Different individuals have different images and expectations from therapy, largely dependent on their past experiences and how therapy is...

An oncologist I once worked with at a local hospital called it a “shit sandwich”. The communication technique was originally taught to...

Having been a therapist for nearly 20 years, I have gotten familiar with the ebb and flow of self-confidence that comes with each new...

In social justice circles, we talk about being aware of privilege, but it is very rarely understood what the next steps are after...

When we think of relationship trauma, we often think of abuse: harm inflicted intentionally by one individual upon another individual...

When I was a kid, we sang a song in music class called The Magic Penny, in which love only grows when you give it away. The concept was...

Healthcare is filled with acronyms, some of them familiar, but many of them unfamiliar to the layperson. When an individual begins...

Each year as November becomes December, I begin talking to my active clients about changes coming to the clinic in the new year and how...

“I didn’t mean to.” The defense against blame starts early in childhood, as soon as children learn the difference between doing something...

The law of entropy is a concept within science that can be calculated as the rate at which the orderliness of the natural world is likely...

Going through the motions. Getting a job done. Juggling tasks. Managing your time. Finishing the paperwork. Making the commute. Swiping...

The power to change one's life exists internally to the person. Whether the problem that is bothering you is chronic pain, depression,...

Many clients seek out psychotherapy when they have reached the limit of their ability to solve their own problems. They see the therapist...