Synergy Counseling Center

12/23/2025

12/23/2025

Paranoid personality disorder is characterized by paranoia and a pervasive, long-standing suspiciousness and mistrust of others.

12/22/2025

Synergy Counseling Center is closed this week, the week of Christmas. We wish you a peaceful, restorative, and healthy Christmas season. Normal business hours will resume on Monday, December 29, 2025.

12/18/2025

Sending out the warmest of hugs
to those who are feeling lonely, left out, drained or empty this Christmas.

12/18/2025

There are four important things in terms of aging well: Physical activity, eating well, getting enough sleep and having social connection or purpose.

12/18/2025

A key sign that a habit may be harmful is when it disrupts a person’s ability to manage personal responsibilities, perform at work, or maintain social connections.

12/17/2025

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Social anxiety isn’t only psychological. New research is revealing its biological roots – and how to reset them

12/17/2025

Individuals who find themselves struggling with socializing can benefit from involving themselves in more social situations, even if these don’t directly require conversation.

12/16/2025

Participating in activities like martial arts, dance, and team sports can significantly enhance cognitive function and strengthen brain circuits through a combination of physical activity, cognitive challenges, and social interaction.

Physical activity, in general, (but especially these activities), promotes neuroplasticity, the brain’s ability to adapt and reorganize itself.

Engaging in these activities stimulates the release of neurotrophic factors like BDNF (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor), which supports the growth and survival of neurons and strengthens synaptic connections, improving learning, memory, and other cognitive functions.

12/16/2025

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By May 2024, Ebony Dupas knew she had a problem. She had started to feel a mild anxiety about her sense of direction and purpose in life earlier that year, but within a couple months, that had spiraled into a paranoia that she could neither shake nor explain.

12/16/2025

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Rob Reiner family. Drug addiction destroys families. In-patient treatment only works if the patient commits to long term change.