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We Rushed Into Our Relationship; Now What?
Rushing into relationships is common, especially when vulnerability, attraction, and longing for connection collide. Whether it’s your first big love or your fifth situationship, this pattern can happen to anyone.
What to Do If Your Teen Is Caught Cheating on a Test or Paper
It’s the email no parent wants to receive: your teenager has been caught cheating on a test or assignment. Maybe they were using ChaptGPT when they shouldn’t be. Your mind may race; Why would they do this? What does this say about their values? How do we fix this?
When Love and Money Collide: How To Smooth Over Differing Financial Beliefs That Create Relationship Stress
Money is one of the most common sources of conflict in relationships. It's not just about how much you earn or spend. More often, it's about the meaning you assign to money: safety, freedom, control, power, love, or worth.
Am I Doing EMDR Therapy Wrong?
If you’ve ever sat in an EMDR therapy session wondering, “Am I doing this right?” you’re in good company. This is one of the most common concerns people bring up, especially early on in the therapy process.
6 Signs You’re a High-Achiever in Survival Mode
If you're successful on the outside but constantly exhausted on the inside, you might not just be "bad at balance." You might be stuck in survival mode. Here are six signs you might be a high-achiever stuck in survival mode and how therapy for burnout can help you recover.
Your 2026 Plan to Prevent Burnout
If you limped across the 2025 finish line running on fumes, you're probably not keen to do it again. Burnout is more common than ever, especially for high achievers, caregivers, and those with demanding personal or professional lives. But stress and exhaustion doesn’t have to be your baseline in 2026.
Is the First Year of Marriage Really the Hardest?
You’ve tied the knot, the honeymoon photos are up, and the thank-you cards are (mostly) mailed. Now real life begins! ... And for many couples, it doesn’t feel quite as blissful as expected. You may have heard that “the first year of marriage is the hardest.” But is that true?
Closure Is an Inside Job: Why You Don’t Need One More Conversation to Feel at Peace With a Relationship Ending
“I just want closure.”
We hear it all the time from clients in therapy after a breakup, friend estrangement, or loss of a relationship that once mattered deeply.
But most of the time, when someone says they want closure, what they really want is something else. A second chance. A satisfying explanation. The other person to finally understand. One more meaningful moment. One last spark that maybe—just maybe—could reignite the flame.
Help! My Sibling Is Emotionally Overwhelming: How to Set Boundaries Without Cutting Them Off
Sibling relationships are lifelong in a way that can make them uniquely complicated. Maybe your sibling leans on you constantly for emotional support, calls or texts multiple times a day, or shares their distress in ways that leave you feeling drained, anxious, or even resentful. You love them, but you find yourself thinking: I can’t be their therapist… I’m exhausted.
Holiday Burnout: Tips for Prevention and Response from a Burnout Recovery Therapist
For many people, the holidays aren't the most wonderful time of the year, they're the most exhausting. Between family obligations, packed calendars, travel, and end-of-year work pressure, it’s no surprise that so many people hit a breaking point by December. If you're already feeling stretched thin, or want to avoid getting there, this guide is for you.
What Else Can EMDR Therapy Be Used For Besides Trauma?
When most people hear about EMDR therapy, they think of trauma recovery, and for good reason. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) was originally developed to treat PTSD and has decades of research supporting its effectiveness in healing trauma. But that’s not all EMDR can do.
What No One Tells You About Being a Family Cycle Breaker
If you're the one in your family who’s decided this stops with me, congrats! Choosing to break painful intergenerational patterns like emotional neglect, codependency, abuse, enmeshment, or chronic avoidance is a brave and life-changing decision. But what no one often tells you is that it’s not just hard, it’s complicated, lonely, and sometimes even painful. As therapists who work with adult children of dysfunctional families, here’s what we want you to know.
Why EMDR Therapy Works So Well for Teenagers
We’ve seen something remarkable in our work offering therapy for teenagers: many of them respond to EMDR therapy incredibly quickly. We call clients whose brains seem to rapidly make sense of and heal from difficult experiences during EMDR therapy "super-processors." And teens seem to do this at higher rates than older therapy-goers.
Want to Feel Close Again? Try This To Strengthen Your Relationship
When couples say they feel disconnected, they often think the answer is more date nights or intense conversations. While those things are helpful, one often-overlooked way to rebuild emotional intimacy is much simpler: do something together that matters to both of you.
The Myth of Being “Completed” By Our Partners Is Making Us Unhappier In Relationships
We've all seen the romantic movies where the hero/ine finds their perfect partner, and suddenly, their life is "complete." This idea that a partner can "complete" us sounds appealing. But in real life, it leads to unhealthy relationship dynamics, unmet expectations, and codependency
How Lawyers Can Combat Burnout and Reclaim Meaning in Your Work
Law isn’t just stressful; it’s systemically stressful. Long hours, high-stakes work, billable pressure, and the expectation to always be available can push even the most grounded person toward burnout.
Is It Anxiety or Nervous System Dysregulation?
You’re feeling on edge. Maybe your heart races for no clear reason, or you can’t concentrate no matter how much you try to “calm down.” You’ve Googled anxiety. You’ve tried meditation apps. But nothing really connects with how pervasive your unease is.
What if what you’re experiencing isn’t just anxiety, but a deeper issue rooted in your nervous system?
Post-Wedding Depression: Why You Might Feel Low After The Big Day And What To Do About It
You planned. You celebrated. You made it through the wedding. Maybe you even had the honeymoon of your dreams. And now… you feel off. Wedding-related depression can show up across all relationship styles and structures, and your emotional world deserves care, no matter how your celebration looked.
What I Learned Caring For Clients With Cancer: Reflections From A Trauma Therapist
During my year training at Cancer Support Community Los Angeles, I worked directly with cancer patients and their loved ones. During that time I lost my mother to breast cancer myself, and I found that working in space brought a sense of belonging and community that I realized was very important for my clients to find for themselves as well.
Why Do Some People Recover From Trauma Quickly And Others Don't?
Have you ever wondered why some people seem to bounce back from upsetting things while others take longer? The ability to bounce back is called resilience. Resilience, the hidden strength within us, plays a big part in how we recover from tough stuff. But what exactly is it? And how can you develop more of it?
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