Signs It’s Time to Break Up With Your Therapist
Sometimes it’s hard to know when it’s no longer a good fit with your therapist and decide to end things. Often times it’s not clear what progress or success look like. And because the nature of therapy is that it can be an uncomfortable process at times, it’s difficult to know whether what you’re feeling […]
How a Psychotherapist Can Help You Get Through the Holidays
Whether you recognize, celebrate, or choose to make the season your own, the fall and winter holidays bring a set of challenges that often take a toll on our spirits. If you’re a sensitive person, as much as you might love the seasonal invitation to slow down and turn inward, you might also be struggling […]
Healing After a Breakup + Journal Prompts for Clarity and Direction
A breakup is one of the most painful experiences we encounter on life’s journey. The heartbreak, the anger, the guilt, the longing, the tears, trouble sleeping, the mental preoccupation, the anxiety and depression, and the loss. Breakups take a toll on more than our hearts and minds. Studies have shown the brain processes emotional pain […]
How to Navigate Change with Grace
A break up or divorce, moving to a new city, a change of jobs, pregnancy or becoming a new parent, graduating, getting married, a death in the family, a new health diagnosis, changes in finances, aging, questioning your gender or sexuality, and more. These are many of the inevitable changes and major life transitions we […]
The Most Common Phrase I Tell My Clients in Therapy Part 1
“It’s a practice!” This phrase is probably the most common piece of insight, guidance, and encouragement that I offer whether I’m in session with a client, discussing in meditation classes, chit-chatting with a loved one about life and being human, or talking to myself in a challenging moment. Usually, we go to therapy in moments […]
