Expectation vs What Therapy is Really Like – Illustrated
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 …
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Professional Resource: HIPAA “Calling a Client Flow Chart” Reference Poster:
Reviewing the policies that protect client/patient privacy is a regular part of staff training in healthcare settings- but often, when we encounter information we’ve seen …
Print Your Own Psychology Valentines
You’ve seen my Halloween themed ghost attachment styles doodles, now here’s the Valentine version! Purchase Valentine Digital PDF: Origins During my first year of graduate …
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 …
Using a Countdown Timer As A Tool for Grounding
Often, it can feel like time has stopped when we are in a high anxiety or much-dreaded situation. Having a countdown on your watch or …
A Flowchart for Getting to Sleep – A Playful take on Sleep Hygiene
A flowchart for getting to sleep. We all know how elusive sleep can be, but quality sleep is essential for physical and mental health. When …
All Social Media Has a Cost, Empowered Social Media Use Sets a Budget
It’s not that social media is good or bad, the real question is: What we are willing to trade for likes, views, and follows? This is …
Urge Surfing, Alternatives, and Harm Reduction
To follow my post earlier this week on developing (new) coping skills rather than attempting to just desert our old ones, here are a few …
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 …
Flourishing through Suffering: The Myth of the Archetypal Biography
Most of the “life stories” we encounter through fiction, movies, and summary biographies (i.e. wikipedia) follow narrative development that isn’t really accurate. In real life, …
If You Sprinkle: Stewardship of Public Spaces + Social Justice
Public restrooms aren’t a hot topic to blog about, but all of us have had the experience of “noping out” of a public bathroom because …
Unsolicited Information on Everyone’s Least Favorite Form of Communication
Below is sketchnote that highlights some interesting research on the psychology behind the behavior of sending unsolicited images of what is colloquially referred to as …
Jung Sketchnotes: Dreams, Puella Archetype, and The Shadow
On Jung’s “The Shadow” Lots of us work hard to avoid having to stop and look too closely at what one of the fathers of …
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 …