors was threatened by predation or other natural forces.”

As a result, superstitions have “evolved” to produce “a false sense of having control over outer conditions,” and reduce anxiety.

05/12/2022

Mental Health explained for children

At Bridge the Gap we are passionate emotional educators, we help children learn more about what emotions are, how they feel in their body, growth mindset, au...

05/11/2022

It's Mental Health Awareness Month
Do you recognize the face of your own ncognitive distortions?

05/10/2022

Stressful situations (such as when someone narrowly avoids a threat) can result in strong future memories about the experience. But during a stressful event, remembering information can be more challenging than usual. Over time, chronic stress and elevated levels of stress hormones like cortisol may have a detrimental effect on the ability to remember. Taking steps to reduce stress is one way people can seek to preserve memory ability. The team at Carter Psych not only assesses memory functioning, but can also help you develop techniques to reduce and manage stress.

05/09/2022

Kindness and compliments go a long way. Share a kind word or smile with a stranger today!

05/08/2022

MANAGE YOUR MOTHER'S DAY MENTAL HEALTH!
If you are a mother or have a mother, today is about you! Make the most of it. And when things don’t go as they would with you in charge, resist the temptation to take over. Spend the day with a favorite person or pet. Relax alone if you’d prefer. Enjoy some sunshine (or music or art).

To do this you’ll need to communicate with those around you. Try “this Mother’s Day, I’d really like to…” Your family might already have other plans for you. Discuss how you might do both.