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.
Everyone is familiar with the stereotypical therapy scene: laying on a long couch while the therapist asks you to recount your childhood. While not often 1-to-1 with current practitioners, it is
Grief brings people into therapy more often than curiosity does. Someone sits down, describes a marriage that ended or a job that finally broke them, and somewhere in the second or
From the very moment we enter the world we are being taught. The adults in our lives and our own experiences with the world teach us so much; we learn how
Travelling Deep into the Wilderness of Grief The loss of someone deeply loved creates a pain within us that words can scarcely hold. Grief expert Dr. Alan Wolfelt describes grief as
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.
