Change is a natural and expected part of life. People often tend to have difficulty accepting change and try to avoid it at all costs. Especially when when it comes in the form of unexpected major life change. Of course the unexpected can be hard to face, but there is a silver lining when trying […]

There are many myths and misconceptions about therapy and people who seek therapy. These misconceptions perpetuate negative attitudes and stigmas about therapy which then create more shame and misunderstanding about seeking therapy and treatment. What misconceptions do you hold about therapy, therapists and people who seek therapy? Let’s review four of the most common therapy […]

Within ourselves we have two sets of needs; self needs and relational needs. In relationships, it sometimes seems that our two sets of needs directly oppose each other. The feeling that our needs are being challenged, often leads to difficulties experiencing true intimacy. On one side we have RELATIONAL NEEDS of: Union: To unite with […]

Most people operate from the perspective of “I come first” and the couple relationship comes second. We often prioritize our needs before the needs of our relationship. This works temporarily at the individual level because it seems less risky and easier to depend on yourself. However, when we see our partner operating from this individualistic […]

The loss of a loved one or the ending of a long-term relationship often leads to feelings of grief. In healing from the loss of the relationship, you can ask yourself three questions to help alleviate some of the reoccurring thoughts you may have. These reoccurring thoughts often occur due to the incompleteness of the […]

Everyone experiences anxiety. Anxiety is functional in terms of acting as an inner warning system for danger. Anxiety becomes overwhelming when we are fearful of too many possible threats that don’t truly exist in reality for us.  The difference between feeling overwhelmed by anxiety and having a good amount of threat-aversion anxiety that is needed to […]