It’s Ok To Be Not Ok: Acknowledging Grief and Depression

  Dr. Nikki Martinez, an Independent Medical Expert at the Federal level and has been an Adjunct professor for the past 13 years joins eHealth Radio and the <a href="https://ehealthradio.podbean.com/category/psychology" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Psychology</a> &amp; <a href="https://ehealthradio.podbean.com/category/relationships" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Relationships</a> Channels. Dr. Martinez also works as an Independent Consultant for Various Individuals, Groups, and Organizations, as she continues to see a small caseload of Individual and Couple patients through Tele-Mental Health Services on a regular basis. Topic: It's Ok To Be Not Ok: Acknowledging Grief and Depression Listen to interview with host <a href="http://www.twitter.com/EricDye" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Eric Michaels</a> and guest Dr. Nikki Martinez discuss the following: <ol><li>What made you think of this topic and this title?</li><li>I know you noted that this topic has a very personal significance to you, can you talk a bit about that?</li><li>What might the person thinking of harming themselves be thinking and doing around the time of the act?</li><li>Why might people, and especially professionals, like yourself, struggle to acknowledge grief and depression?</li><li>What should one remember if they or someone they know is struggling with thoughts of harming themselves? </li></ol><a href="https://www.drnikkimartinez.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dr. Nicole Martinez</a> received her master’s and her Doctorate from Illinois School of Professional Psychology and completed her pre-doctoral and post-doctoral fellowship at Gateway Foundation in Lake Villa, Illinois. Prior to that she attended the University of St. Francis where she completed a double major in Psychology and Therapeutic Recreation. Dr. Martinez has experience working with adolescents and adults in individual, family, and group treatment. Her therapeutic style can be described as integrative, assessing the needs a