The Strengths and Limitations of Diagnoses Numerous people have asked me about their diagnosis during the course of therapy. Sometimes it’s very direct: “So, what’s wrong with...

For many of us, winter is the time in which our seasonal depression presents a cold, sweaty hand to that of our more perennial depression. Vitamin D...

When I first heard the phrase ‘you are not working from home, you are home working through a pandemic,’ I felt a weight lift from my chest....

Recently, I have spoken with a number of people who reached out seeking therapy for the first time. We all have coping skills for dealing with life’s...

Imagine an alien accidentally teleported to your neighborhood and started exploring your favorite stomping grounds. What would they …see? …hear? …smell? …taste? …feel? What conclusions would they...

Let’s be real, a lot of us are feeling super stressed right now. During our everyday lives, we handle stress and anxiety in different ways. However, on...

Over the last decade, therapy has become more common and less stigmatized in popular culture. Millennials and Gen Z are talking more openly than their parents’ and...

Fear and Security: Queer Cohabitation in Quarantine  Since the call to social distance began over a month ago, I have been working remotely with a number of...

   My mind does not share the quiet and stillness one normally would expect with today’s social distancing and quarantines. It is filled with a whirlwind of...

A priest, a rabbi, and an atheist walk into a… Some jokes may not flow as well as they used to before COVID-19.  Even if bars were...

In these uncertain times, it is easy to feel intensely anxious and stressed. Will I lose my job? Are grocery stores safe? Will my relationships suffer? What...

Regular shame vs. core shame. Everyone experiences shame. It’s the excruciating feeling that signals we fell short of who or what we wanted to be in the...