by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | May 31, 2016 | Autism
The final part of the autism treatment series: how to build a calm, low-stimulation space where an overstimulated child can finally focus and learn — and how to grow beyond it over time. In the last article of this series, joining and repetitive actions were...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | May 12, 2016 | Gaming Addiction
A therapist who once lost six years to a 10-14-hour-a-day gaming habit answers the question directly: yes, gaming addiction is real — and most people who have it don’t realize it. While growing up, I was what you would call a “video game nerd.” I...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | May 5, 2016 | Private Practice
A therapist makes the case that the clipboard can quietly cost you the one thing therapy depends on — trust — and explains why he keeps his full attention on the client instead. Photo Credit: FreeImages.com/Kristja While I was in graduate school working toward my...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Jul 30, 2014 | Depression
Self-harm can be almost impossible to make sense of from the outside — but for many who cut, it’s a desperate way to cope with overwhelming emotional pain, not a sign of being “crazy” or suicidal. The concept of cutting is often a difficult one to...
by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Jan 13, 2014 | Depression
Depression is one of the most misunderstood conditions there is — not weakness, not a character flaw, but a real medical illness that can affect anyone, and one that can be treated. There are few conditions misunderstood more than Depression. Most of the public has no...
