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.
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.
It’s normal to feel upset, anxious, or extremely uncomfortable when we encounter difficult content. Having a strong reaction to information that is generally considered troubling …
This simple illustration is meant to be a visual representation of something that can be kind of hard to understand about therapy: it’s okay to …
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 …
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 …
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 work. It’s ok if a therapy session leaves you sad, shaken up, or exhausted. If, however, you find therapy sessions pushing you …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
