Healing After Narcissistic Abuse: A Compassionate Guide
You walk on eggshells, unsure of how your partner—or someone close to you—will react. Every time you open up about your feelings…
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How Do I Know If I’ve Gone Through Trauma?
Have you ever noticed your body tense up when you recall a certain memory? Or felt the urge to leave a room…
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How Do I Know if I Am Anxious in My relationships?
You finally hit the send button on a text you’ve re-read several times. Now, you feel a pit in your stomach, tension…
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Why Boundaries Are Not Selfish
This is easier said than done for many of us. Separating boundary-setting from guilt can feel like hard work—especially if you’ve never…
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What does it mean to struggle with codependency?
Codependency often gets a bad rap. In Western culture, it’s often reduced to being “clingy” or “helping too much.” But psychologically speaking,…
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What are people-pleasing tendencies and how do I know if I am a people pleaser?
The phrase people-pleasing can sometimes carry negative connotations, and there’s no one-size-fits-all checklist to determine if someone is a people-pleaser. This blog…
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What should I expect in my first therapy session? (And future sessions?)
If Only There Were a Checklist… If only I could provide you with a list of required experiences or emotions so that…
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How do I know My Therapist and I Are a Good Fit?
More times than not, when a client tells me that therapy hasn’t worked for them in the past, it’s because their therapist…
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When do I know counseling is right for me?
First of all, let me take a moment to just say: this is such a valid question. Sitting with someone and opening…