What is EMDR? In our latest post, we answer your FAQs about this popular treatment for trauma.
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Therapy can be a transformative and healing experience, offering folks a safe and supportive space to explore their thoughts, feelings, behaviors and goals. While you may recognize that therapy could benefit you, you may also feel uncertain about what to say once you get started. Many people wonder what they should talk about during therapy sessions or hit a point where they aren’t sure what else to explore. Whether you're considering starting therapy or have been in therapy for a while, knowing what to discuss can sometimes be a challenge. In this blog post, we'll provide 10 ideas for conversation starters to help you make the most out of your therapy sessions.
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We can probably all relate to the desire to control our thoughts and emotions. I can’t feel angry and be the kind of parent I want to be - how do I get rid of the anger? I shouldn’t have mean thoughts…if I do, I must be a bad person. I can’t stop worry thoughts from showing up, and I’ve tried everything I possibly can to get rid of them. Why won’t they go away? Some of us have tried substances, binging, purging, and cutting, others have tried restricting or keeping so busy they have no time to feel. In some ways, we’ve become experts at attempting to control our emotions through escape and avoidance - but to no (long-term) avail.
More than two years ago, Covid-19 turned our world upside down. We isolated ourselves, disinfected our groceries, bought massive quantities of flour, and worried about running out of toilet paper. Today, as we navigate this late-pandemic stage, plenty of us still feel a lingering sense of unease. We are exhausted, sluggish, angry, or frustrated. Add a dash of unmitigated work stress, financial troubles, relationship problems, or heavy caregiving responsibilities? Welcome to burnout.
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We created an 8-week group course in 2019 to help people navigate today’s confusing dating landscape and learn how to date more effectively. The dating terrain may be ever-changing, but the importance of figuring out what we are looking for in a partner hasn’t changed. Once we have identified how our ideal partner would be in a relationship, we can be clear on whether or not these values are showing up in the early stages of dating.
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Does your mind get particularly busy when you lie down at night? Do you find yourself obsessing about the past, worrying about the future, or comparing yourself to others? Do you wish you could just turn your brain off at night?
If you answered yes to one of these questions, you are not alone! Racing thoughts are one of the most common complaints we get. During the day, we are busy attending to jobs, finances, school, responsibilities, and relationships. When uncomfortable thoughts and feelings show up, we quickly find ways to escape them.
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Typically, when I talk with a client about not having motivation, we’re talking about doing something unpleasant or uncomfortable (e.g., going to the gym, sticking to that intense meal prep plan, studying for the exam next week.) We rarely talk about a lack of motivation to see friends, play video games, or go on that beach vacation you’ve got coming up
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Lies Your Mind Tells You (even when they’re true)
Our minds are funny things: they’re full of ideas, plans, and thoughts that all keep us moving forward in the world and that help us stay alive and productive. But our minds also give us thoughts that can get us stuck: thoughts that seem so reasonable—so TRUE—that we give them a lot of attention. “It’s a true thought,” we tell ourselves, “so I guess I’ve got to do what it says.” In order to get unstuck, it can be important to start asking a different question. Instead of “is it true?” let’s see what happens when we ask “is this helpful?”
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Wondering what DBT groups are all about? DBT stands for Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. It's an evidence based approach to therapy that teaches skills to promote healthy relationships, regulate emotion, and better manage distress. In this video, we answer your FAQs about DBT groups. We hope you’ll join us for one of our weekly groups!
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For many of us growing up in America, we were taught that fatness was an illness to be feared and avoided, and we were also led to believe that our weight was easy to control through food and exercise. These narratives completely disregard the numerous other factors that contribute to our weight (like biology, heredity, access to preventative medical care, socioeconomic status, access to nutritionally diverse food, and mental health just to name a few), and ignore the fact that intentional weight loss has a 95% failure rate.
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The therapeutic relationship, like every relationship, sometimes needs work. But how exactly can you give your therapist feedback? Marijke Wijnen shares five tips to help navigate the conversation.
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There’s an interesting mixture of emotions right now--so much that feels old, and also a new glimmer of hope for what is to come on the horizon. It’s a wonderful time to use dialectical thinking.
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Intuitive Eating has gained wide-spread popularity among many people looking to heal their relationship with food and to regain trust in their body’s needs and wants. To many of our clients who are deeply entrenched in diet culture (i.e. the belief that being smaller means greater health and wellness) Intuitive Eating can seem like a foreign language. Below we’ve outlined the myths we hear most about Intuitive Eating from our clients, and the true facts about how these 10 principles can work to heal the toxic relationships many people hold with food and their bodies.
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As things have opened back up, I’m noticing more and more people talking about COVID guilt - the anticipatory guilt of possibly giving COVID to someone else. What if I have COVID and I don’t realize it? What if I give COVID to my parents? Or to my high risk colleague? Or to my pregnant friend?
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In this video, our therapists provide tools and skills for coping with uncertainty during tough times.
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During this time of sheltering at home, many people are experiencing something they’ve never encountered before— too much time on their hands. In this video, Lindan and Tory address the benefits of boredom, how to cultivate new hobbies as an adult, and ways to move from “doing” to “being.”
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In times of loss our world becomes very small; all we can focus on is what we are lacking. Gratitude creates an expansion where we can suddenly hold both our suffering and the things we have to be grateful for at the same time.
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Many of us are living alone during the Covid19 lockdown, and feelings of loneliness may be exacerbated right now. In this video, Betsy and Lindan share insights and support for those who are living alone during lockdown.
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How is your relationship right now? How’s it going being in close quarters with your partner 24/7? In this video, our therapists share tips for tending to your relationship and offer skills for managing relationship conflicts that will inevitably arise during this stressful time.
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Two Therapists and The Coronavirus: Staying Sane Through Crazy Times provides tips and tools for staying productive and maintaining structure while staying home.
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