Mental Health Insights & Guidance​

Anxiety. It can be extremely impactful on someones life, career and relationships. If you are trying to "power through" your anxiety, please consider therapy. You may be resilient, but in the long term are doing more harm than good? Understanding the source of the anxiety, how it developed and what it needs is a path to working through it. While it may never fully disappear, it doesn't have to take over your life. How does your anxiety present? Ruminating thoughts that keep

Sometimes the decision to start is the very thing that opens the door to change. When I begin working with a new client, I often learn they have been thinking about therapy for quite some time. It’s very common to move through a process of pre-contemplation, contemplation, reflection, and evaluation before deciding to take that first step. For some, that process lasts days or weeks. For others, it may take months or even years. Starting therapy is an important decision, and i

When people think of trauma, they often picture emotional pain or mental struggles. But trauma runs deeper than that — it leaves a...

Communication is an essential part of a healthy partnership. Here are some wonderful tools that can help enhance your relationship.

Much of the conflict that occurs between parents is happening months or even years before it leads to the separation. However, there is...

It's been a very long time since I sat down and wrote a blog. Truth is, I haven't been writing at all this year. I have my journal and...

Self-care is not a reward. It is a critical component to living a balanced and happy life. Why does it seem easier to take care of...

For much of my life I believed that someone was either happy or they weren't mainly based on external factors. I'm happy if I love my...

I often wonder what ideas and thoughts come to mind when someone hears the words “open relationship.” I’ve asked around, casually, and I...

There has been a theme in my practice in the last two weeks, and that is the fear of falling apart. It's a strong fear that can drive us...