If you’ve ever felt like your relationship was less of a partnership and more of an emotional life raft, you aren’t alone. In the therapy world, we talk a lot about love addiction and anxious attachment styles as separate concepts, but clinically speaking, they are driven by the exact same engine: a profound, hardwired fear of abandonment. This often presents as a belief system founded on "I am not good enough". When someone lacks an internal blueprint for emotional safety, t

During the process of change (aka Growth) a multitude of internal experiences are occurring at the same time. Being in the process of growth, especially during good therapy work, can cause some ripple affects we were not expecting. This is where the concept of Hurt comes in. Growth may bring about discomfort, disruption, and at times, downright ugliness. The Hurt may manifest as distressing memories, confronting past versions of ourselves, intense emotions, intrusive thought

Do you ever feel stuck, hopeless, mentally/emotionally exhausted, or unmotivated? Although these experiences are quite common, they can...

Written by Laurie Nelson, LAC How can I give emotional support to someone I care about? It can feel uncomfortable when someone shares...

The most common reason we go to therapy is to change. To change ourselves, our thoughts, our partner, sometimes even the world around us....

Let’s be honest, there are multiple reactions when therapy is brought up, and quite frankly, those reactions can be a lot! For many,...