I often hear people refer to emotions as positive (happy, grateful, peaceful) and negative (anxious, sad, disappointed) or good and bad. Sometimes people come to therapy because they want to stop feeling the negative ones. It makes sense because the negative ones...
As a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, I view people holistically and individually. Our mind and body are interconnected, and it is crucial to consider physical, emotional, and mental symptoms. Together with my client, we consider medical issues, family...
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...
At the end of 2021, Disney released their newest animated feature, Encanto. With music by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton) you know it’s going to be good but what was less expected was the beautiful and nuanced way the film dealt with the idea of generational trauma...
There is a misconception that therapy is a place for people to go to complain or vent. While your therapist is a good person to talk to about what is going on in your life, there is much more to it than that. Complaining stays on the surface and ignores what is...