Erin M. Floyd, Ph.D., LLC Licensed Clinical Psychologist

07/25/2025

Social media, activities, and foods can cause dopamine to surge - which can affect mental health.

There is too much of a good thing. You may be dealing with too much dopamine, making it hard to enjoy life’s simple things. A fast may help, according to a psychiatrist who specializes in addiction.

06/27/2025

"At least one in 10 men suffer from postpartum depression during the perinatal period, which includes pregnancy and the year following birth."

International Fathers' Mental Health Day (June 16) Brings Awareness to Seldom-Discussed Conditions; Experts Urge People to Check on Dads

03/23/2025

A study reveals that large language models recognize when they are being studied and change their behavior to seem more likable.

"'The work also raises questions about how LLMs are being deployed and how they might influence and manipulate users....' It may be necessary to explore different ways of building models that could mitigate these effects. 'We're falling into the same trap that we did with social media.... Deploying these things in the world without really attending from a psychological or social lens.'"

A study reveals that large language models recognize when they are being studied and change their behavior to seem more likable.

09/12/2024

"Common stereotypes that only children are selfish, lonely, and maladjusted do not hold true."

Recent studies indicate long-standing negative stereotypes do not hold true.

08/25/2024

A main reason my practice remains out-of-network for insurance companies: "Although federal law requires insurers to provide the same access to mental and physical health care, these companies have been caught, time and again, shortchanging customers with mental illness — restricting coverage and delaying or denying treatment."

Getting mental health care covered by insurance can be really tough. Reporters spoke to hundreds of therapists who left their insurance networks to find out why.

04/26/2024

How jealousy differs from envy and how and why we should turn it into admiration

Let's look at why we need to be aware of jealousy, how it differs from envy and how and why we should turn it into admiration.

05/16/2023

Quoted in Parents on stopping toddlers from hitting.

Does your toddler start swinging his fists at the first sign of frustration? Here's how to handle a little slugger.

01/07/2023

Mastering any physical skill takes practice. Practice is the repetition of an action with the goal of improvement, and it helps us perform with more ease, speed, and confidence. But what does practice actually do to make us better at things? Annie Bosler and Don Greene explain how practice affects t...

09/12/2022

The importance of a spelling curriculum

We must teach spelling to all students vulnerable to academic failure.

08/10/2022

Executive functioning skills help individuals plan and work toward their goals successfully. Learn how you can help build and nurture your child’s executive functioning skills at home to support their organization and study.

07/22/2022

05/26/2022

High profile acts of violence, particularly in schools, can confuse and frighten children who may feel in danger or worry that their friends or loved-ones are at risk. They will look to adults for inf...