Amity Counseling

12/16/2025

Worth reading this. It describes a new way people behave when they are in fight or flight mode.

12/16/2025

These are similar techniques to the grounding and mindfulness practices we share with clients.

12/08/2025

We regret to inform you that Cartessa Smith, LPC is no longer employed at Amity Counseling. Unfortunately, we do not have any contact information so we are unable to provide you with a referral to her. We know switching clinicians, especially without closure, can be extremely difficult so we want to provide you with any support or resources you need. Therefore, if you would like to be referred to another clinician in our office or if you would like referrals to other clinicians in Lawton and its surrounding areas, please contact us at 801-382-8758. If we can help in any other way, please let us know. Thank you!

11/29/2025

🧠 New Research Is Rewriting What We Know About Depression

For decades, we’ve heard that depression stems from a “chemical imbalance” — low serotonin or other neurotransmitter issues. But emerging brain-imaging research is challenging that view.

A study from Weill Cornell Medicine shows that in many people with depression, it’s not just about “chemicals,” but rather how parts of the brain are wired. Researchers found that a brain network — the salience network — tends to be significantly larger in depressed individuals compared to those without depression. This suggests that altered brain circuitry and connectivity may underlie depression more than chemical levels do. 

Moreover, a 2025 study from McGill University identified specific brain-cell types (neurons and microglia) that behave differently in people with depression — showing altered gene activity and inflammation pathways. This lends weight to the idea that depression involves real, structural and cellular changes in the brain. 

What this means: Depression may be far more complex than a simple “chemical imbalance.” Understanding it as a condition rooted in brain wiring and structure opens the door to new, more targeted treatments — beyond only medication, perhaps involving therapies that reshape brain networks or target cellular pathways.

💡 Hope for the future: With better science, we may see new treatments — tailored to individual brain patterns — that treat depression more effectively and holistically.

📚 Source: Weill Cornell Medicine (2024) & McGill University (2025)

11/29/2025

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11/16/2025

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10/29/2025