Keri Pinelli

I have been hearing more recently about adults being diagnosed with ADD/ADHD well into their 30’s and 40’s. Highly successful adults that are diagnosed later in life managed to slip through the cracks because they were highly intelligent or had strong external structures during childhood. Up to 80% of adults with ADHD have at least one co-occurring mental health condition. For years, many adults were treated for chronic generalized anxiety or major depression. While those struggles were real,...

As a therapist, I've had the opportunity to help many clients navigate the complex journey of grief. Yet when grief became intensely personal, my clinical understanding transformed into something far more profound and visceral. This past year, following the sudden and unexpected death of my own mother, I found myself immersed in the raw, stark reality of loss. It's been a year of profound learning, not just as a grieving daughter, but as a clinician whose perspective has been irrevocably...

The holiday season is now here and while it is usually a time of joy, celebration, love and magic, for some couples that is not always the case. Holiday time can be very stressful and overwhelming, especially for those who have kids. I find myself looking over the calendar for December and thinking “how are we going to get this all done?” Between the school events, themed dress up days, gingerbread house making, cookie decorating, gift buying and don’t even get me started with the Elf on The...