Do I or Someone I Know Have an Eating Disorder? National Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2014 With this week being the national eating disorder awareness week I think it would be appropriate to post some possible signs of an eating disorder. A quick screening that can be used to help assess if you may need […]
Teens and Suicides: How to help your teenager from making the deadly decision Currently in the Denver Metro area, some high schools have had to deal with the deaths of their students’ by suicide. Last year it was the high school that I graduated from and that my nephew attends. Every year we hear about children and […]
“Biggest Looser” and Eating Disorders I have recently heard about a contestant allegedly on the TV show, Biggest Looser, who lost more weight than what her ideal body weight should be. I have only watched the show a couple of times, so I in no way want to put place this contestants’ weight loss solely […]
Trusted Therapy, Inc Tonya McFarland, PsyD Licensed Clinical Psychologist 1030 Johnson Rd, # 323 Golden, CO 80401 303-709-5897 tonya@trustedtherapy.com trustedtherapy.com New Year, New You? This sounds confusing and frustrating for most of us. What does that even mean? Do we really want a new “me”? What would that look like? […]
Who Do You Trust? I just finished reading an article that was posted on the Denver Channel News (http://www.thedenverchannel.com/money/business-news/in-god-we-trust-but-not-each-other). The article describes how Americans have significantly decreased their trust in one another. Reportedly, after a recent survey, Americans believe that only about one-third of people can be trusted; a significant decrease from a similar survey […]
Trusted Therapy, Inc Tonya McFarland, PsyD 1030 Johnson Rd, 323 Golden, CO 80401 303-709-5897 trustedtherapy.com tonya@trustedtherapy.com People who struggle with eating disorders often find the holidays to be a stressful time. I think for many of us the holidays can be stressful. Our schedules are different, we tend to have more social activities, and […]
Trusted Therapy, Inc Tonya McFarland, PsyD Licensed Clinical Psychologist 1030 Johnson Rd, # 323 Golden, CO 80401 303-709-5897 tonya@trustedtherapy.com trustedtherapy.com Childhood obesity is becoming a major health concern here in the United States. One of my roles when I provided consultations at a pediatric clinic was to be part of their multidisciplinary team that […]
Having worked with so many adolescents and adults who engage in self-injurious behaviors (such as cutting or burning themselves) has helped me to better understand the thoughts and feelings behind the behavior. One concept that I strongly believe is that people don’t hurt themselves “just for attention” like I hear so many parents say when […]
Our kids are getting ready to return to school after the summer break. Living in Colorado there seems to be a big push for kids to “attend” school online. There are pros and cons associated with online schools. I have seen online schools be the most helpful for those kids who are unable to attend […]
As a psychologist working with individuals who struggle in their relationship with food; it feels frustrating when I hear others (especially other mental health providers!) saying that eating disorders happen to people because they are “controlling”. Yes, I do think that many people who have an eating disorder often feel that many things in their […]
How Not To Gain Weight On Vacation Trusted Therapy, Inc Tonya McFarland, PsyD Licensed Clinical Psychologist 303-709-5897 1030 Johnson Rd, Suite # 280 Golden, CO 80401 trustedtherapy.com tonya@trustedtherapy.com Its summer time and many of us are looking forward to being able to get out of town for our summer vacations and enjoy some down time. […]
Trusted Therapy, Inc Tonya McFarland, PsyD Licensed Clinical Psychologist 1030 Johnson Rd, Suite # 280 Golden, CO 80401 303-709-5897 trustedtherapy.com tonya@trustedtherapy.com Why Do I Always Crave the Same Food? Trusted Therapy, Inc Tonya McFarland, PsyD. For me it’s ice cream. I can eat ice cream in the dead of winter or for breakfast. So why […]