Michelle Parker, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, partners with Virginia Oak Counseling to provide counseling services to adolescents, young adults, and couples who may be experiencing life transitions or grief due to loss of a loved one. Michelle has worked with military families across the...
The nation's opioid epidemic is a topic that's frequently addressed on television and in social media, and for good reason. According to 2018 data gathered by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, more than 130 people in the United States die every day after overdosing...
With 322 million people suffering with depression worldwide, it's not surprising to learn that in America, depression is among the most common mental disorders. The cause of depression is often simplified as a chemical imbalance in the brain, but the reality is that the disease...
Most of us, when we were growing up, had hobbies. Some of us collected stamps or coins, others rode horses, and still others liked to draw or bake. But then we grew up and our world became filled with work and family responsibilities, and we...