Individual Counseling

If you are feeling suicidal and cannot reach Dr. Ann, call the suicide hotline at 407-425-2624 or 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433) or for teens, 407-841-7413 or try the website at www.metanoia.org/suicide/

Addictions:

• Abuse of Alcohol www.alcoholismtreatment.org
• Abuse of Drugs www.drugabuse.com
• Sexual Addiction www.sa.org
• Internet Addiction psychcentral.com/netaddiction/
• Addictive Gambling: www.addictionrecov.org/addicgam.htm

Anger Problems: www.apa.org/pubinfo/anger.html

Anxiety: Worrying all the time. Feeling like you are jumping out of your skin. IBS/Stomach Problems. Racing thoughts. Problems sleeping. For an overview, try: www.nimh.nih.gov/Publicat/anxiety.cfm or www.algy.com/anxiety/

Bipolar Disorder: Alternately feeling high, wired, full of energy and sad, hopeless and deeply depressed. Bipolar disorder is a neurological brain disorder involving extremes of mood. For an overview, try: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Bipolarmenu.cfm

Childhood/Family of Origin Issues: Suffering from the aftermath of childhood sexual, physical, or emotional abuse/lack of nurturing/substance abusing parents/divorce. Studies show that witnessing family violence may be as harmful to the child as direct abuse. www.drirene.com/what_is.htm

Depression: Feeling miserable: Sadness, hopelessness, emptiness, lack of energy, sleeping all the time, wanting to die, lack of pleasure, lack of meaning. Try: www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depression.cfm

Domestic Violence:Dr. Ann is a state approved Domestic Violence Assessor www.domesticviolence.org/content.html

Eating Disorders: Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating, Obseity. Treatment for adolescents and adults. Try: http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=294

Grief: Difficulty dealing w/loss. www.psycom.net/depression.central.grief.html

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders: The individual who suffers from OCD becomes trapped in a pattern of repetitive thoughts and behaviors that are senseless and distressing but extremely difficult to overcome. www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/ocd.cfm

Panic Attacks: Feelings of terror that strike suddenly and repeatedly with no warning. You may genuinely believe you're having a heart attack or stroke, losing your mind, or on the verge of death. You can't predict when an attack will occur, and may develop intense anxiety between episodes, worrying when and where the next one will strike. There are very successful tools, both medical and non-medical, for managing panic attacks. For information, www.apa.org/pubinfo/panic.html

Perpetrators of Abuse: Dr. Ann has over 10 years of experience in treating adult sexual offenders. http://www.ccoso.org/newsletter/index.html or
http://www.gaphr.org/child.htm

Sexual Identity: Discovering your sexual orientation www.psc.uc.edu/sh/SH_Sexual_Identity.htm

Spiritual Problems: Life seems empty, meaningless/anger at God/lack of spiritual sustenance/guilt/a desire to grow spiritually. Whatever your spiritual orientation, you may find the following directory helpful: Google Spiritual Based Counseling Directory

Stress: May show up as anxiety, depression, irritability, physical problems, inability to concentrate, decrease in work performance. www.teachhealth.com

Trauma: Victims of a crime/tragedy/assault/witness of assault/war. For basic information, go to www.nimh.nih.gov/anxiety/ptsdfacts.cfm Another good site for the latest information about Posttraumatic Stress is www.trauma-pages.com