Welcome to My Blog

All of the blogs posted here are written by Tara Amanna, M.Ed., LPC, ACS, NCC. All blogs are meant to be informative and represent issues and topics that I am most passionate about and treat.

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Navigating Senior Year: How to Manage High School Anxiety During the College Process
As late summer turns to fall, high school seniors and their families face an intense shift in pace. Between maintaining grades, balancing extracurricular responsibilities, and facing the college application...
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The Reassurance Trap: Why Answering “Are You Sure?” Keeps OCD Alive
If you struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder, you know how demanding the need for certainty can feel. It can almost feel like life support and needing it to breath. Whether asking family and friends...
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Beyond the Stereotypes: Understanding OCD Symptoms and the Internal Cycle
In conversations Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is frequently reduced to a quirky personality trait. We often hear people say, “I’m so OCD about my desk,” or see television characters...
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The "What-If" Trap: How to Break the Cycle of Anticipatory Anxiety
Have you ever found yourself laying in bed at night, completely exhausted, yet your mind is running a million miles an hour rehearsing a conversation that hasn’t happened yet? Or maybe you have an upcoming...
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