These days, it seems as if the number of people seeking access to mental health care is consistently increasing. When we reach out for help, it is essential for that help to effectively meet our needs. Additionally, there are many different types of therapists to choose from. Each kind of therapist has met unique education… Continue reading Different Types of Therapists – Understanding Mental Health Practitioners
Are you curious about trauma-informed therapy? This blog provides information to help you decide whether it may be right for you.
Read this post to learn more about what relational therapy is and what working with a relational therapist might be like!
Having a good friendship is something that we all treasure and adore. Friends are essentially our chosen family. We usually can share anything and everything with them at any time of the day. Friends get to know us very well over time. Some of our friends have even been with us throughout the majority of… Continue reading Why Your Friend is Not Your Therapist
As a therapist, I have come to work in a specific manner. This can best be described as experiential psychotherapy. This is also true for many of the therapists working in our practice. In this post, I will explore what makes therapy experiential. What is experiential psychotherapy? Many therapeutic approaches share an experientially-based framework… Continue reading What is Experiential Psychotherapy?
It can be hard to choose a therapist. When perusing profile after profile online, peppered with different psycho-babble that might not ring a bell, you may not know which therapist is right for you. Wouldn’t it be nice if these profiles came with a key to define all the therapy terms being thrown around? One… Continue reading What Can I Expect from Gestalt Therapy?
Since COVID-19 has forced people to stay inside as much as possible, most therapists and their clients have been meeting virtually. While this did require some adjusting, many people are surprised by how happy they are with virtual therapy, or teletherapy. There are certainly advantages to meeting your therapist in person. However, meeting virtually does… Continue reading 4 Benefits of Virtual Therapy
Navigating Hesitation About Starting Therapy [Transcript] In this video blog, I will talk about the hesitation people often feel about starting therapy for the first time. “I don’t have enough time.” One of the first hesitations about starting therapy that I often hear people share is feeling like they don’t have enough time for therapy.… Continue reading Navigating Hesitation About Starting Therapy [Video]
All of us have ideas of what psychotherapy looks like, often based on media representations from movies or television. These ideas frequently include a medical setting with a doctor treating a ‘sick’ patient. In these narratives, the doctor is often all-knowing and is primarily focused on diagnosing and “fixing what is wrong” with the patient.… Continue reading The Power of the Therapeutic Relationship
Even if you love your therapist, they are human after all. Chances are you’ve had the experience of expressing something to your therapist and finding that their response feels a little off. Their response might have rubbed you the wrong way and even offended you. It could feel intimidating or scary to tell your therapist… Continue reading Upset with Your Therapist? Yes, You Should Tell Them!
Finding the right therapist is not an easy task. The process can be time-consuming and expensive. Often when people are searching for a therapist it’s during a time when things may feel uncertain or overwhelming, making an already difficult task even harder. Here are five questions to ask yourself after a few sessions with a new… Continue reading Finding the Right Therapist: 5 Questions to Ask
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