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Is Your Nervous System Addicted to Data? What Health Tracking Can’t Tell You
Obsessively checking your Oura ring, HRV, or glucose data? Learn why constant health tracking can fuel anxiety and how holistic therapy can help.
The Art of Resting (For People Who Are Bad At It)
If you’ve ever felt guilty for taking a nap, skipping a task, or saying no to “one more thing,” welcome.
How Much Detail Do I Need to Share During EMDR Therapy?
Do you have to spill every secret and relive every moment? Or is there room for keeping some things private? Let’s break down what's actually helpful when it comes to sharing your trauma in therapy.
Financial Trauma: Why Your Nervous System Doesn't Believe Your Bank Balance
Financial trauma is when your feelings about money don't match your balances. A trauma therapist explains how it forms, what it looks like, and how EMDR therapy can help.
Out of the Rut: Playful, Inexpensive Date Ideas to Rekindle the Spark (Approved By A Couples Therapist)
Getting out of a rut doesn’t require a vacation or a relationship overhaul. It takes a willingness to get a little silly and break from the ordinary. These date ideas are designed to help you reconnect through laughter, surprise, and shared experience.
EMDR and the New APA Guidelines: What Clients Should Actually Know
The 2025 APA guidelines gave EMDR a conditional recommendation. Here's what that actually means, what it doesn't mean, and why EMDR is still a strong treatment choice.
What Makes An "EMDR Super-Processor"? The Variables Behind Rapid EMDR Therapy Success
EMDR therapy is quickly gaining traction as a primary trauma therapy treatment, and for good reason. Studies have shown that EMDR has an 85% success rate for reducing trauma symptoms. As a team, we've collectively been providing EMDR therapy for over a decade, and with great results. We've seen our fair share of "super processors," or people who respond very quickly to EMDR therapy. Here are the variables we've noted.
Why Performance Reviews Feel So Threatening (And What To Do About It)
Performance review anxiety is especially intense for lawyers, doctors, and tech professionals. A therapist explains why evaluations feel so threatening and what actually helps.
7 Hacks For Productivity Junkies From A Therapist Who Got Off The Hamster Wheel Without Losing Her Edge
If you're like me, you love a good productivity hack. Double-tasking? Try triple-tasking. Systems and processes to keep things flowing from your inbox back out? You've got em.
Many of the high-achieving professionals I work with in therapy (lawyers, founders, physicians, and executives) operate this way too.
And yet... we never feel totally fulfilled, do we?
Here are seven things that transformed my relationship with productivity to help me focus on what matters and what's on my list without burning out.
Seriously, What's With the Eye Movements? A Simple Explainer on EMDR Therapy
EMDR therapy sounds weird. Eye movements? Tapping? For trauma? Here's an honest, jargon-free explanation of what actually happens in EMDR and why it works.
Is This Self-Care or Medical Fatphobia? Questions to Ask Yourself Before Starting a New Health Routine
There's nothing wrong with wanting to feel better in your body.
Whether it's starting a new medication, joining a fitness program, or changing the way you eat, many people seek out health routines hoping for more energy, less pain, or a greater sense of control.
But in a culture that equates thinness with health, and with moral virtue, it can be hard to tell when a choice is truly for your well-being. These choices are often rooted in shame or outside pressure instead.
When Trauma Is Mostly Resolved But Something Still Feels Off
Feel mostly healed but still getting triggered? Learn why residual trauma lingers and how EMDR therapy can help you close the last loop.
Welcome To The Wild West: My Fears And Hopes About AI as a Trauma Therapist
As a therapist, I see plenty of reasons to be hopeful about how AI will reshape mental healthcare. And of course, there are plenty of reasons to be wary. Here are my thoughts and things I'll be monitoring as this technology matures.
Why EMDR Feels Worse Before It Gets Better
Feeling worse after starting EMDR? A trauma therapist explains why EMDR can feel harder before it helps, and what that actually means for your healing.
What Is the Soft Life and Should You Try It for Yourself?
You may have heard the term “soft life” floating around on social media or in lifestyle articles. It's often paired with images of sunlit brunches, cozy routines, or people stepping away from hustle culture due to burnout. At first glance, it can seem like just another aesthetic trend. But there's more substance to it than you might think.
I Can’t Stop Thinking About Something That Happened. Can EMDR Therapy Help Me?
If you can't stop thinking about something that happened, you are not weak or dramatic. You may have an unprocessed memory, and EMDR therapy can often help.
Loving Someone With Narcissistic Traits: Why It Hurts So Much
Many clients come to therapy at our practice feeling confused, ashamed, or exhausted from a relationship that feels both deeply hopeful and deeply painful.
Burnout in Tech: Why So Many Professionals Are at a Breaking Point
A lot of people in tech assume this just means they need a vacation, a better calendar system, or fewer meetings. Sometimes it means something more serious.
It means they’re burned out.
Understanding Your Teen’s Struggles In 2026: Why They Might Need Extra Support
Have you noticed that teens today seem more anxious, more dependent on their parents, or less confident than previous generations?
As teen therapists, we’ve seen a clear shift. Even years after lockdowns ended, many teens are still struggling to catch up socially and emotionally. While schools focused (appropriately) on academic recovery, emotional development often took a back seat, and it shows.
What to Do If You Had a Bad Experience with EMDR Therapy
If you’ve landed on this page, it probably means you’re feeling confused, hurt, or discouraged after trying EMDR therapy. We want to say right up front: we’re so sorry that happened. When therapy is supposed to offer healing and instead leaves you feeling worse, it feels especially jarring.
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