Understanding Perfectionism: Beyond high standards
Perfectionism often masquerades as striving for excellence, but it's much more than that. It involves relentless self-criticism and unattainably high standards. Let’s explore what perfectionism is, how it impacts us, and how therapies like psychodynamic therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) can help.
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
You’ve just received a promotion at work, but instead of celebrating, you’re gripped with fear that you’re not up to the task. Or earning praise for a project, but deep down, you believe you just got lucky. It’s like waiting for someone to realize you skipped a step and aren’t actually qualified.
Navigating the Landscape of OCD: Understanding Its Diverse Manifestations
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) isn't just a one-size-fits-all issue; it comes in many shapes and forms, each bringing its own set of challenges. Today, let's dive into some of the lesser-known types of OCD, explore their complexities, and share some real-deal strategies that help in managing them…
How Depression Affects Sleep Patterns: Understanding the Link
Depression and sleep have a complex and intertwined relationship…
Embracing Wintering: Finding Peace in Life's Natural Rhythms
As the calendar flips to another new year, many of us feel an unspoken pressure to launch into resolutions and ambitious goals. However, it’s not uncommon to find ourselves feeling quite the opposite…
Understanding and Addressing Postpartum Depression and Anxiety in Men
It’s a common misconception that postpartum depression and anxiety are exclusive to women. However, many men, in the quiet aftermath of their child’s birth, find themselves grappling with unexpected emotional turmoil…
The Heroic Journey: Unleashing your true self
You have not yet become the hero of your own journey. You have not yet overcome adversities in a personal heroic journey filled with challenges, lessons to be learned and opportunities for growth…
Why We Don't Work with Insurance Companies
Every therapist in private practice has to make a decision about whether to be an in-network provider or out-of-network provider. Trust us, this is not an easy decision. Today we’ll be pulling back the curtain to help you understand our decision making on this issue.
Understanding and Recovering from Covid-19 Anxiety
If you are experiencing long term stress, your body goes into fight, flight or freeze mode—which means you may feel like you have to either try to escape, become aggressive, or silently wait for a threat to pass…
Anxious Attachment in Romantic Relationships
People with an anxious attachment style often feel insecure and their relationships consume a large part of their emotional energy…