The Most Wonderful Time of Year? Co-Parenting During the Holidays
Holidays can be a time of great joy — and stress, especially if you’re co-parenting in the wake of a recent separation or divorce. These tips can help you and your family enjoy the season.
Climate Change, Politics and the Pandemic ... Oh My!
Anxiety is on the rise in the wake of increasingly unsettling news. While solutions to global issues may appear elusive, you can reduce your anxiety by taking action.
Quick and Easy Ways to Manage Stress and Anxiety Between Therapy Appointments
Feeling stressed or anxious between therapy appointments? These in-the-moment tools and strategies can help ease the pressure.
Emerging Adulthood: The Struggle Is Real (but Manageable)
Early adulthood is a period of exploration, as young people individuate and become adults on their own terms. Achieving their own identity often involves experimental — and sometimes risky — behaviors well into their 20s.
Revising the Script: Making Changes in “Couples Therapy”
As depicted in Showtime’s docuseries “Couples Therapy,” one of the primary goals of treatment is to help couples revise the story of their relationship.
Can a Marriage Survive Trauma?
When a couple suffers a shared trauma, the marriage itself also endures pain. These tips can help you and your partner support each other — and your relationship.
Lessons From the Pandemic: Creating a New, “New Normal”
With the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, you might be experiencing reentry anxiety. What if you view reentry as an opportunity to create a stronger new normal?
Modifying or Mortifying? Self-Criticism, Shame, and the Possibility of Change
We use self-criticism more to censor and shame than to explore and develop ourselves. How might we imagine a life less intimidated?
Teen Loneliness: A Secondary Pandemic
Teen loneliness isn’t new. But it’s becoming increasingly prevalent. Here’s why — and what you can do to help.
4 Steps to Enjoying the Holidays — Even During a Pandemic
The holidays are almost here. But this year’s celebrations will feel very different. How can you enjoy the holiday season, despite the pandemic?
Your Therapy “Packing List”
Therapy is a journey to the center of self. What can you bring to ensure that the journey is as smooth, comfortable and successful as possible?
The Link Between Childhood Trauma and Adult Loneliness
Childhood trauma increases the likelihood of chronic loneliness in adulthood. These strategies can help minimize — and ward off — feelings of loneliness.
Sustaining Hope
Hope always comes with at least some fear of disappointment. It can also sustain an appetite for the future. When is hope enlivening and when is it a dead end?
The Rise of Vicarious Trauma (and How to Manage It)
News coverage of the pandemic and racial injustice has caused a spike in vicarious trauma. These strategies can help you mitigate its effects.
Play Therapy: More Than Fun and Games
Play is a universal language for children. When therapists mix the innate desire of children to play with therapeutic tools, it becomes a technique known as “play therapy”.
Finding Awe in Everyday Moments
Being curious, open and present can help you find awe in the simplest places, rendering its many benefits accessible to everyone who seeks it.
Taming Your Financial Anxiety
Left unchecked, financial anxiety can impact your ability to eat, sleep, focus and maintain healthy relationships. What can you do to keep it under control?
Alone Together
Although it may seem counterintuitive, our capacity for solitude is closely linked to our ability to trust. We need others if we are to thrive alone.
Talking to Kids and Teens about COVID-19: A Balancing Act
From preschoolers to teens, kids need to feel comforted and safe. At the same time, they deserve to know the truth. How can you balance reassurance with honesty?
How to Manage the Emotional Ramifications of Social Distancing
Social distancing can have a serious impact on your mental health. Fortunately, there are ways to mitigate the risk of emotional isolation.