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🌌💤 Did You Know? The world's largest sleep study found that people who regularly get less than 7 hours of sleep per night are more likely to report feeling stressed, sad, and angry. Quality sleep is a game-changer for your mood and well-being! 😴🌈

Teen anxiety is a real and valid experience, and understanding it is crucial for support. As clinical psychologists, we're here to share insights and tips on detecting and managing teen anxiety. Let's break it down together! 💬👇

Spot the Signs:
🔍 Anxiety can manifest in various ways – from physical symptoms like restlessness to emotional changes such as irritability or excessive worrying. Pay attention to shifts in behavior and communication. Open dialogue is key! 💬💖

Create a Safe Space:
🏡 Foster an environment where teens feel comfortable expressing their emotions. Create open lines of communication, and let them know it's okay not to be okay. A safe space promotes emotional well-being. 🌈💕

Encourage Healthy Coping:
🌿 Teach teens healthy coping mechanisms, like mindfulness, deep breathing, or journaling. These tools empower them to navigate stressors and build resilience. 🧘‍♂️🌱

Seek Professional Support:
🤝 If anxiety persists, seeking professional help is a proactive step. Therapists specializing in adolescent mental health can provide tailored strategies and support. There's strength in reaching out! 💪🌟

Remember, it's okay not to have all the answers, but being present and supportive makes a world of difference. Let's create a community that champions teen mental health! 🌐💙 🚀

🌟 Elevate Your Well-Being! Embrace an approach to wellness with these eight pillars:

1️⃣ Stay Active: 🏋️‍♀️ Whether it's a brisk walk, yoga session, or a dance party in your living room, make movement a daily ritual. Your body and mind will thank you! 💪

2️⃣ Practice Self-Reflection: 🧘‍♂️ Take a moment each day to check in with yourself. What brings you joy? What challenges you? 🌱

3️⃣ Connect with Others: 👫 Human connections are powerful sources of support and happiness. Reach out to loved ones, share your thoughts, and build meaningful relationships. Connection is a key ingredient to a fulfilling life. 💖

4️⃣ Connect with Your Values: 🌟 Align your actions with your core values. What matters most to you? Whether it's kindness, creativity, or compassion, living in accordance with your values brings a sense of purpose and fulfillment. 🚀

Remember, well-being is a journey, not a destination. 🌈 Which pillar will you prioritize today? Share your well-being tips below! 👇 Let's inspire each other on this path to a healthier, more meaningful life. 🌷 🌿

Parenting is one of the hardest jobs we will ever have. Here are some CAYA Care tips that help promote positive behavior among our children:
✅Positive Reinforcement ( ):
Encourage positive behavior by praising and rewarding your child.
Focus on what they did well rather than what went wrong.

✅Consistent Discipline ( ):
Establish clear and consistent rules for your child.
Apply consequences consistently when rules are not followed.

✅Effective Communication ( ):
Listen actively to your child's concerns and feelings.
Communicate clearly and calmly to avoid misunderstandings.

✅Set Realistic Expectations ( ):
Understand age-appropriate behavior for your child.
Set achievable goals and expectations based on their developmental stage.

If you have any questions about parenting strategies, contact our clinic today to schedule a consultation with one of our pediatric psychologist providers! We would be honored to work with you and your child.

We are so excited to share our schedule with you for the next several weeks:
✅Monday: Motivational Mondays
✅Tuesday: Tips for Parents
✅Wednesday: Wellness Wednesdays
✅Thursday: Teen Thursdays
✅Friday: Fun Facts Fridays
Looking for something in particular for us to cover? Just post it in the comments or DM us and we'll make sure to address it.

We are so excited to welcome Dr. Shannon Cusack to CAYA Care.
Dr. Shannon is a licensed Clinical Psychologist with her PHD from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has extensive training in treating trauma, stressor-related disorders, and anxiety disorders. On top of this training, she also has specialized training in evidence-based approaches to treating posttraumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders. More specifically, training in Cognitive Processing Therapy, Prolonged Exposure, Written Exposure Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety Disorders, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
"I am passionate about working with individuals to help them learn new approaches to responding to difficult thoughts and feelings and engage in more effective coping strategies so that they may life a more meaningful and fulfilled life." - Dr. Shannon
If you are interested in scheduling a consultation today to hear more about Dr. Lau-Barraco's specialty and research expertise, call us on 470-683-6804.
You can also request a phone consultation using our website.
We look forward to hearing from you.

While we may be giving you tips and tools to manage your parenting stress, these are only helpful if you put them into action.
Over the course of the week, we have shared over 15 tips and tools to help you reduce the parenting stress in your life. While they are all great and have the potential to help, we know that they can also be overwhelming.
Our advice to you is to pick one thing from these tips and add it to your everyday routine. If that one helps, keep it and implement another, and if it doesn't pick another to try.
Stress is manageable, but you have to be the one to manage it.
If you find the tips helpful, but still find yourself needing more support, call and schedule a consultation with us today at (470) 683-6804 or through our website www.cayacare.com
Which tip are you going to implement into your routine this week?! 👇

Reflect on your core values as a parent and try to align your actions with them. Checking in with your values, and making your parenting actions align with them every day can provide a sense of purpose and reduce stress related to societal or external pressures.
What is one of your favorite parenting values?

Here is Part Two of our series on Tips to manage Parenting Stress.
We know all too well how stressful the journey of parenting can be, but we also know that is doesn't have to be.
Here are a few more tips and tools to support you through the stressors of parenting and help you manage and reduce those feelings.
If you find the tips helpful, but still find yourself needing more support, call and schedule a consultation with us today at (470) 683-6804 or through our website www.cayacare.com
Which tip are you going to implement into your routine this week?! 👇

"Don't worry that children never listen to you;
worry that they are always watching you."
- Robert Fulghum
When we as parents feel stress, express stress in unhealthy ways, and leave it unmanaged.... not only are we hurting ourselves, but we are hurting our children.
We spend so much time STRESSING over how to protect, support, help, and love our children that we sometimes forget that the easiest way to accomplish those things is to start with ourselves.
If you are in a moment, week, month or season of stress, follow our parenting stress series this week for tips and tools to help manage the stress.
If these tips are making you realize you may need or are ready for more support, set up a consultation with us at (470) 683-6804 or head to our website www.cayacare.com
Being a parent is only this hard, when you are being a good one.

Chances are if you are a parent, guardian, or parental figure you have experienced stress directly related to being in that role.
While those feelings and emotions are completely normal, they don't have to control you or make you feel isolated, so we are sharing this mini-series!
Over the coming week, we will continue to share helpful tips you can implement into your life to help ease the load of stress related to parenting!
Comment down below which tip from part 1 you are most excited to try 👇
share this with your favorite parent, parenting partner, and parent friends!

WHY should we address parenting stress?
A study posted in the American Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities found that over time, cross-lagged panel analyses supported a bidirectional relationship between parenting stress and child behavior problems for mothers and fathers.
In other words, we know that parents who have children with more behavioral problems (more difficulties with acting out, attention, rule-following, or anxiety/depression) are generally more stressed but also parents with higher stress predicted children having greater behavioral problems. When we cope and manage our own stress, we are also helping ourselves more effectively respond to our children.
follow along as we share more on how to manage

Welcome Dr. Kelly O'Connor to CAYA Care, we are so excited to have you!
Dr. Kelly is a clinical psychologist with a passion for enhancing the innate resilience of children, teens, young adults, and families to help them overcome stressors and challenging life circumstances.
Her training was specialized in working with young people who have behavioral difficulties, ADHD, and trauma.
"One of the reasons I chose to specialize in this area is that these individuals are too often misunderstood or mislabeled negatively when their behaviors are simply a normal response to abnormal circumstances." - Dr. Kelly
If you are interested in scheduling a consultation today call us at 470-683-6804.
You can also request a phone consultation using our website.
We look forward to hearing from you.

At CAYA care, we provide evidence-based therapies for a range of issues. Although these therapies are not perfect, we believe that clients deserve treatment with evidence behind it.
However, we also tailor treatment to fit the specific situation, needs, and preferences of each client.
We understand that the foundation of any therapy is listening to our clients and working with them to build a strong, trusting relationship. 💙

Have you ever heard of Evidence-based therapy? Do you know what it is? Or maybe you have tried it?
Evidence-based therapy is a therapy that has research studies supporting its efficacy for a specific issue.
In other words, an evidence-based therapy is a therapy that has been shown to work. This does not mean that the therapy works for everyone or for every condition.
What do you think? Would you try it? 👇🏻👇🏻

The number of AHA moments we’ve had with our patients is truly so remarkable and incredibly rewarding I think for us both in session.

As psychologists, we see ourselves as your guides, helping guide you to understand what means the most to you and what may be standing in the way of you living a full, rich, and meaningful life.

We work together as a team to help you navigate the life you want to live - no one but you is the expert on your life and your values, we are the listeners and problem solvers that will work with you to get you where YOU want to be.

If you are interested in scheduling a free consultation with one of our team members, please call us at 470-683-6804. We look forward to hearing from you! 🧩🧠

The back-to-school season can be an exciting time for both parents and children. However, it is a transitional period for BOTH the parent and child!!
Remember, open communication, routine, and support are key to a successful transition to school, for BOTH of you!

How many of you had your kids go back to school this month? If your kiddos are dealing with lingering anxiety, here are tips that can really help with going back to school after the summer break as well as other longer holidays or absences.
1) Establish a consistent routine
2) Have open and honest communication
3) Positive visualization
If you feel like your kiddo is developing anxiety and have questions, let us help!

Going into the weekend, remember to treat yourself kindly today. We are often our biggest critics. We fall into thinking traps where we focus on what we should be doing or what we’re failing at. Instead, try to imagine yourself being your best friend. What would you tell your best friend going through similar feelings?

If you worry you or your child may be going through a period of sadness that requires additional support, please reach out to us for a free consultation: 470-683-6804.

Shifting our perspective one day at a time. ✨ Schedule your free consultation today by calling or texting us at 470-683-6804

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Meet Our Team: Dr. Nour Al Ghriwati

Meet Our Team: Dr. Nour Al Ghriwati. Dr. Nour is a child and adolescent licensed psychologist who specializes as a pediatric psychologist. She received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University, residency from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and postdoctoral fellowship from the National Institutes of Health. She particularly loves working with children, teens, and young adults who are managing a chronic illness such as diabetes, cancer, and asthma. Dr. Nour provides parent coaching and testing services for ADHD, learning disabilities, and other mental health concerns. She is seeing patients in Georgia, 35 states in the US, and Dubai, UAE. To book a free 15 min consultation to see if she may be a good fit to work with you or your child, call us today at 470-610-0414 #childpsychologist #childtherapy #teenpsychologist #teentherapy #familytherapy #ADHDinkids #anxietyinkids #psychologistinga #atlpsychologist #psypact #telehealth #parentingadvice #teentherapy #cayacare #cayacareclinic

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With all the mental health treatment options available, you want to make sure you are getting the specialized care you or your child need and deserve.

We want to make sure you see the right psychologist without jumping through all the hoops of scheduling and a long waitlist!

Each of our psychologists has studied at least 10 years to gain the skills and specializations they have. Across our team, we have helped thousands of patients cope with anxiety, depression, managing chronic illness, ADHD, trauma, and/or learning difficulties.