Dr. Randy Moraitis

Counseling and Mental Health Blog

Welcome to the counseling and mental health blog by Dr. Randy Moraitis, where you’ll find practical insights on addiction recovery, anxiety, depression, relationships, leadership, and personal growth. This blog is designed to provide real-life strategies, guidance, and support to help individuals and families navigate life’s challenges and move forward with clarity and confidence.

With over 20 years of experience in counseling, coaching, and intervention, Randy shares helpful perspectives on mental health, recovery, and personal development. Whether you are seeking support, growth, or understanding, these articles are created to give you tools you can apply in everyday life.

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    Here are the Top 5 Wisdom on the Way Blog Posts of 2014 7 Signs of Emotional Maturity  A great assessment of how you're doing with this whole adult thing! 6 Ways to Catch a Lie  How to tell if someone is lying to you. Treating Anxiety  How to treat anxiety physically, emotionally, relationally, and

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    Do you ever wish you were better at spotting a liar?  Do you have trouble trusting your teen, spouse, or employee? Here’s some info that will help you be a better lie detector! It takes a lot more mental effort to lie than it does to tell the truth because it’s hard work to remember all

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    I was fortunate enough to attend a great seminar taught by psychologist, author, and leadership guru Dr. John Townsend. The focus was on how to be a leader that others would want to follow. Here are the five keys taught by Dr. Townsend. 1. PERSONAL WARMTH: A.  You can’t really get to know the feelings

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    I've noticed that adults rarely think in terms of maturity with each other. In fact, we grown ups tend to expect maturity from other grown ups, right? And that often leads to disappointment. Here are 7 Signs of Emotional Maturity. Take a moment to honestly assess how you are doing in each of these areas. 1.

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    By Randy Moraitis, MA, CIP, BCPC K2, Spice, and bath salts are designer drugs that frequently make the news because of their link to overdose deaths and abnormal behavior. In fact, just this past March there were several teen deaths in Washington State caused by designer drugs. Designer drugs problems are not isolated to America. Europe

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    By Randy Moraitis, MA, CIP, BCPC If you have a loved one who is struggling with addiction--to drugs, alcohol, food, gambling or other behavior, then you are probably stressed, worried, frustrated and angry. You're probably wondering what you can do to help your loved one, or if there even is anything you can do to

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