How to Say Hard Stuff in Therapy
For many people, the hardest part about therapy is disclosing the secrets they’re so used to holding alone. Shame-encrusted secrets can be incredibly difficult to …
About Therapy
Therapy can seem mysterious. Even if you’ve read a lot about therapy or heard friends talk about going to therapy, meeting with the therapist the first time can often be intimidating. For some people, this foreignness can contribute to delaying or not getting the care they know they need. In this section, I’ve collected resources meant to help demystify therapy, therapists, and the therapeutic process- so we can all get a little more comfortable thinking about, talking about, and getting the care we need.
What to Do When Your Teen Refuses Therapy: A Sketchnote
To the frustration of parents everywhere, many teens struggling with mental health symptoms initially refuse to see a therapist. In this article, you’ll learn how …
How Good Therapy Works to Reduce Trauma Triggers
When we endure traumatic events, the experience may stay with us in various ways – even in ways we may not recognize. Good trauma treatment …
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 …
How to Find a Therapist in a Small Town or Rural Area
Therapy is helpful for anyone in need of a space to process life experiences. However, sometimes finding a therapist can be the hardest part of deciding …
What to Say When You Don’t Know What to Say in Therapy
Sometimes, even if you really like your therapist, it can be really difficult to talk in therapy. Silence can be uncomfortable, but silence can tell us a lot about ourselves and our relationship with the person we are silent with. When you don’t know what to say, or feel at a loss for words, here’s an illustrated guide to 5 things you can do instead.
Triggers vs “Triggered”: Trauma Triggers and Modern Language Shifts
Feeling upset, anxious, or extremely uncomfortable when we encounter difficult content is normal. Having a strong reaction to information that is generally considered troubling or …
Ruptures, Disagreements, and Misunderstandings in Therapy
This simple illustration represents something that can be hard to understand about therapy: It’s okay to not see eye to eye with your therapist. Ruptures …
Trauma Recovery: A Visual Model
Trauma Therapy Even as someone who has studied trauma therapy for years, I often find it difficult to describe just how trauma therapy works and …
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 …
Therapy Takes Time – A Doodle on How Long it Typically Takes for Therapy to Work
Culturally, we are doing a really good job of normalizing the use of therapy and medication, but I wonder sometimes if we underemphasize the fact …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
About Therapy
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 …