Therapy Blog

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….

Breaking Free from Burnout: Identifying Causes and Creating Change

One of the first steps to overcome burnout is first noticing that one has it. Many times, we are so busy with the details of life that we do not have time to notice when we might be suffering from burnout.

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.

10 Simple Ways to Practice Mindful Self-Care

Mindfulness is the practice of being present and paying attention to the here-and-now. It takes intentionality of mindfulness to bring self-care into true practice.

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.