Mental Wellness in San Diego - Psychotherapy blog of Abby Burd, LCSW

Looking for ways to stay balanced and at your best? Abigail Burd, LCSW, San Diego Psychotherapist blogs here to help new parents, educators and helping professionals help themselves and others.

18 03, 2016

Better Body Image

By Abigail Burd|2019-11-18T14:30:36-08:00March 18th, 2016|Categories: Blog, Maternal Mental Health, Mental Wellness|Tags: body image, health, san diego|1 Comment

Robin Kaplan, M.Ed., IBCLC, of the San Diego Breastfeeding Center, has been a wonderful influence in the lives of many, many San Diego women. She asked me to share some thoughts on how her clients can have better body image, especially after having a baby. In a guest post on her site I had fun sharing some of the latest research, my own thoughts, and referencing Elmo (the muppet.)

I also got to pick the brains of therapist, Rachel Rabinor, and nutritionist, Lindsay Stenovec, and encourage women to subvert the dominant paradigm. I linked to A Beautiful Body Project, Jade Beall’s website sharing “truthful images […]

28 01, 2016

Abby on TV Today Explaining the New Depression Screen Recommendations

By Abigail Burd|2019-11-18T14:30:36-08:00January 28th, 2016|Categories: Blog, Featured, Maternal Mental Health, Mental Wellness|Tags: depression, depression during pregnancy, fox5, news, postpartum depression, subject expert, tv, tv appearance, video|3 Comments

The United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) updated their 2009 recommendations on screening adults for depression on 1-26-16. In a report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, they detail how ALL adults should routinely be screened for depression, and made particular mention throughout of the importance of screening pregnant and postpartum women.

I spoke with Fox 5 morning news anchor, Shally Zomorodi, this morning about what the recommendations mean.

This clip originally aired on Fox5 KSWB TV Morning News on 1-28-16 at 7:40am. Uploaded with the permission of the station.

So why is this news?

Live TV goes fast and something that I didn’t really get to explain is how big a deal this is. As JAMA […]

13 01, 2016

Interview on Nutrition Instincts

By Abigail Burd|2019-11-18T14:30:36-08:00January 13th, 2016|Categories: Blog, Maternal Mental Health|Tags: maternal mental health, mental health, postpartum wellness, press|0 Comments

As I mentioned briefly in my New Year’s Newsletter, Lindsay of Nutrition Instincts recently interviewed me about Postpartum Wellness.

Lindsay is a sweet individual as well as a registered dietitian nutritionist, certified eating disorder specialist and certified intuitive eating professional.

Here is a sample of the interview:

“Abby, can you share a little more about what you do and who you work with?

“Sure, psychotherapy, therapy and counseling are different ways of describing talking with a licensed professional for the purposes of bettering your life. I work with people from all walks of life, but I have a special place in my heart for women who are wanting to conceive, pregnant, postpartum, and parenting. For […]

15 11, 2015

How to Prevent Postpartum Depression

By Abigail Burd|2019-11-18T14:30:36-08:00November 15th, 2015|Categories: Blog, Maternal Mental Health, Mental Wellness|Tags: ergobaby, postpartum anxiety, postpartum depression, postpartum plan, therapy for postpartum anxiety, therapy for postpartum depression|0 Comments

The Ergobaby blog featured a recent article of mine on how to prevent PPD in both moms- and dads-to-be.

Please visit the Ergobaby blog to read the full article, including the difference between the “baby blues” and postpartum mental illness, easy steps to include in a postpartum plan, and how to know when to reach out for help.

13 11, 2015

Abigail Burd, LCSW Receives 2015 San Diego Award for Best Psychotherapist

By Abigail Burd|2019-11-18T14:30:37-08:00November 13th, 2015|Categories: Blog|Tags: best psychotherapist, san diego, san diego psychotherapist|3 Comments

Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Abigail Burd, LCSW Receives 2015 San Diego Award

San Diego Award Program Honors the Achievement

SAN DIEGO November 6, 2015 — Abigail Burd, LCSW has been selected for the 2015 San Diego Award in the Psychotherapist category by the San Diego Award Program.

Each year, the San Diego Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community. These exceptional companies help make the San Diego area a great place to live, work and play.

Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2015 San Diego Award Program focuses on […]

30 09, 2015

Suicide Prevention Outreach for College Students Will Expand with Federal Award

By Abigail Burd|2019-11-18T14:30:37-08:00September 30th, 2015|Categories: Blog, Students|Tags: college students, suicide prevention|0 Comments

So happy to see local media pick up the story of my department at San Diego City College being awarded a Federal grant for suicide prevention outreach from SAMHSA. I talked to Univision today. It will air at 6 pm today on channel 17 (in Spanish.) The Union-Tribune featured the story yesterday and I was told the local NPR station also shared on the radio.

This was my first time writing a Federal grant application, although I had written successful state and private grant requests in the past. They also provided mental health outreach for college students. I definitely had the help of many in my office and it was truly a group effort. But I will take the time to toot my own horn for a moment and say that after 4-6 weeks of consuming work, followed by several […]

29 09, 2015

Breathing Underwater: How to Overcome Being Overwhelmed

By Abigail Burd|2019-11-18T14:30:37-08:00September 29th, 2015|Categories: Blog, Mental Wellness, Students|Tags: college students, counseling, mental health, mental wellness, overwhelmed|0 Comments

School is back in session.

For me this means my kids are getting back into their morning routines and my part-time work at a local college is at its busiest point of the year. Our new interns are still being trained and the students are pouring in, requesting mental health counseling. It’s busy.

Personally, I usually feel on top of things. But with so many details swimming in my head, at times my mind just can’t process it all.

How do you catch a breath when you feel like you are slipping deeper and deeper underwater?

The single most common reason college students request mental health counseling is feeling OVERWHELMED.

Think about it this way: I throw you a small ball […]

8 09, 2015

Reframing Motherhood: The Photo That Doesn’t Get Posted

By Abigail Burd|2019-11-18T14:30:37-08:00September 8th, 2015|Categories: Blog, Maternal Mental Health|Tags: media, mental health, mental wellness, new mom, perinatal mental health, postpartum, postpartum anxiety, postpartum depression, psychotherapy, therapy for postpartum anxiety, therapy for postpartum depression|0 Comments

New moms don’t put sad pictures up on social media.

I was honored when Katie Contrera, a graduate student in the Science/Medical Writing program at Johns Hopkins University, reached out to me for a therapist’s perspective on Postpartum Depression. Chatting on the phone with her, I loved hearing her passion for reducing stigma around peripartum mental health through her writing. Like me, she was interested in the role of social media and it’s ability to connect us yet make us less social. Katie sent me a copy of her article after turning it in for class. It’s good. And I’m honored that she let me publish it here.

Reframing Motherhood: The photo that doesn’t get posted

By Katie Contrera

It’s Mother’s Day—and you […]

28 08, 2015

What is Adolescent Therapy?

By Abigail Burd|2019-11-18T14:30:38-08:00August 28th, 2015|Categories: Blog, Child and Adolescent Therapy, Mental Wellness, Parenting|Tags: adolescent therapy, child/adolescent psychotherapy, san diego, san diego therapist, teen therapy|0 Comments

Yesterday we shared about play therapy and how it can help children. Today’s post introduces adolescent therapy. No matter what your teen’s behavior looks like, there maybe times when, as a parent, you become concerned and want to seek out help for your child. One of the best ways to do that is through therapy.

If you are considering taking your teen to therapy or have wondered what exactly adolescent therapy looks like, here is a quick overview that may help guide you in your decision making.

ADOLESCENT THERAPY (ages 13-18)

How does adolescent therapy differ from adult therapy?

Adolescents/teens are not independent. They are usually brought in by parents or guardians and are not there by choice which […]

27 08, 2015

What is Play Therapy?

By Abigail Burd|2019-11-18T14:30:38-08:00August 27th, 2015|Categories: Blog, Child and Adolescent Therapy, Parenting|Tags: child therapy, play therapy, san diego|0 Comments

The act of bringing your child into therapy can often be accompanied by guilt and shame of the parent. Thoughts about being able to handle family conflict and problems within the family are common, especially for families who are unfamiliar with the therapeutic process. No matter what your child’s behavior looks like, there maybe times when, as a parent, you become concerned and want to seek out help for your child and one of the best available ways to do that is through therapy.

If you are considering taking your child to therapy or have wondered what exactly child and/or adolescent therapy looks like, here is a quick overview that may help guide you in your decision making.

PLAY THERAPY

Play therapy […]

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