This isn’t fluff. These are real thoughts from real therapists—reflections on identity, grief, relationships, anxiety, and the daily work of being human. Our blog is a space to offer clarity, compassion, and occasional irreverence, just like our sessions.
Holiday Boundaries: Loving Your Family Without Losing Your Mind The holidays are often described as the most wonderful time of the year, but for many people, they can also be the
Every couple argues. That’s normal, conflict itself isn’t a red flag. What predicts whether a relationship thrives or falls apart is how couples handle that conflict. Dr. John Gottman spent decades
A Lesson on Eldest Daughter Core: You Can Take Off the Cape! If you’re the eldest daughter, Congratulations! Oh wait… Sorry! Or hold on… Welcome to the Club, we have t-shirts!
At Vervewell Counseling, I supervise upcoming scholars as they become fully licensed therapists. I’ve said many times: you’ve got to really WANT to become a therapist to become a fully licensed
Are you experiencing a serving of the GenX Sandwich? The struggle is real folks! Those of us born between the mid-1960s and early 1980s, are still actively parenting adolescents or supporting
Vervewell Counseling’s Beth Clardy Lewis, LPC-S, founder and supervising therapist, works with couples to strengthen their connection through many avenues, but she finds the most important one to strengthen before others,
Vervewell therapists work with clients who may be experiencing regular bouts of anxiety. Sometimes anxiety shows up as panic. Learning simpler ideas like deep breathing and visualization are often utilized, as well as more complex modalities like reactive vs responsive, thought driven action, and curated headspace day after day.
Anxiety represents the psyche’s alarm system responding to perceived threats, both real and Imagined. Rather than simply suppressing symptoms, we’ll explore anxiety as a meaningful communication from parts of yourself demanding attention. You’ll develop sophisticated strategies for self-regulation while investigating the underlying conflicts your anxiety may be expressing. This involves learning to differentiate between realistic concerns requiring action and neurotic anxiety serving defensive purposes. By developing a more nuanced relationship with your anxiety, you transform it from tyrant to teacher, using its energy for growth rather than paralysis.
