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]
Family of origin stories and family relationship patterns are often the focus in therapy sessions. A common theme with clients who have an aging or sick parent is coping with the ways these events can change the relationship. Clients with aging or sick parents struggle to balance their own lives and careers with caring for… Continue reading How to Adjust to the Changing Parent and Child Relationship
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, is that success requires balance. If we can find a… Continue reading Avoiding Burnout in Your Work Life
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 conflict will ignite an insurmountable crisis. In fact, conflict is… Continue reading The Value of Relationship Conflict
Miscommunications can happen when we lack awareness of how we use language. The responsibility we take for the words we choose in our communication with others can directly affect how in control we feel in our lives. When we are mindful of the words we use to express our feelings, we develop relationships grounded in… Continue reading 6 Ways to Master Mindful Communication
Becoming an Engaged Listener Becoming an engaged listener may come naturally for you. If it doesn’t, try the following steps, and with practice, you may feel more satisfied in your relationships and more connected. Being an engaged listener can help deepen existing relationships and help you navigate moments of conflict or tension. Step One: Focus… Continue reading Six Steps to Becoming an Engaged Listener [Video]
Good sex is a multi-sensory experience that brings connection, closeness, pleasure and intimacy between two or more consenting people. When you think about sex, the physical act is usually what comes to mind. Sex that is portrayed in movies, on television or in porn suggests that you intuitively know how to turn your partners on.… Continue reading Let’s Talk About Sex! 4 Things to Improve Sex Communication
So you’re feeling like you need couples therapy. Maybe you’re wishing for a better connection with your partner or just feel stuck in the same negative patterns. No matter what your reasons, you should think through a few things when starting couples counseling. Here are four things to ask of yourself and your partner. These… Continue reading Starting Couples Counseling? 4 Things To Ask Yourself First
The decision to seek out therapy can be wrought with fear, ambivalence and shame. You may be struggling with some issue or you may want to improve your own mental state. And while popular culture affirms the merits of wellness, too often mental health is still stigmatized, making the decision to enter therapy even more… Continue reading Common Fears of Starting Therapy
Social media increasingly allows us to become more connected to our communities and to local, national and global events in real time. As we find ourselves with more immediate access to information and news, we also experience the tragedies and traumas of the world as they occur. Over the past few months, we have witnessed… Continue reading Trauma, Social Media and Self Care
The loss of a loved one, a relationship or even a job can have a significant and devastating impact on our lives. When we experience loss, we can expect to be faced with a number of symptoms including shock, sadness, guilt, anger, fear and physical symptoms. It is important to get support from friends and… Continue reading 5 Ways for Coping with Grief and Loss
Everyone experiences anxiety at some point in their lives. Some of us encounter it more often than others and to differing degrees and intensity. In fact, anxiety is a normal reaction to change, risk, new experiences or perceptions of threat. Anxiety can be an uncomfortable experience and can feel scary. Anxiety also has a function.… Continue reading The Surge: Understanding Your Body’s Response to Anxiety
In meditation classes, newer practitioners often ask the question, “How do I quiet my mind?” Following a practice, new students often comment, “My mind won’t stop!” Meditation is a practice of calming the body and mind using breath awareness. Meditation isn’t about stopping the mind, rather settling into the flow of what comes up. Meditation is… Continue reading Meditation: My Mind Won’t Stop!
The holiday season is a time of year when families, friends, and communities come together across cultures to celebrate. It is a time when we begin to see many images of joyous celebration, feasting, spending, and comfort. Coupled with that can come feelings of stress or distress. While the reasons for these feelings may be… Continue reading Be Present This Holiday Season
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