Mindfulness

UNDERSTANDING EMOTIONAL ATTUNEMENT: HOW THERAPY HELPS YOU BUILD STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS

UNDERSTANDING EMOTIONAL ATTUNEMENT: HOW THERAPY HELPS YOU BUILD STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS

Healthy relationships are built on genuine connection — what psychologists call emotional attunement. Learn what attunement looks like, why its absence can feel so painful, and how therapy can help you build more secure, supportive relationships.

WHY EXPOSURE IS NOT ENOUGH: ERP, COMPASSION, AND VALUES IN ANXIETY TREATMENT

WHY EXPOSURE IS NOT ENOUGH: ERP, COMPASSION, AND VALUES IN ANXIETY TREATMENT

Maybe you’ve tried exposure before and still feel stuck in the same anxiety cycle. That’s because exposure alone isn’t enough. Keep reading to discover the missing pieces that make lasting change possible.

FEEL BETTER NOW: THE MINDSET SKILL THAT WILL INSTANTLY SHIFT HOW YOU FEEL

FEEL BETTER NOW: THE MINDSET SKILL THAT WILL INSTANTLY SHIFT HOW YOU FEEL

I have learned many “mindset hacks” in my career as a psychologist. Most are little shifts that all add up after months or years of practice. Today, I want to share with you one strategy in particular that can make a HUGE difference in how you feel AS SOON as you apply it. 

HOW TO GET GOOD THERAPY

HOW TO GET GOOD THERAPY

Getting quality health care “should” be your right, unfortunately, in our current healthcare systems that can be challenging if not impossible at times. 

A good place to start is by reflecting on your own needs. Answer the questions below and think about how important each one is to you. While it would be wonderful to get ALL your needs met, you might have to make some compromises (or spend a lot of time, energy, and money looking).

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

The brain likes things in neat categories. It likes to keep things simple. It likes to know and to predict and to be right. It doesn’t like not knowing, being uncertain, out of control, or wrong. Sounds obvious, right? But actually, we don’t realize how many instances in our daily lives are impacted by the brain’s desire for certainty. So many decisions are made because of the meaning our brain assumes or the category it puts something in just so we could feel more at ease.