About Barbara Rhode, LMFT

Barbara Rhode, LMFT, has been a Licensed Psychotherapist since 1990. She has a private practice in St. Petersburg and co-authored, Blast Off; Launching Your Child to College & Beyond. Barbara is also a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and a Critical Incident Stress Debriefer. She can be reached at barbararhode@hotmail.com or (727) 418-7882. Visit her website

Women Tend and Befriend, Men Fight or Flee

The depressed financial state we lived in for the past few years has added considerable stress to many of our clients. According to the research, it happens to be the worst type of stress which left unattended can become debilitating. People typically have the ability to handle most crises when they are brief and the events that are occurring are not considered to be traumatizing. Chronic stress, as in the loss of a job and the ensuing financial difficulties that follow, can wear away at anyone’s resolve. This type of insidious, ongoing stress eventually takes a toll on overall wellness by suppressing the immune system and creating an underlying state of exhaustion or hopelessness. Continue reading