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Melanie Coleman

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Melanie Coleman is a Marriage and Family Therapist, licensed by the State of California since 2005. She has had over 17 years of experience in providing mental health treatment to adults who have been diagnosed with severe, and persistent mental illnesses, and/or co-occurring Substance Use disorders. She is currently the Clinical Supervisor for a mental health program at Tarzana Treatment Centers that is contracted with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health to provide intensive, field-based mental health services to adults who have severe, persistent mental illnesses.

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  • Melanie Coleman
    Melanie Coleman of Tarzana Treatment Centers answered:
    How can being organized help combat stress?
    "Less mess equals less stress” is the theory behind organizing your environment and your life in order to effectively combat stress. If your finances are organized you do not have the stress of not knowing if all of your bills have gotten paid on time or if your account balance is correct.  If...  Full Post
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    Melanie Coleman of Tarzana Treatment Centers answered:
    How can I cut my stress levels at home?
    There are a lot of things which you can add to your home that will help you to cut some of the stress out of your life. There is an entire industry devoted to helping people learn how to manage and cut their stress levels. There are books, TV shows, classes, therapies, and products all helpful in reducing stress. ...  Full Post
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    Melanie Coleman of Tarzana Treatment Centers answered:
    What is Bowen therapy?

    This question actually has two different answers. Bowen therapy, in the field of Marriage & Family Therapy, is a family systems model of therapy developed by Dr. Murray Bowen, MD. Dr. Bowen was a psychiatrist who theorized that current problems or concerns experienced by an individual could be addressed by investigating emotional connections,

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    Melanie Coleman of Tarzana Treatment Centers answered:
    Do dogs get bored?
    Dogs experience all of the same emotions as humans. Dogs wag their tails when they are happy, wag their entire bodies when they are excited, bare their teeth and growl when they are angry, protective, and/or fearful, howl when they are sad or their ears hurt, and sleep or elicit negative attention when...  Full Post