Psychoeducation

I find that lack of information about how the mind and body function in response to threats can lead to traumatized individuals with a sense of guilt or shame for how they behaved or didn’t at the time of the event(s). So, in the coming…

Attachment styles are characterized by different ways of interacting and behaving in relationships. During early childhood, these attachment styles are centered on how children and parents interact. In healthy parent-child relationships, a secure attachment develops when a child’s caregiver functions as a safe base for…

September is National Recovery Month Recovery month is intended to promote the idea that recovery in all its forms is possible and to celebrate the gains made by those in recovery. Although the idea of recovery was initially reserved for discussions of substance use disorders,…

September is National Suicide Prevention month. It’s is intended to highlight efforts at suicide prevention and reduce the stigma around talking about suicide, suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), suicide remains the 11th leading cause of death in…

In honor of it being National Suicide Prevention Awareness I would like to remind everyone that gender affirming health care is suicide prevention. Being kind, loving and compassionate to others, even when we don’t understand their journey or agree with their choices is suicide prevention.…

I do a lot of parts work with my clients and I have done that work on myself as well. And to help normalize this work I want to share some parts stuff that comes up in my life. These days I find myself thinking…