by Ashley Barnes LMFT | Relationships
People-pleasing is a common behavior that manifests as an excessive desire to satisfy others at the expense of one’s own needs and well-being. While wanting to be liked is a natural human experience, chronic people-pleasing can lead to significant emotional distress...
by Ashley Barnes LMFT | Relationships
Understanding the Fear of Being Alone Does everyone seem to be in a happy relationship around you? Do you feel more alone than ever? Research indicates that the fear of being alone, often termed “loneliness anxiety,” is a common experience. A study...
by Ashley Barnes LMFT | Relationships
This goes without saying, but breakups are tough. Following a breakup you may have trouble eating and sleeping, you may cry (a lot), and you may feel a physical aching or heaviness. You may find yourself waking up in the morning, and for a brief second, feeling...
by Ashley Barnes LMFT | Relationships
If your hands get clammy and your heart just about beats out of your chest before you step onto a plane, you are not alone. In fact, fear of flying impacts between 3-8% of people (which is a lot of people when you consider the number of people this represents). You...
by Ashley Barnes LMFT | Relationships
I was always the kid in my middle and high school art classes who got stressed about my art project being “perfect,” so much so that my art teacher created a code word for me to indicate that I needed to relax (this is a true story and the code word was “pineapple”)....