The short answer: YES. Now let’s delve into the longer answer. In my recent mad dash to be sure I have enough continuing education...

I could have sworn I was just belting out the remix of Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas at the top of my lungs to an audience of...

I cannot count the number of times I’ve talked with clients about forgiveness. It seems like there is a societal ideal to absolve others...

Yep, many of us do! We face similar challenges to those of our clients and we often need help understanding and exploring things. Despite...

Every therapy journey has a beginning and an ending. The first session is one in which information is gathered and shared, goals are...

My heart is heavy as I become more and more aware of the astronimical increase of anti-Asian rhetoric and violence. It was already bad...

Here we are again at that time of year when we are drooling over Black Friday sales, celebrating various holidays, and starting to think...

Honestly, my clients know that I sometimes say off the wall things. Ok, more than sometimes. I like to use metaphors (like every dyed in...

What a year this has been. And it’s not even over!! Honestly, there have been days I’ve woken up thinking “screw it, I wanna be a...

Lately, I have been uniquely disappointed in many of my White colleagues who falsely presented themselves as advocates and allies for the...

When it comes to coping strategies, I am hesitant to rip them away from people; even if some would consider them "unhealthy" coping...

Yesterday, I received a call to inform me that my paternal grandmother died. She was my last living grandparent and we had been planning...

Last week, I found myself reacting to a colleague, after experiencing some microinvalidation.  I yelled "You will NEVER know what it is...

People who come to therapy often ask me if what they are doing or feeling is normal. I usually respond with a quintessential therapist...

We therapists use a lot of jargon and psychobabble. Inevitably, if you have worked with a therapist before, you get used to our little...

Many clients ask "How long does THIS take?" during a first session. If you have never seen a deer in headlights, ask me this question...

A dear colleague tagged me in an Instagram post recently.  This colleague is actually my first ever clinical supervisor so, in essence,...

It’s that time of year...again. Time to go home for the holidays. Everyone’s experience is different, yet many can relate to the stress...

What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other word would smell as sweet That is a quote taken from Shakespeare's Romeo &...

Many of us in marginalized groups engage in the art of code switching.  Though it is not a skill to add to your resume (hmm...debatable),...