By the time someone comes to therapy, they have often spent a great deal of time thinking about what has been difficult. They can describe the worry that follows them home, the conversation that keeps becoming an argument, or the pressure that makes ordinary decisions...
Sometimes the most difficult part of an experience is the meaning your mind gives it. A mistake becomes evidence that you are failing. A disagreement feels like a threat to the relationship. A change in plans can feel like it undoes the whole day, or a decision can...
An argument about dishes, spending, the phone, or whose family to visit can end with both people wondering how the conversation became so painful. The details can change slightly, but the emotional experience feels familiar. One partner feels unheard. The other feels...
A conversation begins with a question, a suggestion, or a disagreement. Before you have fully taken in what the other person is saying, your body tightens and your answer becomes sharper than you intended. Explaining yourself suddenly feels urgent. Letting something...
You have several decisions to make, messages are piling up, and more emotional input is arriving than you can absorb. Your mind goes blank. You stare at the screen, lose your words during a conversation, or cannot seem to begin something that matters. Later, you may...
