Therapy

For a lucky few of us, support systems are automatic. They’re effortlessly there to support us in good times and bad. For most of us, …

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 …

Everybody’s “trophy case” will look a little bit different. In this doodle, I illustrate four examples of good day trophies: Notes & Cards. A box …

When we endure traumatic events, the experience may stay with us in various ways – even in ways we may not recognize. Good trauma treatment …

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 …

Love is always complicated. However, love is rarely as complex as the love felt by a person for their therapist. Although it’s often dismissed, buried, …

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 …

Pop-culture “wellness” often pathologizes desire. We are promised that if we can ignore physical hunger, meet our own needs emotionally, and keep our sexual desire …

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 …

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 …

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 …

In a culture where “vulnerability” can sometimes feel like relational currency, it’s easy to fall into a trap of telling someone about our trauma stories …

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 …

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 …