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Phyllis Klein - ArticlesPhyllis Klein is a licensed clinical social worker with a private practice in San Francisco and Palo Alto, CA. She specializes in women's issues including eating disorders, low self esteem, relationship issues, depression, and childhood trauma. Phyllis can be reached at staff@womenstherapyservices.com or through her website, http://www.womenstherapyservices.com
What is it about going to the doctor that can be so anxiety producing?Although some women go to the doctor without anxiety, many feel varying degrees of trepidation. This article will explore reasons for this type of anxiety and make suggestions that could be helpful. Alcohol BlackoutsMore and more high school and college age women are experiencing blackouts. Blackouts occur when you drink a lot of alcohol in a short amount of time, and an empty stomach or being tired increase the risks of a blackout happening. You might seem okay to people around you, but you are not in control of your behavior and your judgment is definitely impaired. Women and DrinkingHow could this be me? This is the question most women find themselves asking as they realize they have a drinking or drug problem. Usually this question arises after many difficult experiences including: drinking and driving, getting a DUI, physical injuries/accidents, blackouts, sexual encounters that would not have happened sober, poor work performance, hangovers, a run-down immune system, shame, self-loathing, etc. Grief Recovery for womenGrief or bereavement is a natural part of the process of recovering from loss, whether it be a tangible loss, like death, or a less tangible loss, like loss of trust or faith in someone or something. Traumatic experiences bring complex grief, because there is a general loss of security and safety at the time of the trauma. When women grieve, we are usually more open to accessing our feelings and talking to others about our sorrow and fear. Connecting with others is very important in the healing Post Partum DepressionHow does post-partum depression happen and why? Some of the symptoms include loss of appetite, insomnia, intense anger and irritability, overwhelming fatigue, feelings of guilt, shame, or inadequacy, mood swings, difficulty bonding with your baby, withdrawal from family and friends, and thoughts of harming yourself or your baby. This is a long and scary list! Read on for more information about PPD and how to get help. This is a very treatable albeit painful problem! Leaving home--young adult women finding independenceMany young women find themselves coming to the San Francisco Bay Area to start their adult lives or attend graduate and professional schools. There are aspects of the transition from living at home to leaving home for college or after college that are helpful to be aware of. In certain circumstances, brief psychotherapy can be very helpful. Knowing how to interpret and grow from experiences that feel like "failures" is part of the transition to adulthood. The Appeal of dieting?How many times have you started a new diet, the appeal fresh and exciting as the last one that failed extravagantly like its many predecessors? There are many reasons why weight loss seems to be the only way to enhance self-esteem. This article will give you ideas and suggestions for how to understand your body and your eating from a perspective of self enhancement and fulfillment rather than deprivation and judgement. The Healing Power of Therapeutic Writing and PoetryWriting is therapeutic! If you have been drawn to writing of any kind to cope with difficult life situations, trauma, or loss, then this article will give you information and ideas to use writing of any kind and poetry in particular to assist you in healing through creativity.
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