Five Deep Breathing Techniques to Reduce Anxiety and Regain Calm
How many times have you been told to “take a deep breath” when you are anxious or stressed? There’s a reason this advice is so common! Learn more about why deep breathing is an effective technique to reduce anxiety and 5 different ways to start practicing deep breathing.
Understanding Trauma: Key Symptoms and Signs to Look For
Signs and symptoms of trauma can show up in many different areas of our lives. Read more to learn how to recognize the impacts of trauma in six common areas of life.
What Is Trauma? Explaining Seven Types of Trauma
Trauma is becoming a more commonly used word. But what is trauma? In this blog I talk more about what trauma is and give an overview of seven common types of trauma that people experience.
Attachment Styles Explained: A Guide To Understanding Your Relationships
Our relationships with caregivers early in our lives can shape how we connect and form relationships with people in our adulthood, also known as our attachment styles. Learning more about your own attachment style can help you to better understand and navigate your relationships.
What If My Therapist Doesn’t Feel Like A Good Fit?
Even after all of our research in trying to find a therapist, sometimes after we start therapy with them we start to feel like they might not be a good fit. Here are some different ways to approach things when it feels like your therapist might not be a good fit for you.
How to Manage Difficult Emotions: TIP Skills
When we are dealing with intense and difficult emotions, it can be hard to even think about what you can do to help manage them. TIP skills are a great Distress Tolerance skill to help increase your ability to navigate a crisis without making it worse. In this blog I’ll review Distress Tolerance, TIP skills, and share pointers for how to best use TIP skills when you are in an emotional crisis.
Seven Things To Expect During Your First Therapy Session
Starting therapy can be stressful and the uncertainty around what to expect in a first session can further increase the stress. To help you prepare for your first session, I’ve compiled seven things that can usually be expected in a first session with a new therapist.
Cultivating Queer and Trans Joy in 2025
The start of 2025 has been chaotic, frightening, and dark for queer and trans people. Queer and Trans joy is necessary for us to be able to survive and resist current attacks on LGBTQ+ rights and identities. In this post I will explore joy, why it is necessary at this time for the queer and trans community and share ways to cultivate joy.
8 Questions to Help Figure Out if Your Therapist is a “Good Fit”
When you are looking for a therapist, the common advice is to find someone who is a “good fit.” But how do you know when a therapist is a good fit for you? Here are 8 questions to help you figure out if your therapist is a good fit for you.
How To Reach Out To A Therapist: Tips and Script
Finding a therapist is only the beginning of starting therapy. After finding a therapist you want to work with, you also have to reach out to them, and possibly set up a brief consultation. In this post, I’ll cover various ways to reach out to a therapist and give a quick overview of what a consultation is. I have also provided a script that you can use when calling or emailing a therapist to work with them.
How Do I Find A Therapist? Here Are Five Places To Look!
Even if you know that you want to starting going to therapy, it can be easy to get stuck searching for a therapist. If you are wanting to start therapy, but not sure where to start, here are five places to look to find a therapist!
5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Starting Therapy
Are you wanting to start therapy but not sure where to begin? Over the next few weeks, I’ll be writing a Beginning Therapy Series to cover many of the questions people who are starting therapy may have: how do I find a therapist, how do I know if they are a good fit for me, and many more. Before starting to search for a therapist, I recommend asking yourself these 5 important questions!
Self-Care at Your Fingertips: How to Make a Self-Care Kit
A self-care kit helps you to keep options for self-care and coping all in one place to decrease decision fatigue and overwhelm when trying to engage in effective coping. Learn how to make and effectively use a self-care kit in 5 easy steps to help combat feelings of anxiety, depression, and stress.