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Helen Tarleton, LCSW, Joins Nashville Psych As Full-Time Therapist

Starting in August, Helen Tarleton will be expanding her role at Nashville Psych to full-time therapist. Tarleton first joined our team in a part-time capacity in the Fall of 2021. Tarleton recently retired from the University School of Nashville (USN), where she worked in various capacities for almost three decades, most recently serving as Middle […]

Q & A With Olesya Leskel, LPC, MHSP

Welcome, Olesya! Thanks! Excited to be here. Tell us a little bit about yourself. I’m originally from Russia and came to the United States as a student about 18 years ago. Prior to earning my Master’s Degree from Lesley University and becoming a child, adolescent and adult therapist, I was an educator for about nine […]

7 Signs It May Be Time To See A Child Therapist

When confronted with a child’s challenging behavior, anxiety, or intense emotional responses, conscientious parents are often left wondering whether their child is experiencing just “normal growing pains” or something that requires a little more attention. For parents of children over the age of 5, what’s considered abnormal may be harder to distinguish. In the first […]

Don’t Psychoanalyze Me! Reducing The Stigma Of Psychotherapy and Mental Health

Without fail, when out at a party or social function, many people have fairly typical responses to learning that I am a psychologist. While a small minority might have an issue that they immediately want to share with me (which does not bother me because I love my work and am happy to help), many […]

4 Simple Steps To Improve Your Self-Talk To Reduce Anxiety and Depression

There are some common things that I hear from clients in the therapy room that tend to contribute to the perpetuation of anxiety and depression, and I want to provide a little relief to those of you who struggle with anxiety or depressive symptoms, whether you are in therapy or not.  Language is very important […]

Adult-onset ADHD: Is that a thing?

The short answer about whether adult-onset ADHD is a real phenomenon, like many matters of the brain, is “yes and no.” Although ADHD diagnosis has evolved over the past 50 years, psychologists have long understood ADHD to be a neurodevelopmental disorder, meaning that it begins in childhood.  The current criteria specify that there must be […]