While goal setting and establishing expectations can be motivating and inspiring and even necessary at times, setting goals can sometimes lead you to feel, well, shittier about yourself if you don't reach the goals. Mainly because, when we set a goal, we don’t always...
For Therapists
The Impact & Significance of Pride Month and Mental Health
In 1992, a very close friend of mine was rushed to the hospital for slitting their wrists while away at college. 5 years later they came out to me as gay and shared how their suicide attempt was related to the profound shame they felt within about their sexuality. In...
Addressing Political Anxiety in Psychotherapy
What is Political Anxiety? Are your clients showing signs of political anxiety? Although not a formal diagnosis, political anxiety is a phrase used to describe the anxiety experienced as a result of the current domestic and/or international political situation and...
Striking a Balance: The Integration of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Skills in Developing Mental Health Clinicians
Helping Mental Health Clinicians’ Confidence and Effectiveness What Makes a Therapist Most Effective and Feel Competent in Their Work Early in my career as a psychotherapist, I was laser focused on acquiring as much psychological knowledge as possible. Studying...