Read our therapists’ latest thoughts on a variety of mental health topics including blogs on anxiety, depression, LGBTQ+ issues, and more!
This video blog explores how harboring guilt and shame when you hurt someone you love can harm your relationship.
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Have you ever wondered the impact marijuana has on your mental health? Read this blog to explore the benefits and consequences of marijuana.
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Do you ever find yourself asking, "Do I have ADHD?" Read this blog to learn about the signs of ADHD and what to do if you think you have it.
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This video blog explored how emotional neglect in childhood impacts adult mental health and how we can move toward healing.
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Bisexuality is a commonly misunderstood sexuality. This blog explores the misconceptions about bisexuality and its stigma.
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Curious about kink but feel like you’re the only one? Discover how to find supportive, like-minded people and build your kink community.
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Do you find yourself getting easily distracted? This blog teaches us strategies for how to focus and improve concentration.
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Have you received a mental health diagnosis and wondered what it means? This blog explains how the DSM-5 defines mental health disorders.
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Curious about what is AEDP therapy? Learn how Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy helps people have deeper emotional connections.
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Do you fear getting older? This blog shares how we can age well and gracefully in a way that increases our self-worth.
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Do you ever wonder if your sexual behaviors are healthy? This video blog will help you answer the question, "Am I a sex addict?"
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While media has expanded queer representation, this blog explores how it still falls short in showing the Black queer experience.
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Does ADHD make it harder to navigate your life? This blog teaches us about why we experience ADHD symptoms and what we can do to live well.
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Have you experienced long-term consequences of trauma? This blog helps us in understanding trauma and teaches us about PTSD and CPTSD.
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The change triangle is a way to understand and process our emotional health. This video teaches us how to use it to improve mental health.
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Many of us work hard, but finding a balance between work and personal life is important. With the pressure and expectations from our careers, it can be difficult to achieve this. We often get the message that success requires sacrifice. A more realistic idea, however,
How to Build a Strong Commitment [Transcript] Improving commitment is a central issue in life. Here are some steps you can take to improve your commitment: Identify what it is you are committing to You could be committing to an idea or a belief that
We are getting into the holiday season which means things are naturally going to become more stressful. Around the holidays, there is increased pressure to attend events, offer gifts to friends and family. There is opportunities for excessive spending if we aren’t careful. The holidays
Getting old is inevitable, but it can be a very hard thing for people to embrace. Advertising bombards us with images of young people in their prime, then offers products that promise to keep us young or slow down the aging process. In our culture,
Maybe you’ve heard that yoga can help you heal from your trauma and PTSD, but you’re scared to try it out. Maybe you’ve tried it once, only to have the instructor bark orders at you, roam around the room, or even physically adjust you into
Some people can be very hurtful with their words and actions. Mental, emotional and physical abuse is painful. Betrayal and infidelity can leave us feeling damaged and broken. Refusing to process these feelings, thoughts, and emotions trap us in a state of emotional suffering. So,
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
Fight, Flight & Freeze: A Different Way to Look at Depression and Anxiety [Transcript] Typically when we talk about depression and anxiety we think about their differences. Individuals who are in a depressed state may have low energy, feel hopeless, and generally slowed down. Anxiety, on
For many gay men, dating can feel like a chore. In an era in which most guys meet each other on apps like Grindr and Scruff, it can feel like there’s nowhere to turn for a genuine romantic connection (or anything other than an “NSA
We live in a time in which the visibility of transgender and genderqueer people is quickly on the rise. Turn on the TV or flip through a magazine and you are more likely than ever to encounter stories about people with an array of gender
In today’s hyper-connected world, the idea of being alone can feel daunting. We’re constantly bombarded with messages, notifications, and the pressure to always be “on.” Yet, amidst this digital whirlwind, carving out time for solitude is more crucial than ever. Solitude isn’t about being lonely;
Let Go of the ‘Perfect Body’ [Transcript] We are sent a lot of messages through advertising and social media that there is such a thing as a “perfect body.” We are told that there are clothes we should be wearing and exercise routines we should
Couples often come to therapy feeling distressed about how they fight. Conflict with a partner can feel like a threat to the relationship. Couples sometimes fear that conflict is a sign of a relationship in decline. They may feel stuck and afraid that addressing the
The Difference Between Spontaneous and Responsive Sexual Desire [Transcript] One of the most common issues that couples face in and out of therapy is sex and one of the most common challenges about sex is differences in desire. Without being able to understand or communicate
How to Use Dating Apps in a Healthy Way [Transcript] In a world that app usage is becoming more and more prevalent, especially when it comes to dating, there is a growing concern around what is a healthy use and what isn’t. We are going
