Sometimes clients (usually newer to me and just getting to know me) apologize for researching a counseling method or approach I may use in my office. They may research EMDR for a certain type of anxiety or a polyvagal technique to help understand their parasympathetic...
When I work with new fathers, it’s in the back of my mind that I am meeting someone in the middle of a profound life transition, one that is rarely named with the same depth or care as motherhood. Becoming a father reshapes identity, relationships, emotional capacity,...
Interviews for a lot of people bring on some level of stress and anxiety in professional life. For individuals who live with clinical anxiety – whether that’s generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, or social anxiety, the challenges of interviewing go far...
When I sit with clients in the therapy room, one of the things I notice quite often is that trauma is rarely just about what happened – it’s also about what it means to that person. How trauma impacts every individual is different – and that has to be honored....
There’s a common misconception out there that making yourself feel better is as simple as finding a fix. If you break your arm, all you have to do is put a cast on it and wait for it to heal. And if someone breaks your heart, all you have to do is buy a pint of ice...
This above photo is my personal copy of Saving Normal by Allen Frances, MD. I love this book because it really explains how we have come to medicalize ordinary life. Dr. Frances goes into account firsthand with direct experience of the development of the DSM-IV to the...
