
Why I Will Not Cry for George Floyd
I am a white woman. I am also a therapist. In this career I’ve had the opportunity to study the emotions of my clients; the process of...

The Simple Concept of Clean Pain vs. Dirty Pain and How It Can Help You Keep It Together During COVI
One of the concepts of a type of therapy called ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) that I have always found helpful is clean pain...


What is Burnout?
Burnout is the result of ongoing physical and emotional exhaustion from work environments that are stressful. Let’s start with a list of...

Five Tips for Making Up After a Fight
Have you ever had the experience of a partner coming to you, really mad because you committed some (in their mind) horrible misstep that...

What's Emotional Intelligence and How Do I Get It?
Do you have a difficult time noticing and understanding emotions? Do you sometimes feel confused or even uncomfortable when others are...

Getting Started with Mindfulness
Are you interested in starting a mindfulness program for yourself? If so, you're on the right track--research has shown that mindfulness...

Dealing with the Cruelty of the World
The world can be a cruel place. It can often seem like everywhere you look, there are signs of people and animals being mistreated,...

Improve Your Relationship by Making the Implicit Explicit
One of the ways couples counseling works is often by improving communication in your relationship. But what kind of communication you...

What to Do When You’re Having a Panic Attack
If you suffer from panic attacks, you know they can be frightening, obtrusive, unpredictable and exhausting. You may experience a...

After-Work Routines to Decrease Fighting in Your Relationship
Do you find that you and your partner get into a fight as soon as you walk in the door after work? If you’re like many of my clients, you...