Posts tagged as: therapist

Growth & Connection: The Transformative Power of Group Therapy

Why do people seek therapy? There are many answers to this question, but generally speaking, there are several common themes: they want to understand themselves better; they want coping skills and ways to relieve stress; they wish to improve their relationships, including their relationship with themselves; and they want help navigating life’s challenges. While individual […]

How To Tell If A Therapist Is A Good Match

Ready to embark on a mental health journey with a psychotherapist? Good for you! This is an important and exciting step towards better mental health. We also realize that it can feel daunting to begin searching for a therapist. Picking the right therapist for you is really important. Success in therapy is greatly determined by the […]

Choosing Progress Over Perfection

We see it every day. A client is coming in to manage their anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, OCD, or other issues. They start to share their life-long challenges. This may include thoughts of failure, inadequacy and unworthiness, and feelings of shame. We then uncover a deep struggle with perfectionism, often beginning in childhood. Striving for […]

4 Essential CBT-Based Skills For Coping With Anxiety

If you are human, you have experienced some anxiety in your life. This is by design;  anxious feelings are our instinctual physical response of warning, to keep us safe from danger. It is an evolutionary development that kept our ancestors from getting too close to predatory animals or other physical dangers.  While occasional anxiety, about […]