Over the past few weeks, I have been checking in with clients about larger events in the world. I am a systemic thinker and therapist, considering how the outside world impacts us individually–I want to know about families, relationships, jobs, culture, oppression, friendships, and all of the other contexts that we exist in. Lately that […]
COVID-19 and Children: What to do when you don’t know what to do
Here we are, about 3 weeks into quarantine, and chances are you may still be struggling with how to explain the severity of COVID-19 to your children. On top of that, getting them to follow proper hygiene, or any direction for that matter, is a struggle in itself. During these tough times where, as a […]
Is Empathy the Key to Feeling More Connected to Those Around You?
If you turn on the news or spend five minutes on Facebook, you might notice yourself feeling a little more disconnected from the world around you, instead of more connected. There are many reasons for this, one of those seem to be an overall lack of empathy. How much kinder would the world be if […]
How Therapy Can be Helpful to You…And You…And Yes, Even YOU!
Complete transparency: I LOVE my job. The way I see it, therapy can be helpful to almost anyone. In fact, I often fantasize that if I ever win the lottery I’m going to be passing out therapists like Oprah Winfrey used to pass out goodies on her annual Favorite Things Episode. “You get a therapist! And you […]