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High-Functioning Anxiety and High-Performing Careers: How They Impact Relationships and What Couples Can Do About It

Posted: March 23, 2025

Being a high-performing professional comes with rewards—career success, financial stability, and personal achievement. However, when high-functioning anxiety accompanies this drive, it can create unique challenges in relationships. While outwardly successful, individuals with high-functioning anxiety often struggle with perfectionism, overcommitment, and difficulty slowing down. These traits,...

What Is High-Functioning Anxiety? Signs, Symptoms, and Solutions in Tampa Bay, Florida

Posted: March 13, 2025

High-functioning anxiety is a term that describes individuals who experience persistent anxiety yet appear highly successful, organized, and accomplished. Unlike generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), which can significantly impair daily functioning, high-functioning anxiety often drives individuals to perform at an exceptionally high level. However, beneath the...

The Psychology of Uncertainty: Why We Crave Control and How to Let Go

Posted: February 10, 2025

Understanding Our Need for Certainty Uncertainty is an inevitable part of life, yet many of us struggle to cope with it. Whether it's political changes, economic instability, or personal challenges, uncertainty can trigger anxiety and stress. But why do we crave control so much (I...

How to Manage Anxiety and Build Resilience During Uncertain Times

By Brittany Carswell Ph.D.

Posted: February 7, 2025

Understanding Anxiety in Uncertain Times Living in an ever-changing world can bring about feelings of uncertainty, which often trigger anxiety. The last several months have brought lots of change and uncertainty. For residents of St. Petersburg, FL, and the Tampa Bay Area uncertainties might include...

How to Cultivate a Growth Mindset for 2025: Shifting From Self-Criticism to Self-Compassion

Posted: February 7, 2025

As we step into 2025, the opportunity to grow, learn, and evolve is more abundant than ever. However, personal growth often comes with challenges, self-doubt, and the ever-present voice of self-criticism. Cultivating a growth mindset—the belief that abilities and intelligence can be developed through effort...

Setting Realistic Hopes and Goals: A Guide to Balance and Mental Health in the New Year

Posted: January 28, 2025

The start of a new year often brings a flurry of resolutions, big plans, and an abundance of hope for change. While ambition is a powerful motivator, unrealistic expectations can lead to frustration, stress, and even burnout. This can lead to failing at our goals...

Helpful Tips for a Closer Relationship With Your Kids and Teens in 2025

Posted: December 30, 2024

It’s that time of year again. The time of year where we all reflect on the previous one, and agonize over how we can do better in the next one. The time of year that we all vow that with a new year, comes a...

Coping with Holiday Stress in Kids and How PCIT Can Help

Posted: December 17, 2024

The media often portray the holidays as a time of joy and harmony, but many children’s behavior problems tend to increase during this period. Additionally, behavior issues are more likely to escalate during times of stress. Why the Holidays Are Stressful for Children As the...

How to Recognize and Address Disaster-Induced Burnout

Posted: November 14, 2024

By Dr. Brittany Carswell When a disaster strikes, it disrupts lives in ways that go far beyond the physical destruction of homes and communities. The emotional toll of a natural disaster, such as a hurricane, often lingers long after the immediate danger has passed. The...

HURRICANE FATIGUE & POST DISASTER RECOVERY TIPS

Posted: November 11, 2024

By: Dr. Brittany Carswell First of all I just have to say what an intense and chaotic couple of months it has been for all of us locally in the Tampa Bay Area. Having two hurricanes hit us in a two week period was something...