Being a counselor, I practice some of the most intense forms of attunement and care, without getting anything in return but the...

You don't even know what you don't know. Often clients come into my office realizing that they're missing something in life, but they're...

What does it mean to grow up? Oftentimes clients in my office come to a realization that they are relating to the world as helpless...

Did you have to come to this party or did you get to? Did you have to work today or did you get to? Do you have to follow those rules or...

The culture I live in does not support grief well. We do a lot to avoid feeling sad. We get busy. We rapid fire stimulate our brains. We...

My third kid came out a lot like me. He had high energy, was generally very happy, and did NOT like being told no. From very early he was...

When I first started my job as a counselor I was incredibly optimistic. I thought I could help every person who walked into my office. I...

One of the trickiest elements of depression is the tendancy to start to believe that we have nothing to give. Depression causes us to...

Have you ever met someone you felt like almost immediately "got" you? It's an odd feeling, right? Like they somehow knew you before they...

Even though Memorial Day was started in rememberance of specifically US veterans, it's also a great reminder to honor all those who have...

Mental health appears to be a hot cultural topic these days, but sometimes emotional health isn’t given quite the credence it deserves....

You fall off your bike. You cry. You bleed. Your parent hears you, patches you up, and sends you back out into the world. But the next...

Doing EMDR work regularly now, I am realizing how many people prevent themselves from healing simply by refusing to recognize that their...

So you’ve picked a phenomenal person to tie the knot with. You want a healthy marriage. You want your union to last. You want to honor...

I attended an EMDR training over the last month and have been blown away by the effectiveness of the trauma-focused psychotherapy I've...

Can we be graceful with our immaturity? All of us... in different ways. If we could wrap our heads around the fact that being a human...

Some of the most strong willed people I know operate their lives as if nothing is certain unless you test it out first. They are...

One of the ugliest things I've learned in fifteen years in the counseling business is that I cannot trust insurance companies to do the...

Many clients who come to see me are curious about whether or not they should "get on something" to manage the symptoms they're...

It was a chill night with good food and fun people. Then suddenly someone was yelling. There were obscure accusations. Wild threatening....