From the outside, psychotherapy can look pretty mysterious. For individuals reaching out to connect with a therapist for the first time,navigating therapy can seem like a sea of unknown. Even simple questions like hot to start therapy can feel overwhelming.
In an effort to make this information available in easy to understand and visual-thinker friendly format, I’ve collected a number of infographics and therapy-related doodles below. Great for learning more about therapy and how to navigate it – whether you’re just starting or months into the process.
How (Good) Trauma Therapy Works – A Model for Understanding Trauma Recovery
Even as someone who has studied trauma therapy for years, I often find it difficult to describe just how trauma therapy works and what someone can expect from…
Therapy: Expectation vs Reality – A Graph
Even if you’ve never been to therapy or studied psychology, you’ve probably heard of “breakthroughs” in therapy. It’s a word that Hollywood loves – but doesn’t really exist in real life….
How to Journal Therapy Appointments – Journal Template
Writing long-hand about my own experience in therapy helps me continue to develop self-awareness and integrate my emotional/sensory experience with my thinking-brain. Recently, I’ve been thinking about how I could…
Therapy is Hard
Therapy is hard work. It’s ok if a therapy session leaves you sad, shaken up, or exhausted. If, however, you find therapy sessions pushing you into a dark place where…
How to Find a Therapist: Infographic
How Do You Find A Therapist? Sometimes finding a therapist can be the hardest part of deciding to start therapy. It can be hard to know where to begin, especially…
Disclosing Trauma in New Relationships 101
In a culture where “vulnerability” can sometimes feel like relational currency, it’s easy to fall into a trap of disclosing trauma stories before a new relationship has the roots to…
No one Gets to Decide for Us What a Good Life Is
There are lots of voices shaping our idea of a “Good Life,” but freedom comes when we take ownership of that narrative and choose- with mindfulness, integrity, and the wisdom…
How to Choose a Therapist – Illustrated
When you’re new to therapy and aren’t really sure what therapy is supposed to feel like, it can be really confusing to try and figure out if a first session…
How to Get a Therapist – An Illustrated Guide
All of us probably know someone (or have been someone) who thought about (or even openly talked about) how we “need therapy” and “should probably see a therapist.” Despite…
How to Start Therapy (when you’re Anxious about Starting Therapy)
First, know that we therapists get it. Starting therapy is hard for everyone and if you have specific therapy-related anxieties it’s super hard. If meeting new people is hard for…
Alexithymia Illustrated: 4 Comics about Alexithymia Origins and Treatment
Alexithymia is when a person is not able to express, tell the difference between, and name emotions. Most of us learn early – before we even learn language – how…
