Lisa, why don’t you take insurance? I understand that not accepting insurance can feel inconvenient, so I want to explain why I’ve made this decision—and why it may actually benefit you. 1. Your privacy matters. When you use insurance for therapy, your mental health records become part of your broader medical file. This means: • InsuranceContinue reading “Why no insurance?”
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Rule #2: Believe What Your Partner Says
“I AM FINE” she screams from across the room before she slams the door. You both know she is not. “Yup, all good” he says and then doesn’t speak more than a couple words for the next three days. You both know it is not good. Do either of these sound familiar? Enter rule #2-BelieveContinue reading “Rule #2: Believe What Your Partner Says”
Burnt out?
Are you a burnt out mom? It would make sense if you are. Society sets moms up to fail. All the things that you do to make everyone’s life magical and easy and fun and fulfilling and and and…were meant to be done during the course of your full time job as a homemaker. NowContinue reading “Burnt out?”
Stuck?
Do you feel stuck? In a rut? In a pattern you can’t shake? Like you are spinning in circles and can’t move forward? There is a way out. The first step is recognizing your part in the pattern. What are you doing to contribute to the cycle? And this isn’t about blame or shame, thisContinue reading “Stuck?”
What Do I Do If My Partner Doesn’t Want to Come to Therapy?
What do you do when you want to go to couples therapy and your partner doesn’t? You have a few options. The first is to explore with them why they don’t want to come. There is a lot of stigma around couples therapy that might be holding your partner back. Are they nervous that theContinue reading “What Do I Do If My Partner Doesn’t Want to Come to Therapy?”
Rule Number One
Rule Number One: No Assuming For me the first rule of all relationships is no assumptions. You do not know what they are thinking and you should not expect them to know what you are thinking. NO ONE IS A MIND READER, I am sorry but they just aren’t. I think we run into relationship dangerContinue reading “Rule Number One”
It’s a Journey
Let me share a secret about progress in therapy; some days will feel like a backslide. There are ups, and downs, and jumps forward, and loops backward. There is no magic wand in therapy, your therapist cannot just make your feelings change. You have to do the work, and the work can feel hard sometimes.Continue reading “It’s a Journey”
Are You Ready?
People tend to avoid going to therapy. There are lots of possible reasons why; financial concerns, time concerns, not knowing how the process actually works, fear, etc. While I genuinely understand all of the hesitations and reason I also want to explore what is holding you back from living a more authentic life, a moreContinue reading “Are You Ready?”
In all things; Balance
Balance is a hard thing to achieve when we are used to thinking about things in extremes. Good behavior-bad behavior, good person- bad person. When we apply these extreme and harsh thoughts to actions, feelings, behaviors it is very easy to demonize yourself or others. Turns out this is childlike thinking. When we are childrenContinue reading “In all things; Balance”
Unrealistic Hope
Acceptance is the idea that you can give up the hope that something will be different and take it as it is in reality. We often hold on to unrealistic hope in relationships and that holds us back from the freedom that comes with acceptance. Do you wish someone would do more, say more, beContinue reading “Unrealistic Hope”