I didn’t expect to write another blog about the pandemic. This, I think, is a perfect example of what is going on inside of me at the moment and perhaps inside of some of you reading this as well. I haven’t written a blog post in nearly six months, mostly Read more…
I’ve noticed a theme with my clients this month that is extremely reflected in my personal experience of life these days: we are OVER it. Not only have we reached the generally challenging month of February, with fairly miserable weather that seems to go on forever, but we have nearly Read more…
In grad school, my professors continually reinforced the need to create extremely strong boundaries between myself as the therapist and my clients. One discussed how awkward it was to unexpectedly run into a client at a social event and the stiff way she avoided being too personal and unprofessional. The Read more…
Fake it til you make it! I have likely said those exact words a few dozen times to trainees while working in restaurants who felt that they had no idea what they were doing. As a bartender, pretending to know how to make every single drink (while quietly looking up Read more…
I don’t know why, but even thinking the above words makes me groan. (Perhaps not the best thing coming from a therapist, but it’s true.) That’s not to say that I do not do my very best to hold myself accountable; perhaps the groan comes from the effort required, especially Read more…
As my first blog post, I feel it appropriate to explore the journey that has led to this moment of opening up my own private practice. While combining alcohol with winning-the-lottery conversations isn’t the most standard of origin stories, what can I say? I prefer to not be so standard. Read more…