“Do you think I’m ready to be done?” “How long should I be in therapy?” “How many weeks will we do together before I’m ready to move to biweekly therapy?” These are questions I get from clients from time to time. The answer? Deeply variable, a dialogue between clinician and client, but still led by […]
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Within the intricate maze of human emotions, sadness and depression frequently intertwine their borders blending, complicating the task of distinguishing one from the other. Each emotion bears a burden capable of tethering us to profound desolation, yet they diverge notably in their persistence, magnitude, and influence on our daily existence. From a clinical perspective, discerning
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Classifying how a couple behaves can be extraordinarily difficult. Diagnosing a mental health condition in an individual includes discernment of what is circumstantial, what may be physical, etc. so with two individuals, it is doubly hard. While other psychologists have attempted a classification system to support their couples counseling process (i.e. Enrich Marital System) the
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What is Confidence? Confidence is a skill anyone can develop. Cultivating a more confident air is much more accessible than you may think. Many people use the terms confidence and self esteem interchangeably, but they are quite different. Self esteem is relative to self worth. Confidence, is a state of feeling capable and skillful. Self
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Anxiety has a maddening way of robbing us of joy in any aspect of our lives, not withstanding intimate relationships. While some signs of strain and worry in relationships may indicate red flags, others are projections of our own unresolved traumas. Here are some common examples of the latter. 1. Anxiety ruins our ability
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Winter-over Syndrome No, just because you’re in New England doesn’t mean you have winter-over syndrome. Winter-over syndrome occurs for some who live in the Arctic, where winter is truly 7-8 months long. The harsh physical environment, plus isolation, can lead to a heightened version of depressive like symptoms as in seasonal affective disorder. With winter-over
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Stresses of Modern Day Life Father, provider, business man, friend, coach, emotional partner, and sex god. How many roles are you expected to fulfill as a man? If your body is under consistent stress, it over produces cortisol, human’s stress hormone. The building blocks of cortisol production are the exact same ones as those used
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We are wired for inattention, yet expected to hold our focus for long periods of time. Our brains can only focus in ninety minute increments, yet a full work day is 8 hours, sometimes longer. Attention is our brain’s primary executive function, but in modern society, it is overstimulated and overworked. Behaviorally, with a brain
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Trauma informed care isn’t a specific therapy technique, it’s a philosophy, or a way of practice. I’ve noticed the words “trauma informed” being thrown around with increased frequency like “narcissism” and these trends make me nervous. Being trained in trauma informed care (TIC) means that your therapist is aware of the potential for trauma to
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Fear, when experienced constantly and in the form of true danger, abuse, or hypervigilant anxiety, can incapacitate us. Even if not at this extreme, many individuals I know and work with experience a fear inducing situation and hesitate to approach similar situations ever again. For example, plenty of men I’ve worked with get out of long
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