For many high-achieving adults, the holiday season can intensify body-image struggles. Comparison, self-monitoring, and discomfort around food often resurface this time of year—not because the body has changed, but because the holidays tend to pull old emotional dynamics into the present. Walking into a gathering can feel like stepping back into an atmosphere that once…
Are any of the following experiences familiar to you? Do you often feel that no matter how hard you try, the holiday season’s demands feel impossible to manage? Do you notice that you struggle to keep up in ways others seem to do effortlessly? Does your to-do list grow faster than you can complete it?…
By Kaitlyn Vizziello, LCSW What Is Containment? Containment is the process by which a parent helps a child manage large, overwhelming emotions and feelings by holding those feelings in a calm, safe, and organized way. Rather than suppressing or fixing the feeling/emotion, the parent receives it, makes sense of it, and gives it back to…
Raising the Gifted and the Sensitive: Turning Intensity into Brilliance Parents of gifted or highly sensitive children often notice a special kind of intensity — a child who feels deeply, observes everything, and asks profound questions long before their peers. These children experience the world at high volume. While their emotions can sometimes seem overwhelming,…
At Greenwich Psychology Group, our symptom checker helps clients track their symptoms of depression or anxiety. Taking the assessment doesn't provide a formal diagnosis, but it can help you determine what next steps you may need to take. The evaluation uses a series of questions to review the feelings and symptoms you've experienced over the past two weeks. The results will help you distinguish if professional help is the best next step.