Starting Therapy & Therapy Approaches
Finding A Therapist
By: Elizabeth Koth, Client Care Coordinator With the importance of mental health being brought to the spotlight by a number of notable athletes and actors, combined with the world still trying to climb out of the pandemic, therapists are seeing record numbers of clients of all ages and from all walks of life. If you,…
Read MoreShould You Google Your Therapist—and Can Your Therapist Google You?
My mom once needed to see a specialist for a painful hip. Her doctor gave her a referral, but the specialist couldn’t see her for two months. “I don’t want to wait two months,” she told me, “but I don’t know anyone else who treats hips.” My advice was simple: Google “hip doctors near me,”…
Read MoreIs Your Teen Struggling? Why Group Therapy Works
“What’s Wrong With Me?” A few years ago, a teenaged girl came to me for counseling. She felt pressure to get good grades, cultivate perfect Instagram posts, and please her parents. Anxiety, harsh self-judgment, and unrealistic expectations weighed her down. She was so overwhelmed she had panic attacks that drove her to isolate herself in…
Read MoreHealing From Trauma: What Helps & Why
Like most Americans over a certain age, I remember the morning of September 11, 2001 vividly. I was getting ready for classes when a friend called and told me to turn on the television. Like millions of other people, I watched events unfold that I was completely unprepared to see. I did not know anyone…
Read MoreWhen Your Teen Refuses Therapy: How to Lower Resistance
You have noticed changes in your teen. Maybe they seem increasingly anxious, withdrawn, irritable, or overwhelmed. Maybe they just seem “unlike their typical self.” You carefully suggest talking with a therapist—and receive an eye roll, a slammed door, or a firm declaration that there is absolutely nothing wrong with them. Now you’re worried about your…
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