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
The 5 Biggest Challenges Facing Adolescents Today As a therapist who works closely with teens, I sometimes hear parents ask, “What is wrong with my teenager?” Why are they so annoyed?
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
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
What is all the talk about A.R.T? Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), is a unique approach to psychotherapy. ART is unique because the ART Therapist guides the client to replace the negative
We all have a philosophy. Most of us just don’t know it yet. It isn’t usually something we choose deliberately. It arrived subtly, shaped by early experiences, by what we had
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.
