10 Ways Your (Mis)Perceptions of Therapy Are Holding You Back
Are you getting the most out of your therapy sessions? An important component of effective therapy is understanding how therapy is supposed to work….
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Trauma in the Body
According to Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk, trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy: From a Life of Misery to One Worth Living
Emotional Regulation skills help people manage their emotions, even though complete emotional control cannot be achieved. To a certain extent, people are who they are, however, people can learn to have more control.
Sex Positivity: Black Female Sexual Expression is Not Hypersexual or Shameful
Sex-positivity is an open and nonjudgmental approach to embracing the diversity of sexual expression and sex health.
Nothing Changes, if Nothing Changes
Do people really change? This is a question that often plagues people when considering counseling. Is it even worth trying? What does it take to change a mindset, a habit or behavior?
Working it out in the Sand: The Magic of Sand Tray Therapy
Sandtray can be used in all modes of therapy and is extremely effective for working through trauma. The use of sand helps clients move more deeply into their issues than regular talk therapy.
The Orgasm Gap and What it Means for Women
Dr. Laurie Mintz coined the term Orgasm Gap to identify the fact that heterosexual men have many more orgasms than heterosexual women.
Are you “HEALING” or “DERAILING” your grief process?
Grief is an equal opportunity offender and impacts everyone, especially during the era of COVID-19. However, how we understand grief varies from person-to-person. Many…
When African Americans Grieve
This summer, the nation and the world grieved the loss of George Floyd and other victims of police violence. The sting of racial injustice…
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