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“Talking with someone about suicide will not cause that person to attempt it, say experts. “That’s a myth,” said Anna Shurmatz, licensed clinical social worker in private practice in Buffalo. “Most people who struggle with suicide ideation want someone to ask about it. Part of them doesn’t want to do it. Say, ‘I’m concerned about you. You sound very sad lately. I want you to know how important you are to me and there’s nothing you could say that will make me not care about you.’ Many people don’t know what to say when someone says, ‘I’m struggling with thoughts about ending my life.’”
“Maintaining our mental health was, and continues to be, a difficult thing to manage during the COVID-19 pandemic. Luckily, Anna Shurmatz, LCSW-R, has prioritized helping others for decades, making it a priority of her profession. Anna, CEO and Founder of Shurmatz Counseling, LCSW, PC, and her staff provide individual therapy and support to children, couples, and adults who are struggling. Throughout the pandemic, Anna and her team remained dedicated to providing mental health care to individuals – a number that increased dramatically following March 2020. ”
“A private psychotherapy practice has more than doubled in size with a second office. Shurmatz Counseling LCSW PC opened a site at 6225 Sheridan Drive in Amherst, leasing 3,100 square feet with nine private offices and a training facility. The site joins an existing office at 3435 Harlem Road in Cheektowaga, where the practice’s 20 licensed providers operate from seven offices. CEO Anna Shurmatz said the expansion was a response to an explosion in demand for mental health services over the last 18 months. ”
“Part of easing into sleep is shutting our brains down,” said Anna Shurmatz, licensed clinical social worker and owner of Shurmatz Counseling in Cheektowaga. “It’s about slowing down. Some people are sensitive to blue light from electronics, which makes some people feel alert. It’s a good idea to create a routine to reduce screen time in the hour between winding down and trying to go to sleep.”
“Children especially really need person-to-person socialization to develop into well-adjusted people,” said Anna Shurmatz, licensed clinical social worker and owner of Shurmatz Counseling in Cheektowaga. “It is very important that kids have those outlets. They learn to share, how to not always get what you want, how to be part of a team. You need more people in your life than your family. When social needs are not met, we do not do well, especially long-term.”
The U.S. has 30 psychologists per 100,000 people and 15.6 psychiatrists per 100,000. More than 115 million people live in designated shortage areas where the ratio of a mental healthcare provider to resident is lower than 1 per 30,000 people, according to www.goodtherapy.org.
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