Using Self-Compassion to Quiet Your Inner Critic
Do you find that you’re very hard on yourself? Do you tend to pick yourself apart for minor things? Is it easy to give friends love, respect, and kindness, but hard to offer that same [...]
Do you find that you’re very hard on yourself? Do you tend to pick yourself apart for minor things? Is it easy to give friends love, respect, and kindness, but hard to offer that same [...]
During this COVID-19 pandemic, I feel fortunate that I've been able to continue helping people with psychotherapy via video and phone. For many with existing mental health issues -- like anxiety and depression -- coronavirus [...]
When the school year comes to a close, college students across the nation breathe a huge sigh of relief. A year full of papers, presentations, projects, readings, research, quizzes, and tests are left behind and [...]
Anxiety can cause such suffering. Adults and adolescents coming into my office are often struggling with things like difficulty sleeping, headaches, stomach aches, and racing thoughts. But that’s not where the suffering ends. Their anxiety [...]
Many people come into my office with anxiety, stress, or depression about a big change in their lives. Much of the time the change can be a negative one like the loss of a relationship, [...]
Despite parents' valid concerns about technology usage, it is important to understand how anxious teens find it useful and how therapy can fit in. Parents these days are often shaking their heads when it comes [...]
Many people come into my office with anxiety, stress, or depression about a big change in their lives. Often, the change can be a negative one like a relationship loss, a medical diagnosis, or the [...]
Many people come into my office with anxiety, stress, or depression about a big change in their lives. Often, the change can be a negative one like a relationship loss, a medical diagnosis, or the [...]
When you are caught up in perfectionism or overachieving, you thrive on getting things right and doing them well. Let's face it, for most of us, it’s much more preferable to do something we excel [...]
In my therapy practice, I often work with people who are trying to manage the stress of life transitions. The term “life transition” is an umbrella phrase for common changes that come up for people [...]