Category: Family-of-Origin

Important Considerations Before Starting Therapy…

Considerations For Getting Started in Therapy

Many folks might be curious about starting therapy but struggle to know how to select a therapist or even how to consider therapy services. If you do not work in the healthcare field yourself or are new to the idea of investing in therapy, you may be very unfamiliar with how it all works.

This post aims to help people become more familiar with the current landscape of therapy so that you can make informed choices about your care.

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Learning how to set healthy boundaries…

Setting better boundaries doesn’t happen overnight…

Deepening your understanding of your current boundary needs and setting a plan to honor them is radical self-love.

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Cultivating Resilience, Self-Belief, and Identity

Something that’s so important to keep in mind is this idea that you matter. We can often look around and experience so much noise around us that it can feel hard to feel a sense of peace and calm inside. It can also feel hard to maintain a sense that we are important and that we matter – to ourselves and to others.

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Do I need therapy? Maybe. Probably. Don’t we all?

We all go through times when we feel ill-equipped to navigate a tough situation or distant from ourselves and others. We might know something’s off but struggle to figure out exactly how to change it or what can be done to produce different results.

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What is the Modern Accelerated Program (MAP 90-minute consultation) and How Can it Help?

Healthy Relationships and Personal Growth

The MAP 90-minute consult for couples provides a safe space to explore relationship concerns without the pressure to commit to ongoing weekly therapy as partners. I have found in my years of working with couples that sometimes a psychoeducational consultation is exactly what is needed.

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Deepening and Repairing Trust Involves This…

When trust feels solid, we feel a strong sense that we are on the same page with someone. We feel they truly understand and value us and respect our wishes and views. But how is it built? What exactly is involved? Continue reading “Deepening and Repairing Trust Involves This…”

The Benefits of Therapy…

Everyone goes through times when they feel discouraged, overwhelmed, and uncertain. Or, times when they are struggling in important relationships – whether with parents, siblings, friends, co-workers, or partners. Therapy can help by allowing you the space to explore the source of the struggle(s)…to heal…to feel encouraged, to take action, and build hope about what’s possible for the future.

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The Power of Vulnerability

Intimate relationships. They are simultaneously capable of bringing intense joy to our lives and causing immense pain. As a therapist, I believe in the benefits of exploring more deeply our relationship patterns and what informs them.

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