This week is Transgender Awareness Week and today  is the Transgender Day of Remembrance.  This day was started by trans activist Gwendolyn Ann Smith in 1999. It is a day we memorialize those in the transgender communities who have been murdered as a result of…

Inhale the future, exhale the past. This quote speaks to me on several levels. The first is that it address the desire that most of my clients comet to me with, which is the desire to learn to let go of their past. When you…

As we are heading into holiday season I feel like this quote is an important reminder. Especially for those who come from families that are less than supportive, possibly toxic or dysfunctional in some way. Part of your responsibility in healing is to decide if…

Change can be painful and scary. Sometimes this fear of change gets in the way of seeking mental health help. Although it seems illogical, even change for the better can be scary. Even when the way we feel, and the people and the things we…

Picking the right therapist for you is an important task. It is the relationship with your therapist that will be the most important ingredient to a successful therapy. But knowing how to find a good fit is not always easy. Here are some tips on…

Myth 1: Everyone who goes through trauma develops PTSD Trauma is an unfortunatly common experience and does not always lead to PTSD. According to the National Comorbidity Study (1995), 74.4% of adults age 15-54 reported at least one lifetime experience of trauma. This differs rather…