D'Arienzo Psychology Blog

Overcoming Shark Phobia or Galeophobia

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Posted by: Dr. Justin D'Arienzo, Psy.D., ABPP

Do you want to decrease your anxiety by avoiding enriching life experiences or learning to manage your anxiety? I hope you chose to learn to manage your anxiety!  If you don’t address your phobia to sharks, water, or other, the pattern of stimulus-anxiety-avoidance will get stronger. Dr. D’Arienzo and his team have provided exposure and response prevention treatment for individuals suffering from water and shark phobias, driving, highway driving, and bridge driving phobias, dog phobias, choking, germ and plastic phobias.

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Transitioning to Parenthood Is Not Easy

Help for new parents Jacksonville Florida

Posted by: Dr. Justin D'Arienzo, Psy.D., ABPP

According to psychologists and social learning theory, most couples undergo changes in roles and demands along with the challenges to balance other new parent responsibilities. The precarious transition leads to a decrease in relationship functioning and increase in specialization of parental roles.

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Online Sexual Harassment Training Course Led by an Actual Sexual Harassment Expert and Board Certified Clinical Psychologist

Online Sexual Harassment Training Course

Posted by: Dr. Justin D'Arienzo, Psy.D., ABPP

Sexual Harassment is a prevalent problem in the workplace. Employees and supervisors need to become equipped to manage sexual harassment when and if they come into contact with it in the workplace. Our Board Certified Clinical Psychologist developed an Online Sexual Harassment Awareness Training for only $49.99 per participant. Our course meets SB1343 requirements and provides you with an automated certificate upon completion.

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Anxiety Series for Teens #3

Posted by: Dr. Justin D'Arienzo, Psy.D., ABPP

Our anxiety specialist, Jenny Lehman, discusses a set of tools that teens can use to mitigate anxious feelings. One effective calming method is also known as belly breathing. By doing this breathing, you also reach the vagus nerve. The vagus nerve is also known as ‘nature’s calm button.’

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Anxiety Series for Teens Video #2

Posted by: erica

Jenny Lehman is our Teen Anxiety Specialist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Her recent teen series discusses how we can link statements in our mind and cues in our body. She goes over three steps to connecting our mind and body. First, you locate where you are physically feeling anxiety, name the location, and remember what you were thinking about when you initially got an anxious feeling.

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Tricare Therapy

Tricare Counseling Center in Jacksonville Florida

Posted by: Dr. Justin D'Arienzo, Psy.D., ABPP

If you are looking for qualified Tricare-approved mental health providers, then D’Arienzo Psychology is the place for you and your family. Dr. D’Arienzo is a former Navy Psychologist. D’Arienzo Psychology has multiple Tricare mental health providers to include a psychologist (Dr. David Gilliland), three clinical social workers (Dr. Dawn Dirito, Mr. Joe Zichi, and Ms. Jenny Lehman), and one licensed mental health counselor (Mr. Alan Lipzin).

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Minnesota Premarital Education Course

Online Minnesota Premarital Online Course

Posted by: Dr. Justin D'Arienzo, Psy.D., ABPP

Dr. D’Arienzo is a Board-Certified Clinical Psychologist, National Relationship Expert, and Ordained Minister in Minnesota. Dr. D’Arienzo is now offering an Online Minnesota Premarital Course. Taking our course will help you lead a lifetime of marital bliss and save $75 on your Minnesota Marriage license. Take our course today for only $30.

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Our Forensic Psychologist Speaks with News4Jax about Filicide

Posted by: Dr. Justin D'Arienzo, Psy.D., ABPP

Dr. D’Arienzo is a Board-Certified Clinical and Forensic Psychologist. In October 2020, Vic Micolucci with News4Jax interviewed Dr. D’Arienzo and discussed filicide and a local case related to a mother who allegedly killed her three-year-old son and then tried to take her own life. Dr. D’Arienzo discusses the greatest risk factors for committing fillicide. These risk factors include psychosis, maltreatment, altruistic filicide, unwanted child fillicide, and spousal revenge fillicide.

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19 Florida Counties that Require an Original Premarital Preparation Course Certificate

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Posted by: Dr. Justin D'Arienzo, Psy.D., ABPP

Upon completing our Florida Online Premarital Course, you will receive a certificate. When you present your certificate to your local courthouse, you will receive $60 off of your marriage license. A lot of Florida counties do not require an original certificate, however, 19 counties require an original hard copy in the mail. These counties include Alachua, Bradford, Desota, Dixie, Flagler, Gulf, Hernando, Highlands, Leon, Levy, Monroe, Nassau, Okaloosa, Okeechobee, Pasco, Polk, Putnam, Seminole, and Taylor.

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Anger and COVID-19

Posted by: Dr. Justin D'Arienzo, Psy.D., ABPP

Our lives took an unexpected turn when COVID-19 destroyed any sense of normalcy in our lives. With COVID-19 came a lot of emotions, anger being one of them. One form of anger coping mechanism is called displacement. Displacement is a transfer of emotions from one specific issue to another.

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