Michelle Grunstein, LMFT, CATC-IV

Do you feel like you’ve been in a funk you can’t seem to get out of? Have you noticed yourself isolating and spending more time alone? Are you concerned you might be struggling with depression? Depression is a mood disorder, and one of the most prevalent mental health disorders in the United States. Although it is a common diagnosis, this does not take away from its serious nature. There are different forms of depression varying in severity and presentation, as well depressio

Have you been hearing the term ADHD often? Are you unsure of what ADHD means or whether your child or student may be experiencing the associated symptoms? Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most frequently diagnosed mental disorder in childhood. ADHD impacts children and adolescents and may persist through adulthood. Symptoms of ADHD are likely to make achieving everyday tasks significantly more arduous. Behaviors such as hyperactivity, an inability to con

What does it mean to have a mental health disorder? Is a diagnosis just a way to stigmatize or label a person who is struggling emotionally? What’s behind a diagnosis? Etiology is the study of causation; understanding the application of etiology for each diagnosis is very important when working with children and adolescents and attempting to identify their condition or problem. Kearney talks about this in his book Casebook in Child Behavior Disorders. Knowing the etiology of