Starting therapy takes real courage, especially if it’s something you’ve never done before. It usually requires you to dig deep into yourself to examine your strengths and weaknesses and to work through painful trauma. Therapy also requires you to do the hard work of developing new skill sets and better coping mechanisms so that your relationships—both with yourself and … Read more
Deciding to embark on therapy is a huge milestone. Months and years from now—after you’ve put in the hard work to identify issues and exact real change—you’ll be able to recognize that first step as a clear inflection point in your life. “Therapy is instrumental in supporting anyone’s mental health,” notes Allison Chase, PhD, CEDS. “It … Read more
The family stress theory explores the changes within a family dynamic that occur as a result of a stressful event. The theory was developed by sociologist Reuben Hill in 1949. He was particularly interested in how families were impacted by World War II and looked into how war-induced separations and reunifications shifted families. Noticing that the separations … Read more
The Stress-Vulnerability Model is a tool that tells us how and why mental health ailments develop. The model was developed in 1977 by Zubin and Spring to explain the development of schizophrenia. After its initial introduction to the mental health world, the model extended to include a broad range of psychiatric diagnoses.1 Read on to learn more … Read more
As a therapist, my clients frequently ask me what meditation apps I recommend. But the truth is, there are so many to choose from, it gets overwhelming. There’s no question that apps that offer mindfulness, meditation, and self-guided resources can help people who struggle with their focus or their sleep, or who need help calming … Read more
Not to brag, but I’ve had a lot of therapy. I took a break from it for the last year, but decided to go back after experiencing a big loss and grief. I knew I needed to find a new therapist who specializes in grief and loss, but I’m also a freelancer: my income changes regularly, and as … Read more
Erotomania, often called De Clérambault’s Syndrome, is a psychiatric disorder characterized by the delusional belief that another person, usually of higher social status, is profoundly in love with the affected individual despite no evidence or reciprocation.1 “De Clérambault’s Syndrome” gets its name from Gaëtan Gatian de Clérambault, a French psychiatrist who extensively studied and documented … Read more
My husband and I have been married for 15 years and together for 20. Like many couples, we tend to have the same arguments over and over, but we’ve also gone through some major things over the past few years: a pandemic, a child in treatment for leukemia, and all of our family moving nearby, … Read more
After focusing on helping my kiddos get the support they needed for several years, I decided that it was time to address my own needs and prioritize finding a new therapist for myself. Over the last decade, I’ve found that therapy can be a good way to talk through any big changes or challenges I’m … Read more
There are two things all humans have in common: We are born onto this Earth and we will die on this Earth. This knowledge of the human condition is the source of endless existential questions, concerns and searches for some sort of meaning to make sense of the time we’re here. It’s the driving force for … Read more