Your Role in the Therapeutic Process
If you know there is something big you want to share, but you don’t feel safe in the first meeting, that is okay and…
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Getting Started with Therapy When Affordability is a Factor
Therapy can be expensive. But I have always thought of it as a vital part of my own self-care. At times I have gone…
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Therapy Can Be Painful
Hard truth – therapy is often uncomfortable. It is also empowering. It is empowering to see ourselves reflected back to us with compassion we…
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Stigma Surrounding Therapy
What words of encouragement would you offer someone thinking of going to therapy and getting some help?
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Deciding to See a Therapist
You don’t need to be in crisis to work on any of these things. These are all valid reasons to see a therapist. Seeing…
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When Therapy Might Be Supportive
It is time to end the stigma of mental health and get support when you need it. You deserve to be supported wherever you…
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Positive Outcomes of Therapy
Research shows that the benefits of therapy are more long-lasting than medication alone. Therapy teaches people skills to manage symptoms and helps them to…
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Complex Trauma
I would love to re-name personality disorders and call them personality adaptations, because that is what many of them are, and it stands to…
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Core Childhood Needs
When attuned parents raise children, they develop a healthy attachment style of relating in intimate relationships. When a child’s needs are not met, the…
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Healing Affirmations to Support Yourself After a Breakup
Going through a breakup can be one of the most difficult and painful times. There can be such an overwhelming feeling of disappointment, going…
