A New Year — A New You?
January is Mental Wellness Month, which is an excellent place to start. The World Health Organization defines mental wellness as “a state
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Using the PACT Model to Navigate the Pandemic
Since March 2020, we have been navigating an unpredictable, delicate, and always changing landscape due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While this
Breaking the Mold: Challenging Traditional Notions of Readiness in Recovery
When is a client undergoing addiction services or psychiatric care ready to “get back to life?” That’s not only a question clinicians
Parallel Paths: Ellenhorn and Wilderness Programs’ Shared Mission for Self-Efficacy
There are as many wilderness approaches as there are wilderness programs. What binds them together is not simply their innovations in the
Empathy In Action: How Ellenhorn’s Assessments Transform Care
Clinical assessments are the gold standard for comprehensive psychiatric assessments. Unlike many of the assessments provided today that are conducted prior to
2023 New Perspectives on Treatment: “Trust, Care and Hope in Psychotherapy: A Social Context” with Ross Ellenhorn, Ph.D. and Jon G. Allen, Ph.D.
The erosion of social trust directly impacts mental health care, yet creating trust in psychotherapy is useful only to the extent that
The Power of Psychosocial Resources: A Q&A With Dr. Kent Harber
At Ellenhorn, we work with individuals who encounter complex and often extreme events of mind and mood, as well as problematic habits.
The Importance of Purpose in Recovery – An Interview with Dr. Dori Hutchinson, Sc.D.
We recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Dori Hutchinson Sc.D. to talk about the importance of purpose when recovering
Thriving in Recovery
Written by Nicole Mensinger I used to use alcohol to deal with every emotion in my life. If I was happy, I
A Letter to Who I Was Before Recovery
by Megan Weichnik, CPS Hey Meg, I’m sending this to you because I now realize that there are some things that would
Purpose, Meaning and Healing: An Interview with Dr. Alejandro Chaoul
We recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Alejandro Chaoul to talk about mind, body and spirit work as well
Interview with Drs. Ross Ellenhorn and Kent Harber: What is Fear of Hope?
What is the value of hope in therapeutic treatment? Ross: Typical treatment neglects the concept of hope, and because it neglects hope,