Individuals living with chronic illness and chronic pain are grappling with countless visits to different specialists, medication adjustments, ongoing pain and discomfort, depression and many other mental health related issues.
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I've been a couples' therapist for over a decade, and there is one thing I ask in every first session no matter what: "How did you meet?" You might think the reason I ask that question is obvious. Why wouldn't you ask that? It's cute to hear how people met. Yes, that's true, though it's not exactly why I ask it. In fact, letting people recount their early years is an incredibly powerful tool of assessment.
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EMDR is an 8-phase integrative trauma therapy that can help people heal from traumatic and distressing incidences
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While many people have found success with couples therapy, that is not the only avenue that couples may feel is necessary for them to explore. What is a couple to do when one partner is unsure if they want to continue the relationship?
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There is an idea floating around out there that therapists may have it all figured out. That we completely understand how human beings work, and with that knowledge live a “perfect” or struggle-free life.
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We all grow and change as individuals throughout the course of our lives. Relationships are no different.
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As a therapist, our job is to learn as much as we can about you, your history, your life, patterns, and coping mechanisms, and then combine that with what we know about human behavior, and offer insights (guesses) as to what MIGHT be going on, and what might help you heal.
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As children, many of us are able to get involved with activities. We often get started with those activities because they’re fun.
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If you have ever found yourself feeling very in-between as an early twenty-something--not yet a full "adult" despite what societal norms have guided us to believe--I'm here to tell you that is normal.
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There are many assumptions around pregnancy, labor, delivery, and raising kids. Some of the assumptions that can be very impactful and sometimes harmful include:
Pregnancy is always planned, Pregnancy is very easy or very hard, Natural delivery is the healthy way to go
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In psychotherapy, we call that relational pattern ‘triangulation.’ Triangulation is a tactic or process used to avoid confrontation by communicating with a third party instead of directly communicating with the person you’re having a conflict with.
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"All emotions are welcome here," is a gentle, genuine reminder that you might hear from your therapist. While I hope this sentiment would help you feel safe being honest with your therapist, you might still feel very uncomfortable identifying or confronting emotions that don't make you feel good.
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When people hear the word “neurodivergence”, they often think of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or Intellectual Developmental Disorder (IDD). However, neurodiversity is an umbrella term that encompasses a diagnosis that alters the way you think/ view the world.
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Is social media making me feel isolated? Or is feeling isolated driving my social media use? The simple answer: it goes both ways.
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Toxic positivity, a term coined by Whitney Goodman, LMFT, is when having a positive mindset is used to minimize a person's feelings, emotions or difficult situations. It often occurs when a person is seeking support/empathy from another person or group of people.
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Have you noticed that the way you consume alcohol has changed since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic? Now may be a good time to re-evaluate what you want your relationship with alcohol to look like.
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A lot of different topics come up around the issue of guilt, like friend and family relationships, how time is spent, money or eating habits, not doing enough work, not resting enough and so on. In a social universe that strives towards perfectionism, guilt is bound to be a recurring emotion.
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If we experience a threat we go into fight or flight response which stops our ability to communicate effectively with our partner. During the amygdala hijack, we can’t choose how we want to react because our survival instinct kicks in and does it for us, even before the idea is glimpsed in our thoughts.
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