Therapy Options: How Do I Know Who I Am Working With?

Therapy Options: How Do I Know Who I Am Working With?

Once thought of as a shameful topic never discussed, mental health and therapy are shedding some of their old stigma, and becoming almost a buzz word of sorts.  More people casually mention that they’re in therapy. It’s encouraging to see so many folks seeking...
The Physical Benefits of Mental Health Treatment

The Physical Benefits of Mental Health Treatment

There’s no disputing the mind-body connection. If you’ve experienced depression or anxiety, you know. You can actually feel it in your body. There’s that uneasy gnawing it in the pit of your stomach, or pressure in your chest.  Of all the powerful impacts therapy has,...
What is a Codependent Relationship? Look For These Signs

What is a Codependent Relationship? Look For These Signs

What is a Codependent Relationship? A codependent relationship is defined as dependency on the approval of another person for one’s self-worth and identity. The behavior pattern of a person in a codependent relationship leads them to ignore their own needs,...
Trauma Treatment: What is EMDR and Brainspotting?

Trauma Treatment: What is EMDR and Brainspotting?

If you have experienced any form of trauma, you know it lingers. The fear response, the flashbacks and the nightmares insist on sticking around, casting a shadow over everything.   A line in the sand separating life before and life after the incident is clear. Though...
How to Nurture Healthy Relationships

How to Nurture Healthy Relationships

Happily ever after. That’s the dream, the end-all-be-all goal of any romantic relationship. The underlying message seems to be that if you’re lucky enough to find the right person—your soulmate—it happens naturally. All you have to do is… nothing. Let’s have a moment...