Your first therapy or coaching section can be nerve-racking. Will my therapist or coach judge me? Will we connect with one another? What will they ask me? And of course: How much should I share?  When you begin working with a new therapist or coach, how much to share, especially in that first session, might […]

Letting go and moving on from past experiences, relationships, events, and memories isn’t easy. Our brains are wired to ruminate on negative thoughts and experiences rather than positive ones. From an evolutionary perspective, this way of thinking allows us to avoid danger and respond to crises quickly. But once the danger has passed, how can we […]

After a long year or more of lockdowns, quarantines, and restrictions, the assumption is that most people are eager to return to pre-pandemic life. But according to the American Psychological Association’s Stress in America polling, around half of people say they feel uneasy about readjusting to in-person interaction post-pandemic. For these people, reopening anxiety is […]

Match with the right psychoanalyst for you. GET MATCHED What is Psychoanalysis? If you have thought about how many times you found yourself doing something you had not planned to do, or thinking the opposite of what you thought not very long ago, or feeling suddenly stuck when you thought you knew exactly how to […]

When springtime comes, especially in locations with a long, cold winter, most people consider it cause for celebration. Visions of barbecues and beach days dance through their heads and they look forward to bidding goodbye to the winter blues. But what about the summertime blues? For some people, summer is nothing to look forward to, […]

Many of us might be familiar with yoga as a way to get exercise, improve flexibility, and connect our movement with our breath, but in addition to its physical benefits, yoga has a strong connection to mental health and wellbeing. “Mental health is a combination of our emotional, mental, and physical wellbeing—how you feel, think, […]

There is still a lot of stigma around therapy and mental health care, and for men, the stigma can be even worse.  But research in the past several decades has shown that men of all ages and ethnicities are less likely than women to seek help for all sorts of problems—including depression, substance abuse and […]

Match with an emotionally focused therapist. Learn more Emotionally Focused Therapy is based on the premise that humans have an innate need for emotional connection. EFT zooms in on how we develop different styles of interaction with our primary caregiver when we are children. These interaction styles are called attachment styles, which can be a […]

There are some unique struggles that queer and trans folks face when trying to access mental health care. From finding an LGBTQ-friendly therapist to clicking with a practitioner who can affirm their gender identity, it’s not always easy. “Queer and trans folk might face having to come out to loved ones, friends, and colleagues and […]