Alexandra Smith, MA, LPCC 

Men are more likely to suffer in silence when it comes to mental health issues (and their suicide rates are four times higher than women). With the right support, though, healing is possible.

Media and cultural portrayals of the joys of new motherhood can be wildly misleading. Here’s what to understand about peripartum and postpartum depression.

Learn about this option for treating depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, migraine, and smoking cessation.

A good working relationship with your therapist is key to successful treatment. So how can you tell if your therapist is right for you? And if they aren’t, how do you end the relationship?

Ketamine may help treat both acute and chronic depression, as well as other mental health disorders like addiction and PTSD. Learn how it works.

Sometimes we’re forced to do something that goes against our conscience or moral compass. The damage this can cause to our beliefs, values, or ethical code of conduct can be long lasting.

Plus, four tips on how to thrive in your 20s.

There’s a better way than “tough love” or letting people “hit rock bottom” — and that includes love, compassion, and understanding.

The number of adults diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is growing more than four times faster than diagnoses among children. What’s behind this trend — and what are the latest treatments?