by AJ Grovert | Oct 16, 2023 | AJ Grovert, All Posts, Demystifying Therapy, Self Care
An earthquake in Morocco. Wildfires in Canada. Flooding in Manhattan. A pandemic. More terrorist attacks. Another war. The barrage of bad news feels endless. Every headline, every talking head on TV, every push notification on our phones, or panicked Instagram...
by AJ Grovert | Feb 21, 2023 | AJ Grovert, All Posts, Parenting Advice, Pregnancy, Postpartum, and New Parenthood
A new baby completely changes the dynamic of a family. If there are already children in the family, that can mean a promotion from only child to big brother or sister, and managing feelings around that is at least as important as investing in a double stroller or...
by AJ Grovert | Jan 18, 2023 | AJ Grovert, All Posts, Demystifying Therapy
An interesting phenomenon has been happening in therapy offices lately. A new client will come in, motivated to make an appointment because of a video (or many videos) seen on TikTok or Instagram. The videos are short, maybe 30 seconds. They might feature someone...
by AJ Grovert | Dec 29, 2022 | AJ Grovert, All Posts, Parenting Advice, Pregnancy, Postpartum, and New Parenthood
The early days with a new child are a whirlwind. Positive, negative, or neutral, birth is always an experience. Then there’s sleep – will I ever do it again? (Yes. I promise). There are changes in a partnership that come with adding a new child to the home,...
by AJ Grovert | Apr 20, 2022 | AJ Grovert, All Posts, Pregnancy, Postpartum, and New Parenthood
I am a clinical psychologist with over a decade of experience treating anxiety, depression, and trauma. One of my focus areas over my career has been the perinatal period, the weeks just before and just after birth. I am also one of the 1-2% of people with hyperemesis...
by AJ Grovert | Feb 2, 2022 | AJ Grovert, All Posts, Demystifying Therapy
What things are worth going to therapy for? People come to therapy for all kinds of things. I’ve seen people who want to work through a significant event or trauma, like a car accident or assault, people who are going through a big life transition, like becoming a...
