Mental health awareness has been growing in recent times and it seems ads for online therapy services are everywhere you turn. While it is becoming more socially acceptable to attend therapy, and the proliferation of teletherapy services has increased, it can be hard...
Mental Health & Wellness
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...
How to Support Your Partner Through Trauma and Depression: A Concise Guide
In the intricate dance of love and partnership, it’s not uncommon for one’s steps to falter under the weight of trauma or depression. When your partner is struggling with these emotional challenges, that can make the journey tough for you both. As a couples...
Choosing Between Small Group Psychotherapy Practices and Large Online Therapist Networks: Pros and Cons of Each
If you’re considering starting therapy, how do you know where to begin? Do you start looking through your health insurance directory to pick a provider's name at random from a long list? Do you ask your friends or colleagues for a confidential referral? Do you turn to...
Understanding, Naming and Setting Boundaries in Our Relationship with Ourselves and Others
There’s a lot of buzz out there about boundaries. “Boundaries” seems to be the latest catchall and code word for “how to be a healthy functioning human being and have healthy functioning relationships.” But what are boundaries really? What do boundaries refer to? And...
Secondary Trauma: Learn How to Build Resilience and Heal
What is Secondary Trauma? Secondary trauma, vicarious trauma and less formally, second-hand trauma are all terms used to describe the phenomena where an individual is indirectly, yet significantly impacted by learning of another person's direct experience of a...