If you have a pulse, you have experienced anxiety at some point in your lifetime. Anxiety takes many forms and manifests in different ways for different people. During the season of this pandemic and civil unrest most of our general anxiety levels have ticked up. As I have noticed the impact of this global anxiety,Continue reading “Checking In: My Journey with OCD”
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Grief Counseling: Keeping the light on
Most of us have experienced some form of grief in our lifetime. We know what it feels like and might even be able to describe some of the nuances of it. Many of us may feel lost when it comes to what “to do,” about grief. There comes in grief counseling. Grief is everywhere. ItContinue reading “Grief Counseling: Keeping the light on”
The 7 Advantages of IM Teletherapy for Therapists and Clients Alike
Teletherapy Instant Message (IM) therapy or teletherapy has been around for years through platforms like BetterHelp and TalkSpace. As a student in the early 2010s, I was pretty skeptical of anything outside of in person therapy. I wondered how you could get a true therapeutic experience at a distance. Teletherapy, however, has been shown toContinue reading “The 7 Advantages of IM Teletherapy for Therapists and Clients Alike”
The Sacred Arena: A Poem
Where curating hope is on the menu And being together is the venue Where our thoughts and hearts bleed through And fiery red anger turns a deep well of blue Where the unspoken can be shared And all of our wounds can be bared Where we excavate the truth And take the file to beingContinue reading “The Sacred Arena: A Poem”
Psychodynamic Therapy: The Concept of “The Space Between”
My experience with practicing from a psychodynamic perspective started very early on in my psychotherapy career. I was provided with a world class education in psychodynamic therapy from Smith College. I didn’t know Smith’s reputation for training clinicians in psychodynamic therapy, nor how to practice from that lens. Eight years post graduation and I haveContinue reading “Psychodynamic Therapy: The Concept of “The Space Between””