Client K (F45) came to me feeling stuck in a rut. She was feeling heavy and down, second guessing her creative ideas, depressed and creatively “dried up.” In my therapy practice I offer creative play as a tool for self-knowledge, growth and getting un-stuck. Could it help K?…

Client D (M34) has a young son, and in session D often shares about experiences, frustrations, and successes as a father. Sometimes we talk about D’s own experiences as a child and how that affects his feelings about his son. Recently D was really upset with something his…

“We’re in a digital age.” Yep, got it. And yep, love it in a lot of ways. Digital interacting – social media, entertainment, online meetings and socializing – is so convenient and accessible! But hey hey, there’s also something great and valuable about what I like to call…

If you have Aetna insurance, you may not know that Yes, Aetna covers therapy! First and most important thing is to check with Aetna directly to confirm and verify exactly what your specific plan covers. Make sure to verify directly with Aetna! (I’m gonna repeat that a lot…

If you’ve been thinking of starting therapy, here’s some information about how to pay for it and what you can expect to pay. First thing to consider is whether to use insurance or go with Private Pay. Many insurance companies cover “Behavioral Health” (mental health). What they will…

Do you find yourself getting irritated about “small things”? Or overreacting and having big feelings to things you logically know should be so upsetting? Hair trigger anger? These could be signs that something deeper is going on. Let’s look. I’ve shared this example before: I was cleaning the…

How many of us “live in fear”? Fear of not living up to potential, or of letting others down. Fear of not being productive, which means we’re really a “bad” person. Fear of “getting caught” or being rejected or not fitting in. We’d better “act right” or else!…

“Let me rub it and make it feel better.” That was my dad’s go-to when I had a bump of a scrape as a kid. And it worked! Perfect first aid. Buuuuut, as life goes, health challenges get more plentiful and more complicated, and Rub-it-and-make-it-feel-better doesn’t cover the…

Ever have the experience of going from calm to enraged in a flash? Fast and Furious, zero to sixty in a blink. Rage takes over, and before you realize what’s happening, you’re in the storm. Here’s what may be going on, and what you can do about it.…

Shout out to my frinz dealing with cancer. In my experience, a cancer diagnosis and treatment is a whole other thing. It brings a lot of big and subtle feelings and seems to demand all our attention. Let’s talk about it. What do we hold on to when…