Psychoeducation

While it is true that hurt people hurt people, it is also true that hurt people heal so that they don’t hurt others. This is true for many therapists and it is certainly true of the trauma clients I work with. And that is part…

Okay, here is an annual reminder that Mother’s Day can be VERY hard for some people.  Let’s not make it any harder.  It is not your business if someone does not want to spend Mother’s Day with their mother.  It is not your business if…

National Autism Awareness month is intended to raise awareness to promote increased autism acceptance and celebrating neurodiversity and individual differences. According to the CDC about 1 in 36 children are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).  Autism occurs in all ethnic, racial, economic, sex and…

There’s reason to believe that transgender or non-binary folks are at increased risk of developing dissociative symptoms compared to their cisgender counterparts. Reasons to expect dissociation in gender diverse individuals: Dysphoria at the lack of concordance between the body and identity may predispose them to…

Although I know that Valentine’s Day is a manufactured holiday, I am choosing to take the use it as an opportunity to send some loving reminders to some of you who might need them. Loving reminders for trans and non-binary folks: You were born worthy…

Something that comes up in therapy sometimes is the question of crying. It comes up most often in my work because there is an attitude of crying as pointless or a waste of time. We certainly get this message in society, particularly for masculine presenting…