Therapist Spotlight: Anusha Zechella, Ph.D.

Therapist Spotlight: Anusha Zechella, Ph.D.

This month’s therapist spotlight is on Dr. Zechella. She leads our Couples Therapy services and provides stellar trauma-informed therapy to our clients. Learn more about what makes Dr. Zechella such a special part of our team.

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June is PTSD Awareness Month

June is PTSD Awareness Month

June is PTSD Awareness Month. As a trauma specialty clinic, we work year-round to promote education, awareness, and compassion related to psychological trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. This month we want to place special emphasis on hope for survivors. Recovery is possible and there are effective, evidence-based therapies to help you do it. Visit our trauma recovery and PTSD specialty page to learn more.

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June is Pride Month

June is Pride Month

June is Pride month and here at Breyta Psychological Services, P.A., we proudly identify as a safe space for members of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies. We value all identities and understand the importance of providing safe and inclusive mental health services to individuals, couples, and families.

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7 Hidden Signs of Depression You Should Know

7 Hidden Signs of Depression You Should Know

Learn common signs of depression. It’s very common but can be debilitating. You may be able to recognize them in yourself or people you care about so that you can get help before it becomes a more difficult problem. The good news is there are effective evidence-based treatments that often result in a relatively quick recovery. The key is knowing when to reach out for help.

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Stress and Insomnia: How They’re Connected

Stress and Insomnia: How They’re Connected

Did you know there are three levels of stressors that lead up to the development and maintenance of chronic insomnia. Learn more about ways you can make changes to improve your sleep health and when it may be time to contact a psychologist to help with your insomnia.

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Healthy Boundaries are Important, Here’s How You Create Them

Healthy Boundaries are Important, Here’s How You Create Them

The saying, “good neighbors make good fences,” highlights the importance of healthy boundaries in maintaining your own wellbeing, as well as that of your relationships. Becoming aware of the right and need to set boundaries, recognizing what you want them to look like, and how to enact them effectively is the subject of this blog post.

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Collective Trauma and the Long-term Effects of the Pandemic

Collective Trauma and the Long-term Effects of the Pandemic

The COVID-19 Pandemic has resulted in a global experience of intense stress, threat to life, and shattered assumptions. This constitutes a collective trauma experienced by us all. Understanding it in this way sheds new light on our experience and illuminates a path to healing in the future.

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Complex Trauma: How it Affects Relationships

Complex Trauma: How it Affects Relationships

Complex trauma can have devastating consequences. The symptoms experienced by a survivor don’t occur in a vacuum. We experience the world in the context of relationships and our relationships are thus deeply affected by our trauma histories. Learn more about the effect of Complex PTSD on relationships.

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Trauma-Informed Care In Practice

Trauma-Informed Care In Practice

If you're a trauma survivor, you deserve trauma-informed care (TIC) from your medical professionals. If you're a provider, you should be aware of the importance and benefit of trauma-informed care to your patients.

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