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What is Mental Health? anxiety depression mental health Jan 23, 2025

Written by: Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle

Did you know that 1 in 5 Americans suffer from a mental health condition. Mental health includes your emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how ...

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Response to the South Florida Shooting anxiety depression kid's mental health parenting Dec 28, 2024

Written by: Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle

Another school shooting has yielded new fears for the safety of our children and more questions about how we should respond as a nation to what amounts to a crisis of...

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Marine Turned Counselor, Combats Mental Health in Brevard anxiety depression veterans Dec 23, 2024

Written by: Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle

Adrian Marquez’ heroic story began back in June of 2000 when he joined the Marine Corps.  His superiors quickly realized that Adrian was an unusual soldier who was gi...

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Silencing the Critical Monster Within anxiety dr. mike self doubt Dec 14, 2024

Written by: Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle

I was 25 years old and just beginning to see patients as a psychologist in training. I’ll never forget the moment I watched the first couple I would ever see as a mar...

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Anxiety and Worry anxiety children's anxiety disney worry Dec 10, 2024

Written by: Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle

We planned our first trip to Disney World as parents with great intention. Having grown up near Orlando I always felt an affinity for the most Magical Place on Earth ...

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Coronavirus Shopping: Why Your Brain Makes You Hoard and How to Fix it anxiety brain function covid-19 dr. mike Dec 02, 2024

Written by: Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle

Just a few weeks ago as many of us were doing life as usual, it seemed as if the stability of our world was fairly certain.
The economy was roaring. The stock market w...

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Fear and Control: The Answer is Surrender anxiety control covid-19 emotional regulation Nov 28, 2024

Written by: Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle

One of the most interesting aspects of a psychology practice is the ebb and flow of my patients’ emotional regulation. There are times when people have personal situa...

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Emotional Impact of Covid-19 anxiety covid-19 stress Nov 26, 2024

Written by: Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle

As COVID 19 continues to linger across our nation, the effects of the virus are becoming clear.  While the physical toll the virus takes on those afflicted is obvious...

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Back to School: Covid Edition anxiety back-to-school covid-19 kid's mental health Nov 24, 2024

Written by: Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle

In the next few weeks, children all over the country will be returning to school during one of the most unusual and challenging times of our generation.  Although the...

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Behavioral Activation: Ways to Begin to Get Out of Anxiety and Depression anxiety behavioral activation covid-19 depression dr. mike Nov 19, 2024

Written by: Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle

A client, we will call Timothy, made an initial appointment with me at Florida Counseling Centers several years ago to talk about his struggle with symptoms of anxiet...

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