The Work of Change
Thoughts on counseling, addiction, recovery, and meaningful change
Therapy Thoughts
Can We Stop Already with the COVID Suicide Jokes?
Like most of the world, I’ve spent way too much time online during COVID, scrolling through my feeds looking at funny memes. One meme in particular popped up on my various social media channels. I’m sure you’ve seen it. It’s a woman, filtered to look like...
There’s Crying in Therapy
I cried. In session.It wasn’t a full-on ugly cry, but it wasn’t simply tears welling up in my eyes, either. In nearly 10 years of listening to people’s stories, I’ve never cried in front of a client. I’ve come close. I’ve cried many times after a session. I’ve...
College Parents: You Gotta Back the F Off
I’m reading a lot about snowplow and lawnmower parenting, and it’s nowhere more apparent than the parents of college kids. I see pictures of parents at sorority bid nights. There are parents visiting their kids with such frequency that I wonder if they’ve taken leaves...
Chronicles of Private Practice
Chronicles of Private Practice, Part 16: Office Space
You have decided to take the plunge, leave your agency and hang your own private practice shingle. Congrats! One of the biggest and most important decisions you now need to make is figuring out where to office your new practice. Office space, my fellow therapists, is...
Private Practice Chronicles, Part 15: Getchu a Business Coach
2019 has been an incredible year of professional growth. My practice has grown exponentially – a good, no make that - great problem to have – but when you are a sole practitioner, too much growth too fast can bring some pretty big growing pains. This year I was...
Private Practice Chronicles, Part 14: Six Things I’ve Done Well
I started writing this “Private Practice Chronicles” series two years ago when I opened my practice. It was a way for me to write about the ups, downs and everything in-between. My chronicles of PP have been some of my most-read blogs, and it’s been fun for me to...