Author: Shocki, PhD, LMFT, LCSW

Dr Shocki has over thirty years experience in the behavior health field. He has founded and directs the Life Source Center, Inc., located in Plantsville Connecticut. Services include behavior health counseling dealing with relationship issues, persons struggling with various anxiety and depressive maladies and those individuals struggling to develop improved stategies to cope with the world around them. Dr. Shocki has also written a book entitled "Take Charge of Your Life or Someone Else Will" The book is available electronically free upon request at lifesourcecenter @aol.com.

Barriers to mental health & how to overcome them

Different forms and severities of mental illness are all too common in our society.  People struggle with anxiety and/or depression on a daily basis. Often they struggle in silence, putting on a false front to people around them. All, I am sure, want to rid themselves of these maladies but often there are barriers preventing them from getting “over the hump”. Let’s take a closer look at some of the reasons that people who want to have a better life for themselves, end up living a life that falls short of achieving this.Read More