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Loss is unavoidable on the human journey. Where there is loss, grief follows. Grief can be overwhelming due to the intensity of emotions involved. In the aftermath of a major loss, people often struggle to return to their routines in a way that honors and makes space for their bereavement. Grief rituals offer a powerful means of working with and healing from loss that can be incorporated into daily life...

Creating Secure Attachment

Healthy relationships require the right mix of intimacy and independence. Those with insecure attachment struggle to get this balance right. They either worry excessively about their relationships or hold themselves back from fully committing to their partners. Shaped largely by early childhood experiences, insecure attachment can persist throughout the lifespan, affecting the quality and outcome of adult relationships...

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What is Gaslighting?

Gaslighting is a type of manipulation that causes a person to doubt their own beliefs, sanity, or memory. Gaslighters undermine the trust a person has in their reality. They create a world in which the victim’s point of view is untrustworthy, dysfunctional, or wrong. Rather than a single event, gaslighting tends to occur over weeks or years....

Collective Grief & Healing in the COVID Era

The suffering caused by COVID-19 is staggering. Around 6.3 million people have died worldwide from the contagion, with the U.S. death toll coming in at over one million and counting. Anxiety and depression have increased globally by twenty-five percent since the beginning of the pandemic, while depression rates have tripled in the United States, afflicting every third American adult...

How to Practice Self-Compassion

Self-compassion means showing kindness to yourself. It means accepting yourself for who you are, imperfections and all. Self-compassion does not mean giving up on growth and self-improvement. Instead, it's about understanding that you are a work in progress, with strengths and weaknesses, and knowing that is okay...

Intro to CBT: Why Thoughts Matter

Have you ever watched a movie that really made you feel something? Maybe you’ve felt fear while the camera creeps down a dark hallway, anger when the villain gets his way, or joy when everything turns out okay. It seems obvious that movies can make us feel... but why? We aren’t creeping down a dark hallway, and the victory at the end isn’t our own. T...

Grounding Techniques

After a trauma, it’s normal to experience flashbacks, anxiety, and other uncomfortable symptoms. Grounding techniques help control these symptoms by turning attention away from thoughts, memories, or worries, and refocusing on the present moment. In this article, you will learn four powerful grounding techniques for managing the symptoms of trauma....

Fair Fighting Rules

Every relationship has disagreements. It’s how we handle those disagreements that counts. A bad argument can turn even a little problem into a big one, making it emotionally charged and painful. This is where fair fighting rules come in. Fair fighting rules don’t tell us we can’t argue. Instead, they tell us how to do it safely. They...

Considerations for Online Therapy

Online psychotherapy has benefits that are hard to ignore. Clients who lack transportation, or those who live in underserved areas can access treatments that were not previously available. During disasters and public crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, treatment can be continued with minimal interruption...

The Traits of Successful Therapists

What makes therapy work? Is there some elusive combination of words that will help a client overcome depression? Or more realistically, is there a series of research-based techniques and strategies that can be strung together to heal emotional wounds? While the right techniques and research-based interventions are valuable, there are a few less tangible aspects of psychotherapy that are more strongly connected to positive treatment outcomes...

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