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In the world of self-help and therapy, the concept of boundaries is often touted as essential for healthy relationships and personal well-being. However, there's a nuance often missed in popular discussions about boundaries: the distinction between behavioral boundaries and psychological boundaries.
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.
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
People with an anxious attachment style often feel insecure and their relationships consume a large part of their emotional energy…
One of the most powerful ways we can heal ourselves in couples therapy is to learn how to show up as our most authentic selves…
While pregnancy loss is common, occurring in about 10-20% of pregnancies, people who lose a longed-for child often suffer in silence. There are many reasons why this might occur…
As people around the globe adjust to help slow the spread of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2), the novel coronavirus that causes respiratory infection, there are countless ways life as we know it has been turned upside down…
The outbreak of COVID-19 has quickly moved into a pandemic status, and it has been stressful and quite difficult to digest. The adjustment that everyone is facing has led to a series of losses, from social…
Experiencing a traumatic event is one of the main reasons people overuse alcohol or weed. Sometime people are unsure if their experiences count as traumatic, but a trauma is basically an intense, overwhelming emotional event…
So many people who walk in my door are struggling to change reality. They are obsessively looking for ways to control the uncontrollable. They are trying to turn themselves into people who are invulnerable to hurt, perhaps…
Whether your relationship is monogamous, polyamorous, or any other configuration, conflict is inevitable. And that’s ok!
“When we talk about trauma, we are often referencing momentous events. Wars, assaults, and horrifying accidents are examples of what we might call Big "T" trauma.”
“Recently a client and I were discussing their frustrations with the cost of another mental health provider. As we talked it became clear that the client was interpreting the provider’s fee as a sign…”